I've got a few problems

RubenRybnik · 03-04-2010, 08:48 PM

I'm prefacing by letting you know I'm an idiot. My first problem is that I dropped it in an aquarium. It dried out, charged it, and it was fine other than these black lines that appeared on screen by the 1-10 buttons. Then the power switched stopped working. I tried using my phone charger (again, I'm an idiot) and a few days later it messed up. I changed the page, the lines got larger, I changed the page again, the lines grew to about a centimeter, then the book froze. The reset button does not accomplish anything, and as I said the power switch will not work. I'm leaving hooked up into the computer to charge until the problem(s) are resolved. Thanks in advance for attempting to salvage my poor reader.

SCION · 03-04-2010, 08:51 PM

You must be devastated and disappointed in yourself. I know your heart sunk when it happened.

palo · 03-04-2010, 08:57 PM

It may still have some water in it - try leaving it in a warm place for a few days - do not put it in the oven!!!

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RubenRybnik · 03-04-2010, 09:02 PM

I left it out in the sun for a day or two. It fell in the aquarium about 2 weeks ago.

Shopaholic · 03-04-2010, 09:55 PM

Sorry for your loss. I think it's time to bury it and get a new one though.

Squirsier · 03-04-2010, 09:57 PM

One of the best things you can do for small (or in this case, I guess, small-medium) electronics when they take on water is to :

1) do NOT try to turn them on
2) put it in a big ziploc bag filled with rice and let it stand there for a week
3) do NOT try to turn it on before the week is over.

I know a few people on another board who saved their cellphones/iPods by doing so...

RubenRybnik · 03-04-2010, 10:02 PM

I mean the reader had worked pretty well after it dried out, other than the power switch not working, and it's been a few weeks since then.

RubenRybnik · 03-04-2010, 10:12 PM

And the computer is not recognizing the book. FML

SCION · 03-04-2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirsier

One of the best things you can do for small (or in this case, I guess, small-medium) electronics when they take on water is to :

1) do NOT try to turn them on
2) put it in a big ziploc bag filled with rice and let it stand there for a week
3) do NOT try to turn it on before the week is over.

I know a few people on another board who saved their cellphones/iPods by doing so...

I've heard this is has been successful for others as well.

Bremen Cole · 03-05-2010, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RubenRybnik

And the computer is not recognizing the book. FML

Hard lesson.... You damaged something (probably shorted) by using it with it still being damp on the inside..... grieve, and move on.....

You can just leave it somewhere and try it every once in a while... it could after a while work again... but it sounds like there is hardware damage....

kennyc · 03-05-2010, 08:07 AM

"It's dead Jim."

Sorry.

georget99 · 03-05-2010, 08:30 AM

Pure water is essentially a non-conductor, but almost any impurities; minerals, sweat, fish poo, etc., make it conductive to some degree. Once it dries, the impurities left behind may still be conductive, even when dry.

As a last resort, you might give it a good soaking in distilled water followed by a long rest in a bag of rice.

RubenRybnik · 03-10-2010, 08:28 PM

Still not working, and I've left it out in the sun. :*( Now I have to read everything on the computer.

doreenjoy · 03-10-2010, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RubenRybnik

Still not working, and I've left it out in the sun. :*( Now I have to read everything on the computer.

Sorry this happened to you. Definitely buy a new one.

I'm looking at an aquarium as I type, and y'know, that's not "normal" water in there. Some tiny circuit probably corroded after a few days.

03-04-2010, 08:48 PM	#1
RubenRybnik Avid Reader Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Device: Sony PRS-300	I've got a few problems I'm prefacing by letting you know I'm an idiot. My first problem is that I dropped it in an aquarium. It dried out, charged it, and it was fine other than these black lines that appeared on screen by the 1-10 buttons. Then the power switched stopped working. I tried using my phone charger (again, I'm an idiot) and a few days later it messed up. I changed the page, the lines got larger, I changed the page again, the lines grew to about a centimeter, then the book froze. The reset button does not accomplish anything, and as I said the power switch will not work. I'm leaving hooked up into the computer to charge until the problem(s) are resolved. Thanks in advance for attempting to salvage my poor reader.

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03-04-2010, 09:02 PM	#4
RubenRybnik Avid Reader Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Device: Sony PRS-300	I left it out in the sun for a day or two. It fell in the aquarium about 2 weeks ago.

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Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	Sorry for your loss. I think it's time to bury it and get a new one though.

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Squirsier Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 38416 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2	One of the best things you can do for small (or in this case, I guess, small-medium) electronics when they take on water is to : 1) do NOT try to turn them on 2) put it in a big ziploc bag filled with rice and let it stand there for a week 3) do NOT try to turn it on before the week is over. I know a few people on another board who saved their cellphones/iPods by doing so...

03-04-2010, 10:02 PM	#7
RubenRybnik Avid Reader Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Device: Sony PRS-300	I mean the reader had worked pretty well after it dried out, other than the power switch not working, and it's been a few weeks since then.

03-04-2010, 10:12 PM	#8
RubenRybnik Avid Reader Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Device: Sony PRS-300	And the computer is not recognizing the book. FML

03-05-2010, 08:07 AM	#11
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"It's dead Jim." Sorry.

03-05-2010, 08:30 AM	#12
georget99 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cape Cod Device: PRS-300	Pure water is essentially a non-conductor, but almost any impurities; minerals, sweat, fish poo, etc., make it conductive to some degree. Once it dries, the impurities left behind may still be conductive, even when dry. As a last resort, you might give it a good soaking in distilled water followed by a long rest in a bag of rice.

03-10-2010, 08:28 PM	#13
RubenRybnik Avid Reader Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Texas Device: Sony PRS-300	Still not working, and I've left it out in the sun. :*( Now I have to read everything on the computer.

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