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2013 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (2nd Generation, Nexus 7 FHD, Nexus 7.2) => New Nexus 7 Help (2nd Gen) => Topic started by: Mattsr36 on January 18, 2014, 07:11:21 PM
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Recently I accidentally dropped my nexus 7 2013 in water. I pulled it out quickly and took all the precautions. Powered down, removed backing and dried it inside and out with towels and compressed air. There wasn't much moisture inside when I popped the back off but I still let it sit overnight before attempting to turn it back on. I tried powering it back on throughout the next day with no luck. Finally late in the day just when I was convinced it was fried, I tried one more time and to my surprise it turned on! After playing with it for a bit the only problem I could find was that when I try to power it down or put it into sleep mode using the power button, instead it turns the volume up! The only thing I can figure is that because the power button is so close to the up volume button, it's maybe hitting the volume sensor underneath. I pulled the back off again and took a look but it seems normal. The weirdest part is that when it goes into sleep mode on its own and I hit the power button to wake, it works fine. Any thoughts?
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Open it, put in a closed box with dry uncooked rice to get rid of residual moisture.
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Agreed with Matt. Often using a vacuum is also better than using compressed air. Compressed air can push moisture into crevices while a vacuum sucks the moisture away.
Try the rice trick.
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Compressed air contains some water.
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