On 05/29/17 16:11, Robert Bruninga wrote:
That sorta worked. But the screen was shot. Next day I took it apart 2 screws and then just unsnap everything. There is virtually nothing inside but one circuit board anda few chips and the chcklet keyboard. The screen would not detach.
So I then put the ckt brd in a 60C (140F) box and left it 24 hours. Now it works perfectly!
Another handy way to recover after this sort of catastrophe: remove the battery (quickly, as others have said) and then put it in a bucket with _distilled_ water. Slosh it around a bit, pull it out, dump that water, and repeat.
Then dry it out with the 140F box. Compressed air can help get water out of the crevices, but go gently.
Pure, distilled H2O is non-conductive and is used to "aqueous" wash some electronics after soldering/reflow. Keeping a few gallons of distilled water around is useful for soldering sponges, irons, radiators, etc. too!
--- Zach N0ZGO