after phone got wet, backlights on keyboard dont work

cloudtp2 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-01-2011, 12:19 AM

phone got wet with weekend, it stoped working but after messing with it for awhile i got it to work again.

the backlights dont work on the keyboard. only like 4 lights come on. any idea how to fix it? i took it apart but dont know what to look for if something deconnected.

also the ear piece sounds muffled. like water is in it or its blown out. any idea how to fix that.

i cant file insurance since the esn numbers earsed.

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-01-2011, 02:49 AM

Umm...if its on your sprint account..your ESN number is there...I dont see why insurance would deny it even if label is erased..they can also check ESN via software on the phone..

As for actual repair...you can check the electric current to the leds using a multimeter...as for speaker that may be a lost cause :/..

TexasAggie97 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-03-2011, 02:18 PM

Let it dry out completely, put it in a zip lock bag with a bag of silica salt for 24 hours...

**AZTECHKA** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-03-2011, 03:37 PM

Or the old dry rice in a bowl trick... My wife dropped her EVO Shift while drawing a bath for the kids... Soapy water was not the best thing for it. LOL.
Her keyboard was not working well for several days... But It's MOSTLY back to normal after several rice in the bowl treatments.
ALL the water stickers got tripped too.
p.