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[Andy B]

Pop all the covers of-stick it in  a sealed plastic bag with some silica gel (little bags of crystals you get with electrical equipment) and leave it for a couple of days.  Make sure the crystals are dry first,pop them in a warm oven for a few minutes.

eddie

Surely it can't be a moisture problem a week after the event ......  can it?  :-/ 

[Andy B]

..... Bad refit i recon? 

Can't be! It'll either go together right or not at all ....   

[jereboam]

but why has it lasted all week before f***ing me off?  :-/  :-?

I once dropped a Motorola in a pile of snow (wintery type) and then proceeded to run over it.  I dried it off, reassembled the pieces and it worked! 
... for two days.  Then it died.  I sent it back for repair, omitting the details above, and got a message back to say "crush damage - not repairable". 
Just 'cos the chips look OK doesn't mean they're working OK.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Pop all the covers of-stick it in  a sealed plastic bag with some silica gel (little bags of crystals you get with electrical equipment) and leave it for a couple of days.  Make sure the crystals are dry first,pop them in a warm oven for a few minutes.

eddie

Surely it can't be a moisture problem a week after the event ......  can it?  :-/ 

Of course it can be....crystaline growth between sprung contacts which were not fully dry.....this includes IC legs/balls.

And remember, there is more to the transciever than just the antenna

[Andy B]

Pop all the covers of-stick it in  a sealed plastic bag with some silica gel (little bags of crystals you get with electrical equipment) and leave it for a couple of days.  Make sure the crystals are dry first,pop them in a warm oven for a few minutes.

eddie

Surely it can't be a moisture problem a week after the event ......  can it?  :-/ 

Of course it can be....crystaline growth between sprung contacts which were not fully dry.....this includes IC legs/balls.

And remember, there is more to the transciever than just the antenna

I'll get a new phone ...... it's a good job I backed it all up when I could!!! 

I thought so ..... 

[feeutfo]

..... Bad refit i recon? 

Can't be! It'll either go together right or not at all ....   

Yeah yeah, i bet there's copper slip in there somewhere.

Sorry could not resist.

I'll bugger off now. :-)

[Andy B]

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Yeah yeah, i bet there's copper slip in there somewhere.

Sorry could not resist.

I'll bugger off now. :-)

 :-?  :-? So .... you don't think I should have used any at all!   :-?  :-?