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Subject:Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
From:neil n
Date:Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:21:02 -0700

Thanks for the suggestions people.

For the sake of VC.....

If one carries a small jewellers Phillips and flat blade in their bus,
it's likely they can open up their cell phone and let it dry out. And
that Phillips/flat blade that comes with your new eyeglasses should
work in a pinch.

I suspect moisture got in. Took phone apart let it sit overnight, put
it together/apart several more times. Display not discoloured any more
though "On" switch has to be pushed "just so" for phone to work. Touch
screen now works 100%.

Seems a phone in pocket beside the camp fire likely won't harm a cell
phone ..... unless that pocket is on fire.

Neil.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 2:53 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> Just did a 1100 mile + trip around WA. Too much fun! But..... my cell
> phone "died". It turns on, but screen won't react to touch. Top edge
> of screen is slightly discoloured
>
> Theory 1: moisture damage to screen. But I was sure I didn't even
> spill beer on it!
>
> Theory 2: Sometimes I keep my phone in my RH cargo pants side pocket.
> With a camp fire to my right, maybe phone was close enough that heat
> damaged the screen?
>
> Input welcome. And if Theory 2 is correct, let that be a warning!    ;^)
>
> Sparky.
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>
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>
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>
> Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej

--
Neil n

Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca

'88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p

'81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group:

http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej