5 Crucial Steps to Take Immediately After Dropping Your Phone in Water

Water and electronics do not mix. However, acting fast can mean the difference between a simple $49 repair and a completely dead motherboard. ### Rule 1: Power Off Immediately Do NOT test if the touchscreen still works or try taking photos. Turn off the phone right away to stop electric currents from short-circuiting live chips. ### Rule 2: Do NOT Plug It Into a Charger Plugging a wet phone into electricity sends current straight into wet power management ICs, instantly scorching micro-fuses. ### Rule 3: Avoid the Rice Myth Rice leaves behind starchy dust that mixes with liquid to form sticky corrosive paste inside charging ports and speaker grilles. ### Rule 4: Bring It to Cell Tech Bring your device to Cell Tech in Hobbs or Carlsbad for an ultrasonic isopropyl bath that strips away minerals and restores logic board traces.