maximum vacuum cell phones can withstand
maximum vacuum cell phones can withstand
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I worked at a place that made superconducting machinery and the components must withstand pretty high vacuum so there was some pretty serious vacuum pumping capabilities there. Whenever somebody's phone got wet it would go into one of the vacuum chambers to dry it out. I do not know if they took them to max achievable vacuum or not. I think some phones did not work after receiving the treatment, but I have no idea whether the vacuum "did" it, or the phone was already damaged.
It has been a while since either of my daughters has dropped her phone in water, but I expect it may happen again one of these days. My thought is to put it in a pressure cooker and hook up my harbor freight AC vac pump. It is rated 75 micron/10 Pascal maximum vacuum.
1 - Am I likely to euthanize an other wise good Iphone etc phone with that kind of vacuum?
2 - How low is required for good drying?
thanks
Dan T





RE: maximum vacuum cell phones can withstand
Whatever a decent refrigeration vacuum pump can achieve should be sufficient.
I'd leave it under vacuum for at least 24 hours.
Throw in a desiccant pack or a cup of dry uncooked rice just for fun.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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OR: Switch to a Samsung Rugby II. Mine's been in Diet Coke, a sink full of water, a toilet, and also dropped from the roof of a car. Military grade. I've heard of another fellow putting thru a washing machine by accident, no problem.
Best to you,
Goober Dave
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After following the above instructions I would then stop to assess the fluid involved. If it's not clear water I'd rinse the phone out with low pressure water like an aerated stream out of a facet. Then rinse thoroughly with RO or distilled water. Shake it out well then proceed with any of the numerous drying methods; rice, desiccant, vacuum, articulated lamp, etc. I would also stand it up in whatever orientation I'd think would be best. Perhaps not lying in a position that the screen or keyboard is in the lowest position.
Keith Cress
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Pulling a vacuum on an oven warmed phone will be about as dry as it's possible to get.
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No they won't, unless damaged. More anecdotal evidence to refute the above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtXquYhY7wo
Do remove the batteries, to avoid short circuit damage to the delicate traces of the phone's circuit boards. But vacuum alone won't hurt it.
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