What do I do if I got a drop of water on my keypad for a blackberry. letters are mixed up and numbers?

Question

I had it on the ground when I was drying off from a shower. a drop of water got onto the keypad. I tried cleaning it off before it was too late. it was fine until the letters and numbers started getting mixed up. what should I do? I didnt get the phone from a company. I got it from a family memnber. Can it be fixed?

Answer 1

(1) IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE BATTERY. VERY VERY IMPORTANT!

(2) As soon as possible (preferably within 20-30 minutes). dissassemble the phone using Torx T6 screwdriver. (Get this off eBay or service depots, etc) Make an emergency trip to Sears/RadioShack/ACE/service depot/etc.

(3) Clean/dry as much as you can, using Q-Tips

(4) Dry the electronics components under a desk lamp on a paper towel for 24 hours.

(5) Use a blow dryer, set on warm. Blow dry the phone. Make sure your battery and sim card are out of the phone.

(6) Leave your phone in rice for 24 hours with sim/battery out of phone.

(7) Reassemble the phone

(8) Put back together

(9) Only now it's safe to put the battery back in.

You can also leave the battery and sim out. Leave your phone out in the sun. Let it dry.