About a month a ago i accidentally fell my jbl flip3 into water and unfortunately water went inside it through the usb port and aux port. it worked for the couple hours but then it stopped working . it wont charge and turn on. please help with a solution.
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As you know water and electronics and electricity are not a good mix.
The impurities in 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 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 from electronics parts stores) 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 of IPA
Here is link that describes the process.
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.
Here is a link to the ifixit guide(s) for repairing your speaker.
If this process seems too daunting, take your phone to a reputable, professional electronics repair service and ask for a quote for a repair. If you decide to do this, do it sooner than later.
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