Wet Battery

[Jackietreehorn]

So, I had a TP battery in the pocket of my pants, and said paints ended up in the washing machine for about 10 minutes before I realized it. I fished it out and dried it off, and looking at it, the water sensor is pink all over, but I can still see the grid pretty clearly.

Anyone have any idea if this will kill the battery, be all right, possibly be bad for the phone if I was to put it in? I'm gonna let it sit for a couple of days to make sure it's completely dried out (ala if the phone had gone in too), but was looking for any input. Thanks.

[creedin]

if i remember pink is bad, but aslong as its not pink it should be fine.... i wouldn't risk it

[racemepls]

just dont try turning it on before its dry. you can give a phone a bath but its that initial current when your phones wet that destroys it. you can actually put it in rice and the rice absorbes the moister faster.

[Jackietreehorn]

All I had in there was a battery though, not the phone. My phone has been dry the whole time, I was just wondering if could have done anything bad/killed my battery (it's a second battery that I use).

[racemepls]

oh then i'd just let it sit a day and give it a shot. brush the contacts off with a tooth bush periodicly to keep the corrosion off

[[sammich]]

Oh if it was just the battery, you SHOULD be fine.

Emphasis on SHOULD

But still, is it worth the risk of damaging your phone due to damaged circuits?

Try the rice trick for a day or two in case any water got inside the casing.

And if possible, get another battery!

I don't want to turn on CNN and hear about some guy getting his head blown off by a Touch Pro battery!

[GeeCee]

The Touch Pro's water sensor paper is a pink and white diamond shaped grid. If no water has touched it, you will see the grid.. otherwise, not. HTC always has their water sensor paper strips backwards like that.