Oh Boy, that video was actually meant to make you laugh and bring some smiles on your face, say Cheez! Or say Geez?!
Still not laughing, has that video made you pensive?
Well, to be honest, it does kind of scares me too! As I frequently fear
similar accidents and damages to my most possessed equipment laptop,
Tablet, Android Phone.
Though,
it is difficult to prevent and avoid our loved ones (toddlers to pets)
manhandling our equipment, causing potential damages to them.
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| Never place your laptop or device near liquid or a bathtub full of water! |
Here are a few tips on salvaging your gadgets from liquid damage
- Curiosity kills the cat; yes it does and did to me. As soon as I emerged out of the swimming pool, I was pushed into on a company outing; I tried repeatedly to turn the phone on curiously to see if everything with it was fine. Switching on the phone immediately only severs the damage.
- It is highly recommended that the power supply, cords, battery be removed immediately, as water conducts electricity it may cause short-circuit.Once you remove the battery, also detach other parts that can be detached such as SIM cards, SD Memory Cards as well as keyboard, etc. and attempt to dry them well.
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| Remove all cords and battery to avoid getting electrocuted |
- Make sure every single drop of water is dried. You can use a dry towel or compressed air by can. It's better than your mouth for this purpose.
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| Dry it out, use a dry towel, preferably paper towel, not a fluffy one |
- Wait at least 24 hours to power on and restart the equipment.
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| Don't try to switch it on for at least 24 hours! |
- If it still doesn’t start after waiting, drying for 24 hours, there may still be water inside the equipment, in which case, it is highly recommended that you take it to an expert service centre. GA Repair London can help you liquid damaged mobile phones and laptops. Get in touch.
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| In case of severe water damage, just call GA Repair: 07842 316225 |
Difficulties with water damaged device repair
The
advice any one can give you is to prevent than repent and go for
repair. Still, to err is human and we keep making those mistakes
dropping the phone in the toilet or spilling water on the laptop is
common.
Though some of these
incidents actually make us laugh at our own stupidity, we might be in
for some serious trouble. As these equipment contain very valuable,
precious and sensitive information and data, and losing them is a huge
risk.
Well, the painful
visit to the street corner technician with our dead equipment is our
only option, yet there is no guarantee of longevity to the equipment.
They may expand the life span for a short duration, so you can recover
your valuable data or postpone a sudden expenditure, but it is rare that
a liquid damaged mobile phone will fully operate even if all the faulty
parts have been replaced. Why is that?
When
water or liquid gets inside your equipment, it causes damage which
cannot be seen right away. The motherboard and other parts essential for
operation might get corroded.
Even if we replace
the corroded parts, as these devices comprise of lots of tiny parts,
there's a 90% chance that other parts have been affected by the liquid
damage and the electrical technician will not see these at the time of
repair.
What are the implications?
Avoid
placing your device close to any type of liquid. If accidents happen -
they will - take your device to the repair centre close to you, but be
aware that the fixed equipment will only function fully temporary. It
can take up to 12 weeks for the corrosion to appear but perhaps it will
never appear at all. You can't be completely sure about that.
Be
prepared to fully replace your device. Get a new one or buy a
refurbished version of your old equipment. This will help you with
copying back all your data to your smartphone or laptop.
If you have more concerns, get in touch with GA Repair, London.
Have an accident free weekend.
GA Laptop & Mobile phone Repair Services in North London (Wembley & Haringey)
