[Motorola] Talk About Cell Phone question

Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:59:26 -0500 (EST)

Well, I can't remember if it was off or on, but  I have it laying out to
dry.  I took the batteries out which are not a pack but are infdvidual
batteries and I have them next to a lamp.  The antenna seemed to be the
wettest, but it is drying as well.

On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Joseph L. Rossmiller wrote:

> Well Jeff, if any damage is going to be done, it has already happened.  You should
> have waited till it was dried before you turned it back on.  Most equipment will
> still work properly after being soaked if allowed to dry.  I don't know this to be
> true, but I had a friend who use to be in the Navy.  He once told me that they use
> to clean the old tube radios in use at the time by tying a rope to them and throwing
> them off the back of the boat.  After allowing them to dry, they still worked great,
> and were clean.  I would not recommend this however.
> 
> 
> JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON wrote:
> 
> > Good afternoon everyone.  I just have discovered that I have  had a little  miss
> >  hap with a Motorola Talk About Cell phone that I have.  It accidently went
> > through the wash, and right now it is just making a funny noise that it
> > stopped making a minute or so ago.  The batteries are wet, but I don't
> > know about the other  electronics of the phone.  I'm just wondering if I will
> > have to replace it or should I just let it dry out for a day or so
> > removing the battery  cover so that I can get some air in there.  Any
> > information would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
> >
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