HELP WITH IPAD

[crysilis]

so my brother has an ipad 2nd generation 16gb no lte

and we went camping 

when we went camping there was too much rain and it went in my brother bags wetting everything and the ipad inside

so now there is an  water literally in the screen of the ipad

everything works perfet except for the fact that the water is very noticable

what should i do

i dont want to open it u myself as i fear damaging it

who should i go to

 

[Guest]

Go to a local fixing store. If your ipad still has warranty might contact them too

[Slottr]

If you wana spend a couple bucks and do it yourself:

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPad

 

If not, anywhere that does screen replacement kind of stuff should be able to help you.

[crysilis]

3 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

Go to a local fixing store. If your ipad still has warranty might contact them too

it doesnt have warranty got it as a gift from someone and they bought it from someonelse

[Sors]

How about just playing a game that makes the ipad heat up and wait for the water to evaporate?   Fallout shelter comes to mind.

[Guest]

Or microwaving it

 

[Atmos]

seal it up in a bag of dry white rice and let it sit for a week. Seriously, if you can see under under the screen, dont turn that shit on, theres a good chance theres water elsewhere that can short it out and kill it. Just turn it off, toss it in a bag of rice, zip that bag up and leave it alone for a week or two so the water can evaporate out. 

[Sors]

2 minutes ago, Atmos said:

seal it up in a bag of dry white rice and let it sit for a week. Seriously, if you can see under under the screen, dont turn that shit on, theres a good chance theres water elsewhere that can short it out and kill it. Just turn it off, toss it in a bag of rice, zip that bag up and leave it alone for a week or two so the water can evaporate out. 

In this case I think he should get actual Silica gel instead of Rice to absorb the humidity.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Hydrosorbent-900-Gram-Silica-Cubic/dp/B0028M7WK4

[CrackheadKyle]

DO NOT TRY TO EVAPORATE THE WATER!

where is it gonna go? Likely onto the components

and we all know water+computer= no computer

So just leave it in rice or some other absorbent thing

 

Leave it for a day turned off then next day check on it.

Keep doing that until so don't see water. Once you don't

see water leave for another day before turning it back on. 

[Atmos]

1 hour ago, Sors said:

In this case I think he should get actual Silica gel instead of Rice to absorb the humidity.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Hydrosorbent-900-Gram-Silica-Cubic/dp/B0028M7WK4

that can work, and probably far better, but the old rice bag trick is decades old, and countless techies can confirm it works just fine. 

 

The silica will work better and faster, but yoy have to buy it, then wait dor it to get there. Rice, if you already have it is uber cheap and instantly ready :3

[crysilis]

11 hours ago, Atmos said:

seal it up in a bag of dry white rice and let it sit for a week. Seriously, if you can see under under the screen, dont turn that shit on, theres a good chance theres water elsewhere that can short it out and kill it. Just turn it off, toss it in a bag of rice, zip that bag up and leave it alone for a week or two so the water can evaporate out. 

did it though it wont go out of the screen

[crysilis]

11 hours ago, Savageiste said:

DO NOT TRY TO EVAPORATE THE WATER!

where is it gonna go? Likely onto the components

and we all know water+computer= no computer

So just leave it in rice or some other absorbent thing

 

Leave it for a day turned off then next day check on it.

Keep doing that until so don't see water. Once you don't

see water leave for another day before turning it back on. 

 

9 hours ago, Atmos said:

that can work, and probably far better, but the old rice bag trick is decades old, and countless techies can confirm it works just fine. 

 

The silica will work better and faster, but yoy have to buy it, then wait dor it to get there. Rice, if you already have it is uber cheap and instantly ready :3

guys i have lready tried this but it wont come out

[Atmos]

12 hours ago, crysilis said:

did it though it wont go out of the screen

You seriously need to just let it be for multiple days, even weeks. It takes time, don't rush it.

[CrackheadKyle]

Well sorry man but it takes days and you can't just evaporate it... Metal iPad in a microwave it would overheat at best.... Orrrr blow up half your kitchen

[crysilis]

11 hours ago, Atmos said:

You seriously need to just let it be for multiple days, even weeks. It takes time, don't rush it.

no seriously did it for a week

 

[Atmos]

10 hours ago, crysilis said:

no seriously did it for a week

 

Your op was posted two days ago, unless you started doing this over a week ago, or went back in time after thursday, you can see why I might not believe you.

 

Listen. If its out of warranty, and you don't want to pay a professional to fix it, then you seriously need to just zip it up in a bag filled with rice, or silica, and let it sit until the water inside has been absorbed out. Until you can no longer see any trace of water under the screen, do not power it on, and keep it zipped up.

 

If the water got in there, then the water will get out, it just takes time and you have to be patient.

[crysilis]

13 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Your op was posted two days ago, unless you started doing this over a week ago, or went back in time after thursday, you can see why I might not believe you.

 

Listen. If its out of warranty, and you don't want to pay a professional to fix it, then you seriously need to just zip it up in a bag filled with rice, or silica, and let it sit until the water inside has been absorbed out. Until you can no longer see any trace of water under the screen, do not power it on, and keep it zipped up.

 

If the water got in there, then the water will get out, it just takes time and you have to be patient.

oh im fine with paying a professional

but the dudes at apple refused to fix it

and i posted this like 2 weeks after i put it in rice

[crysilis]

14 minutes ago, Atmos said:

Your op was posted two days ago, unless you started doing this over a week ago, or went back in time after thursday, you can see why I might not believe you.

 

Listen. If its out of warranty, and you don't want to pay a professional to fix it, then you seriously need to just zip it up in a bag filled with rice, or silica, and let it sit until the water inside has been absorbed out. Until you can no longer see any trace of water under the screen, do not power it on, and keep it zipped up.

 

If the water got in there, then the water will get out, it just takes time and you have to be patient.

oh im fine with paying a professional

but the dudes at apple refused to fix it

and i posted this like 2 weeks after i put it in rice

do you have any other reccomendations