this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
16 points (100.0% liked)

Ask Electronics

3315 readers
1 users here now

For questions about component-level electronic circuits, tools and equipment.

Rules

1: Be nice.

2: Be on-topic (eg: Electronic, not electrical).

3: No commercial stuff, buying, selling or valuations.

4: Be safe.


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

So I accidentally put an open water bottle in my bag while my tablet was in there, LCD was unfortunately flooded, but I ordered a replacement screen and it arrived today. Though opening up the tablet I found water droplets throughout, so I removed every part meticulously to put in rice or something and noted any current corrosion I had to remove with a q tip.

My question is this. As soon as I opened it up I noticed the water very quickly evaporating. I actually can't see any more now. Anyone who does mobile device repairs, what do you think? Could I skip the deep-dry? I looked at all the components and none of them have any parts that could have trapped water that I missed and I don't really look forward to cleaning the entire thing of starch ( though I do just have silica beads but let's stay on topic)

Am I right to feel confident about the dryness of the components? Let me know!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Rice is bad because it doesnt actually absorb much moisture and can cause mold growth

Better to put it in front of a fan to add air circulation and maybe warm it a bit (i.e. near ish to a heater but not on it)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I didn't know this, thank you for the info