Homebrew [Question] Sending Drowned Unit to Nintendo

[AmandaRose]

Before you ship it off to nintendo put it in a bag of rice for a couple days. Its worth a shot.

The whole rice thing is a myth and several scientific experiments have confirmed that rice does nothing to help dry out the device and it is actually better not to use rice here is one of many reports about this http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140924005241/en/Rice-Myth-Busted-Study-Proves-Rice-Dry

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

The rice thing is actually something of an urban legend. I mean, it might help a tiny bit, but not to the extent that people think it does. If that were the case, you'd have difficulty storing it without sealing it in a vacuum.

 

[Townsperson]

The rice thing is actually something of an urban legend. I mean, it might help a tiny bit, but not to the extent that people think it does. If that were the case, you'd have difficulty storing it without sealing it in a vacuum.

I doubt it helps for anything beyond the surface water on the device, but hey, it's worth a shot.

 

[Clector]

You might get a replacement console and not get the original one anyway.

Pip'

If the OP can"t use his console he lost all the content in the console.

 

[KSP]

It doesn't "fix" water damage. Water damage implies you actually damaged the device (By trying to turn it on after getting it wet). If after the device gets wet, you remove the battery, and leave it (Preferably in a bowl of rice), you might be able to remove the moisture from the components before any damage takes place.

Water doesn't necessarily destroy electronics. Water + electricity definitely does.

Yes, I always tell people this. But surprising how many people try to turn shit on after water damage.

I once swam 2 hours in the ocean with my Iphone in my trunks, and just put the iphone in a bowl of rice for a few days and it turned back on with no issues.

 

[Feeling it!]

Do not use rice instead you should use a gallon of mountain dew to turbo charge it and make it evolve into a NX.
but for real you should just give it afew days and use this tutorial. git gud.

 

[Pippin666]

If the OP can"t use his console he lost all the content in the console.

Nintendo can transfer the NNID to the new console.

Pip'

 

[Link_of_Hyrule]

I'm pretty sure Nintendo won't fix a water damaged 3DS anyways so you're probably better off just buying a refurb or something.

 

[Monty Kensicle]

I just recently fixed a 3DS that supposedly sat in a puddle out in someone's yard for a week. Granted the battery was shot and so was the digitizer and both screens. But they are salvageable.

 

[hacksn5s4]

a9lh is brick proof if only it was life proof