How do you fix this a wet ds?

Question

I sat my cup of water next to my brother's ds, and it sat there all night. When I woke up this morning, and it was laying in a thin layer of water. We dryed it off, and it didnt turn on. it dryed it off with a blow dryer, and it is now sitting on top of a dehumidifyer. Will it work? what what should I do? I dont have the money to pay for a new ds.

Answer 1

i had a mobile phone that i dropped into a puddle a few years back, people told me that it was beyond repair. Bu all i did was to leave it dry out naturally for about a week. then for some reson it worked fine. then i sold it. if the water however has damages the circuits of the ds then i doubt that it will ever work again, but try my suggestion first.

or perhaps you could get a electrician to have a look inside it to see if he can find a fault, but if its water damage it might be untraceable.

Answer 2

My brother in law opened my nephews up and set it out to dry on a towel for a couple of days and it is still working now.  I don't know if it will work for yours but it's worth a try.  What do you have to loose now.  Good Luck

Answer 3

those circuits are water proof provided it's not water under pressure,so if you can get it dry it should work,it might need to be taken apart to get dry............tom

Answer 4

Put the DS in a seal able bag of rice it will absorb all the moisture, i did it to a camera that hasn't worked for 2 year... it now works again and it had beer all through it :D

Also the water in your case may have made contact with the two battery terminals causing a current to run through the water draining the battery, but still leave it in a bag of rice for at least 24hrs.