Washed and Dried a Battery

xopher · 06/03/2011, 11:58 AM

I went camping with my Pre, bringing 3 Pre batteries and 1 Centro battery. Doing laundry afterwards, 1 Pre Battery made it all the way through the washer and dryer before I discovered my mistake.

I'm going to let the battery sit for the weekend, and I might put it in rice later, but does anyone have any advice or experience with complete sustained submersion of a Pre Battery?

Cantaffordit · 06/03/2011, 12:06 PM

it should be fine. Put it in a baggie of rice for a day or two.

appsotutely · 06/03/2011, 01:05 PM

I understand trying to save a phone or a camera, but these batteries are $5-$10 each these days. I'd be more inclined to just toss those. If you are going to use them, I'd keep a close eye on your equipment for a couple of hours, possibly with the cover off so that I could pull out the battery at the first sign of any problem.

mu7efcer · 06/03/2011, 01:17 PM

I have accidentally washed 2 of my Pre batteries. And that pretty much has killed both of them. My son had his entire pixi through the washing/drying cycle. It still works pretty well. But the battery that was in it: RIP. Same thing for me when I left a spare battery in my pocket through the wash.

johnj2803 · 06/03/2011, 01:18 PM

i accidentally swam on the beach with my battery too.

didn't risk it. Bought another one. Go to ebay, they are cheap at ebay

NuttyBunny · 06/03/2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuyFromNam

You took it out of the phone, and took it for a swim?
WHY???

I assumed it was a spare

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

xopher · 06/03/2011, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by appsotutely

I understand trying to save a phone or a camera, but these batteries are $5-$10 each these days. I'd be more inclined to just toss those. If you are going to use them, I'd keep a close eye on your equipment for a couple of hours, possibly with the cover off so that I could pull out the battery at the first sign of any problem.

Holy schnikes!

Amazon.com: Palm Standard Battery for Palm Pixi and Palm Pre: Cell Phones & Accessories

They're alot cheaper these days than I thought. I won't risk the hardware; I'll just drop $10 on 3 more batteries.

Thanks all!

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xopher Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 33 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Washed and Dried a Battery I went camping with my Pre, bringing 3 Pre batteries and 1 Centro battery. Doing laundry afterwards, 1 Pre Battery made it all the way through the washer and dryer before I discovered my mistake. I'm going to let the battery sit for the weekend, and I might put it in rice later, but does anyone have any advice or experience with complete sustained submersion of a Pre Battery?
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Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,149 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,910 Times in 2,776 Posts	it should be fine. Put it in a baggie of rice for a day or two.
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appsotutely Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 628 Likes Received: 22 Thanks: 80 Thanked 153 Times in 122 Posts	I understand trying to save a phone or a camera, but these batteries are $5-$10 each these days. I'd be more inclined to just toss those. If you are going to use them, I'd keep a close eye on your equipment for a couple of hours, possibly with the cover off so that I could pull out the battery at the first sign of any problem. __________________ Appsotutely's Apps & Patches: Paid: Slide RSS \| Multi Pane \| Trip Traq BART \| Wall Switch \| Slide Master Free: Pane Free \| Trip Traq HBLR \| Nightstand Twitter: @appsotutely Paypal: Tip Jar
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mu7efcer Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 921 Likes Received: 7 Thanks: 169 Thanked 229 Times in 141 Posts	I have accidentally washed 2 of my Pre batteries. And that pretty much has killed both of them. My son had his entire pixi through the washing/drying cycle. It still works pretty well. But the battery that was in it: RIP. Same thing for me when I left a spare battery in my pocket through the wash. __________________ Twitter: dullgeek
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johnj2803 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 815 Likes Received: 9 Thanks: 159 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	i accidentally swam on the beach with my battery too. didn't risk it. Bought another one. Go to ebay, they are cheap at ebay
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