My Droid got a little wet yesterday, not submerged, just some water on it after touching it with wet hands (dumb, I know.) A short while later I saw the screen flickering and thought, "uh oh." I removed the back and battery and stuck all into a bag of rice for 24 hours.
Turning it on today I saw the M logo flicker a bit and then...no backlight. It only worked momentarily. Holding the phone in the light reveals that it is drawing the screen, just not lit.
It's now back in the rice for another 24 in the hope that will cure it. In the meantime, does anyone here have any experience with this same set of circumstances? Am I crazy to hope that it's just water that will dry up, or is there something worse/permanent possible with the backlight?
I'm hoping to keep the phone!
Thanks.
Turning it on today I saw the M logo flicker a bit and then...no backlight. It only worked momentarily. Holding the phone in the light reveals that it is drawing the screen, just not lit.
It's now back in the rice for another 24 in the hope that will cure it. In the meantime, does anyone here have any experience with this same set of circumstances? Am I crazy to hope that it's just water that will dry up, or is there something worse/permanent possible with the backlight?
I'm hoping to keep the phone!
Thanks.