I drop my iPhone in a cup of tea and now won't turn on, how do I fix this
You have a few options here.
1. If your only concern is to have a working phone and cost is not a factor, then your best option would be to have Apple replace the device under their out of warranty replacement program.
2. If, however, your data is important then you'll need to pursue a 3rd party who specializes in liquid damage data recovery.
3. Take it to a local 3rd party repair shop to have it diagnosed. Often liquid damaged devices can be easily repaired by replacing a few parts or a simple cleaning. It is important to find a place that will remove the EMI shields on the logic board and properly clean the entire board though. Often these places will not charge for the time it takes to look at and diagnose the phone and if repair is possible it will be much cheaper than replacing the entire phone
Repairing a liquid damaged device for the sake of the device is always a gamble though, and I'd recommend the first option for long term reliability, the second option if your data is the most important factor, and the 3rd option if you can't afford the first.
Snuck a reply in there didnt'ya, and I was stupid enough to answer, I don't pay attention like I did before my head went bang, but I will pay closer attention from now to ensure against any repetition.
And with that I am out of this thread (new posters excepted) talk about bridges.
Philly_Phan wrote:
Are transistors still really used?
They just have become smaller. They never went away.
Didn't realize that. Can I safely believe that vacuum tubes (and gas tubes) are out?
I still use punch cards. 😉
Philly_Phan wrote:
Didn't realize that. Can I safely believe that vacuum tubes (and gas tubes) are out?
Some new high end audio amps actually use vacuum tubes. But it is a niche market.
Jonathan Aley wrote:
I still use punch cards. 😉
Do you remember the ones with the round holes?
zenmanic wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
Didn't realize that. Can I safely believe that vacuum tubes (and gas tubes) are out?
Some new high end audio amps actually use vacuum tubes. But it is a niche market.
Wow. I thought that I was kidding.
What about 110V relays for control circuits?
Csound1 wrote:
Who is "he"
I am terribly guilty of not using the fancy quote box thing. I am responding to your skepticism about the interaction I had today with my 5c rear camera customer and his comments. This is not a "story" but a near real-time accounting of events that happened as this discussion unfolded today.
A guy gets lied to Apple Store due to their incompetence or deception. He gets quoted an outrageous price for "repair" He comes to me, I fix his problem with "used" parts, i.e. swapping a rear cam from another 5c, the other choice would be a new camera that is indistinguishable from the one in the iPhone both in appearance, function and quality. He pays $49.99 and leaves happy.
I can understand why it would seem "convenient" and therefore unbelievable, but the reality is---this happens ALL THE TIME. And this is why it is so painful for the folks doing quality independent repair that care enough about the industry to put a few dozen hours here on this forum into showing the consumers what quality independent repair looks like-----and then to have you make flaming posts "do not trust independent repair"
You make me sad today Csound. I've tried hard not to insult you or make light of your beliefs. I can understand your skepticism. I appreciate the time that you clearly put into the Apple Support Community. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but it makes me sad that you would choose to go out of your way publicly today and denounce the craft that feeds our families and that our customers love. What a mean thing to do. 😟
Philly_Phan wrote:
Didn't realize that. Can I safely believe that vacuum tubes (and gas tubes) are out?
Vacuum tubes have made a comeback. For high end audio they never went away (I still have a tube amp and tube preamp that are 50 years old). But they are being used in military electronics, because they are more resistant to HERF attacks.
To see what's available visit http://partsexpress.com and https://tubedepot.com/
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Jonathan Aley wrote:
I still use punch cards. 😉
I do, too. They make good bookmarks. Not so much for kindles, however.
You've got to at least tell me that gas tubes are out.
Philly_Phan wrote:
zenmanic wrote:
Philly_Phan wrote:
Didn't realize that. Can I safely believe that vacuum tubes (and gas tubes) are out?
Some new high end audio amps actually use vacuum tubes. But it is a niche market.
Wow. I thought that I was kidding.
What about 110V relays for control circuits?
Unsure. Relay is a pretty generic term. i'm sure you can get a relay for any voltage.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
Jonathan Aley wrote:
I still use punch cards. 😉
I do, too. They make good bookmarks. Not so much for kindles, however.
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I still own a pair of Futtermans tube amplifiers, direct coupled output stages are used. That is an awful lot of KT88's in order to get sufficient voltage with out transformer coupling, made in NY in the 60's (I believe)
I drop my iphone in a cup of tea and now wont turn on, how do i fix this
