[gfunke21]

I dropped my 7100 in water and it is partially working. I can get the software to load up but then it asks for me to allow/deny an instant messenger connection as a server. The trackwheel scrolls through options, but when you click it it doesn't register. I even received an incoming call but couldn't answer because the trackwheel click didn't work.

Anybody out there can help? I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

[RonM]

After exposing electronics to water you should remove the battery before trying anything. Then give it time to dry out. In some cases a blast of compressed air can help. Just be careful. Then put it somewhere very warm and give it time to dry.

[finch]

Try the following by Mark R.

Sometimes a BlackBerry doesn't survive exposure to liquids, but that's not always even the end of the BlackBerry. Here's how to successfully resurrect a BlackBerry that's damaged by liquids...

My BlackBerry 7280 was a former Cingular that was damaged by a bath in a dirty puddle sometime ago... I repaired this over a year ago (April 2004) via disassembly and I gave the BlackBerry motherboard a fully immersed underwater bath for 10-minutes in distilled water, and then baked for 2-3 hours at 150-180 degrees F to dry it out. I still use this BlackBerry to this day.

If your BlackBerry ever gets immersed, there's a good chance of recovery if (1) The battery is removed immediately; (2) The BlackBerry is dried out for a few days under an incandescent/halogen desk lamp before you reinsert the battery. This is shortenable to 2-3 hours if you disassemble with a Torx T6 screwdriver and bake at 150-180 degrees F.

Exception is if you get immersion in chlorine or salt water (or salty winter road slush), you must disassemble IMMEDIATELY and wash the BlackBerry parts in water (use tap water if distilled not available) to arrest damage by salt/chlorine. You may only have 10 minutes to do so. You may have to wash the whole saltwater-damaged unit, battery removed, for quite a while under running tap water if you can't find a TorxT6 screwdriver "on time" within 10 minutes or so of saltwater immersion. As this is "Lesser of two evils" as they say - your BlackBerry is going to be broken anyway otherwise. Once this is done, you now have more time, likely a few hours, to dissassemble and purchase distilled water to finish rinsing the BlackBerry motherboard, and then after a 2-3 hour bake at 150-180 F (under boiling point), and then reassemble the BlackBerry. You must detach the BlackBerry screen if possible. (Note: Early RIM8XX/9XX units had fragile screen connectors that got easily damaged by water, when rain went under the edge of the screen. Screen replacements will be required on these units. Newer BlackBerries are much more immune to raindrops accidentally seeping underneath the edges of the screen.)

If your BlackBerry gets wet inside and/or starts acting strange after a recent liquid exposure, it is VERY IMPORTANT that the battery be removed immediately, and never reinserted until the BlackBerry is totally dried out (if you do not disassemble, this may take as long as one week). Clean water doesn't damage the BlackBerry components - electricity in water does!PM.

[gfunke21]

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I've reinserted the battery but it is still functioning each time i did. I will try to dry the unit out. I'd prefer to disassemble the unit if possible. Is it easy to get apart?

Thanks

[finch]

You'll need a Torx 6 (I think?) srewdrive to open it up.

[mikewass]

Originally Posted by finch

Try the following by Mark R.

Thanks for your advise. Had 7100g in pocket while at soccer game in the rain. Track wheel moved up and down but would not click. Removed battery and sim card put under desk lamp for 2 days. All functions now work except for the phone - calls seem to come in and ou but are "under water". Any more advise. How can I dissassemble the unit? I have tried but seems as if the parts will crack. Is there anythin more I can do?