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- 08-15-2003, 05:54 AM #1DazGuest
My partner has had her 8210 knocked into a sink full of water, doh. Now it
does not work. What could be wrong with it?Can it be repaired easily and
cheaply, if so, how/where? We live in Lancashire, UK. Anyones help please?
Thanx
Dazza
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- 08-15-2003, 06:12 AM #2MarkGuest
Re: Help please? wet Nokia 8210 not working
It's ****ed.
Slight water damage can sometimes be repaired using ultrasonic cleaning, or
methylated spirits.
Severe water damage is much harder to repair as chips on the mainboard are
easily fried.
Being an 8210 though, the moisture has probably been the last straw for the
elastomer, so that will need replacing as well as the battery, just for
starters.
Probly better off just buying a new phone than paying for repairs.
-mark
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> My partner has had her 8210 knocked into a sink full of water, doh. Now
it
> does not work. What could be wrong with it?Can it be repaired easily and
> cheaply, if so, how/where? We live in Lancashire, UK. Anyones help
please?
>
> Thanx
>
> Dazza
>
>
- 08-15-2003, 08:48 AM #3SebbyGuest
Re: Help please? wet Nokia 8210 not working
Mark wrote:
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> Probly better off just buying a new phone than paying for repairs.
Yep I agree. You can pick them up on eBay pretty cheaply.
- 08-16-2003, 05:24 AM #4chiragGuest
Re: Help please? wet Nokia 8210 not working
Water ingress as it's known in the trade, is cancer for phones. It
causes internal corrosion which is irreversible and spreads over time.
If anyone ever drops their phone into liquid, take it apart and dry it
completely immediately - if you leave it then the water will do its
damage. Warranty repairers spot water ingress very easily and will not
repair the phone for you. Your best bet, if you cannot dry it
immediately is then to replace the unit.
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- 08-16-2003, 10:59 AM #5L ReidGuest
Re: Help please? wet Nokia 8210 not working
> Ebay
S/H Ebay one should cost between £40 and £60 I think. Just don't buy one
that says 'sim card rejected'. One possibility (I haven't tried this so no
idea whether it'll work) is to claim it on your household insurance if you
have accidental damage cover?
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