Dropped speaker in the tub. Continued to play for about 3 minutes after i snatched it out the water and dried it off. I did try to suck the water out of all the ports until nothing came out. But it still will not come back on. Has only been left to dry out for an hour. Will it ever work again after days of being left to dry. Or is this the end for my beloved speaker lol ?
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Hi @kaliam ,
As you now know, water and electronics and electricity are not a good mix.
The water causes corrosion and provides circuit paths for the electricity which were not in the speaker's operating design and could damage the components.
First do not turn on your speaker and then you need to with the speaker turned off, remove the battery as soon as possible from the speaker to minimize further damage.''
Then you need to dis-assemble the rest of the speaker and clean all the affected parts using Isopropyl Alcohol 90%+ (available at most pharmacies) to remove all traces of corrosion and water. Do not use "rubbing alcohol" as in some cases this is only 70% IPA or less, can contain scents and is not as effective. If you do check the label to verify the amount
Here is a link that describes the process.
You may have to replace the battery as it is very hard to recover a battery from water damage.
As always with electronics, especially surface mounted PCBs be gentle when handling and especially when brushing away the corrosion. You do not want to remove any components from the board.
Hopefully after you have done all this the speaker might possibly work correctly again.
If this process seems too daunting, take your speaker to a reputable, professional electronics repair service, experienced in liquid damage repair and ask for a quote for a repair. If you decide to do this, do it sooner than later.
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It worked for 3 days after it fell in the water
Hi @march1951 ,
Well hopefully it will keep on working, you may have been lucky, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did start to have problems or fail soon due to the ongoing effects of any corrosion that may have started. Time will tell I suppose.
Look at the video in this link to see what corrosion can do if left untreated
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Hi @GamerwithKeith,
It depends on how water resistant it is and whether or not any water entered the speaker and what got wet.
Generally when a device is powered on more damage can occur because the power is located in more parts on the circuit board at the time.
The impurities in the liquid conduct electricity and can provide circuit paths that were not in the operating design which can damage the components
When it is not switched on, depending on whether the circuit has a power isolating button or merely a power on button will also have an effect on the amount of damage.
Even if the components had no power connected to them in particular at the time then they still might be damaged when coming into contact with water or any other liquid due to the impurities in the liquid possibly having a galvanic corrosive effect with any metals in the speaker and electronic components have metal connectors and circuit boards have metal tracks.
I think that it is better to not take any chances and try not to get it deliberately wet, even it the speaker is classed as waterproof by the manufacturer. It may have been waterproof when it left the factory but the waterproof integrity may no longer be the same due to handling, e.g. bumps, denting the frame or similar etc.
If in any doubt, if possible open the speaker, disconnect the battery as soon as possible and check for any damage.
Whatever you do, do not place the speaker in rice thinking that this will cure the problem. Rice does not fix the problems caused by corrosion. Cleaning it properly using Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9%+ (available from electronics parts stores )is the best way of doing it and making sure that hopefully it will stay working
These links may be of interest.
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4 Comments
What happens when you drop water on your Bluetooth speaker when it's playing music
by GamerwithKeith
None of these worked
I’m not going to take my whole phone apart
by Aspyn wettlaufer
It’s not gonna workkkkkkkkkkkkkkkj
by Aspyn wettlaufer
@aspyn
If you're not prepared to open the phone yourself and try to clean it etc, contact a reputable, professional mobile phone repairer, experienced in liquid damage repair and get a quote to repair the phone.
It may be too late already but you can only try.
Doing nothing will guarantee that it will never work again, in which case just buy a new phone.
by jayeff