Dropped my new HTC cell phone battery in water!!!

dual layer dvd · 10-25-2009, 09:31 AM

Water-Damage sticker indicator turned red - CHECK
Battery seems unresponsive and won't charge - CHECK

Is there any hope for me!? Can I use the old 'rice in a bowl' trick... or am I 100% outta' luck when the battery becomes wet? I wouldn't think (ONCE DRIED) water would irreversibly damage a batteries ability to charge???

THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP!

DonaldG · 10-26-2009, 01:49 AM

Hi there

Opps... water and electricity don't mix too well as you have found out.

Most electronic stuff will survive a dunking in water if certain actions are taken immediately. The prime action is to remove all electricity.

In the case of a battery, it is not possible to 'remove the electricity'. what is probably happened is that water has ingressed inside the battery case, causing the etching way of the internal contacts.

The only thing you can try is to put the battery in a warm dry place for 48 hours or so and see if that works.

If all else fails, make a note of the battery number and do an Ebay or Google search for that number and get a new battery - they are quite cheap these days... I have 2 spares for my HTC phone that i can also use in a small GPS tracker that I use as well..

Good luck

dual layer dvd · 10-26-2009, 07:41 AM

Ahhhhh, blast it all! lol :(

Thanks a lot for responding... I didn't think the "put it in a bowl of rice stand-by would work," but at least I have an extra laying around, so I'm not without the use of my cell phone until a new one came in the mail.

I don't think my insurance policy with Verizon covers batteries, although I did put in a manf. warranty nadset replacement email last week, because the Touch Pro is REALLY acting up, and it is still under 1yr warranty so I don't have to pay the deductible.

10-25-2009, 09:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
dual layer dvd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 100 OS: xp media center My System	Dropped my new HTC cell phone battery in water!!! Water-Damage sticker indicator turned red - CHECK Battery seems unresponsive and won't charge - CHECK Is there any hope for me!? Can I use the old 'rice in a bowl' trick... or am I 100% outta' luck when the battery becomes wet? I wouldn't think (ONCE DRIED) water would irreversibly damage a batteries ability to charge??? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP!

10-26-2009, 01:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dropped my new HTC cell phone battery in water!!! Hi there Opps... water and electricity don't mix too well as you have found out. Most electronic stuff will survive a dunking in water if certain actions are taken immediately. The prime action is to remove all electricity. In the case of a battery, it is not possible to 'remove the electricity'. what is probably happened is that water has ingressed inside the battery case, causing the etching way of the internal contacts. The only thing you can try is to put the battery in a warm dry place for 48 hours or so and see if that works. If all else fails, make a note of the battery number and do an Ebay or Google search for that number and get a new battery - they are quite cheap these days... I have 2 spares for my HTC phone that i can also use in a small GPS tracker that I use as well.. Good luck __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

10-26-2009, 07:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
dual layer dvd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 100 OS: xp media center My System	Re: Dropped my new HTC cell phone battery in water!!! Ahhhhh, blast it all! lol :( Thanks a lot for responding... I didn't think the "put it in a bowl of rice stand-by would work," but at least I have an extra laying around, so I'm not without the use of my cell phone until a new one came in the mail. I don't think my insurance policy with Verizon covers batteries, although I did put in a manf. warranty nadset replacement email last week, because the Touch Pro is REALLY acting up, and it is still under 1yr warranty so I don't have to pay the deductible.