Signs of a bad battery/water damage

i'm trying to figure out if my battery is just going out or if I might have picked up water damage along the way.
my Ipod touch is a little over a year old and is doing the following
*pauses randomly during songs
*sometimes (while being charged) I can go from red to 100% in like 10 min. But then when its unplugged slowly drops back down.
*dock port acts weird, this is a hard one to describe, as sometimes I have to unplug/replug in my source to get it to recognize, sometimes I also put on dock and it charges to 5% and doesn't go any further.

using a flashlight look into the headphone jack. there is a moisture indocator inside that turns from white to pink if moisture comes in contact with it. If it is white, and you don't remember any time it may have gotten wet, then trry the troubleshooting tips, such as reset, restore etc..

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Battery/water damage

About a year ago i dropped my iphone 4 in the bath. I put it on the radiator over night and it was working fine up until about 5 or 6 months ago. The battery started draingin really quickly. Last week i woke up to find my phone was off which i found wierd as it had been on charge all night. Even though it was on charge it wouldnt switch on. I thought my phone had completely gone and put it down to when i dropped it in the bath. However i plugged it into my coputer at work using the usb and eventually it came on saying battery was 100%. If i take it off charge and use it it will ususally go off again within minutes but once plugged in again will come on and say 100%. Sometimes it will take hours to come on when plugged in other times just a few minutes. It is never on in the morning when its been on charge all night but will eventually come on once iv been messing about plugging it into different plugs etc. Anyway my question is, is this down to water damage? if i buy a new battery will this sort the problem or is my phone completely gone? it works fine when it actually comes on!

The computer has battery-charging circuitry which could have been damaged by the rain. Too, I suggest that you carefully use a small hair dryer to assure that the battery cavity - and the nearby areas - are thoroughly dry.

Are my random shutdowns a sign of a bad battery?

I moved to Brazil a few months back and found that my early model MBA´s battery went flat, though upon checking further, it seems it has run its course in terms of cycles. Now I must have it plugged in to work. The only problem is after a few weeks of use here, it started randomly shutting down on me. When I reboot, it just does it again. There are times when the computer is cold and I boot and it shuts down just the same.
Basically, I´m trying to figure out if the problem is with the battery being out of juice, the different voltage here in Brazil, the fact that my apt complex is far from newly-built (hence the wiring of every outlet might be out of whack), if it is a logic board problem or a 'power management' file issue (as I´ve read briefly here in the forums). If the Apple gods smile upon me, I can maybe get it running for longer than one minute and will be able to test any possible solutions.
Btw, in January, I took it to Apple in California for a general repair everything fix after RAM problems and when I got it back, the same problems occurred, so I sent it back for another fix at no cost. Since RAM is soldered to Logic in my model, Logic board was replaced twice (therefore things should be running smoothly).
Off topic - My sound input and output also died after a few weeks here.
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions

So I installed Fan Control when the computer decided to work with me for a few minutes and all levels were perfectly normal, until they weren´t, that is.
I left it plugged in (as battery dead) for an hour or two and one of my cats pulled the plug so it shut down. Upon rebooting, I checked Fan Control again before it shut down again. My computer´s only fan (right fan) was at 392,000 RPM!!! Then a few seconds later, it lowered to 149,000 RPM, then shut off. Underneath it´s quite warm to the touch but nothing out of the ordinary (I´ve had Mac laptops for 15 years).
Now, I put a new laptop cooling stand under it in hopes I can curb the crazy RPMs, though as I mentioned, even when cold, my Air will sometimes shut down.

PowerBook G4 12" Damaged by Bad Battery?

I have a PowerBook G4 12" 1.5GHz with a bad battery that is about to be replaced by the Extension Program. Can the bad battery have damaged the computer while it was in use in the computer? In early 2005, I purchased a brand-new PowerBook G4 15" 1.67Ghz which turned out to have a bad battery, but because at that time the battery problem was either not yet known or not yet acknowledged by Apple, the battery was not only used in the 15", but when it was sent back from Apple after the first of three service attempts, the bad battery was not replaced and was sent back to me and I, not having been informed there was a battery problem of any kind, continued to use the computer until its hard drive then its logic board failed. Eventually, I found out about the exchange program by accident (and was officially informed by Apple one year later, in June 2006; ironically, the 15" had been replaced with one of the first MacBook Pros in March 2006). I include this history because I have always wondered if the bad battery damaged the 15"'s logic board. Now this 12", which I just bought, whose bad battery has been installed for years is having major issues: the screen freezes within the first 2 minutes of booting from disk, hard drive or network boot image (it has never booted to the desktop since I've owned it); it heats up under the hard drive/near the video chip; when TDM is attempted, the screen stays black altogether and the 12" never appears on the host's desktop. It will boot into Open Firmware but not in single user mode. There is some kind of white sticky substance present in small amounts around the pins thar lock the battery into the well. For the record, the 12" is otherwise in seeingly flawless condition with no dents or other signs of being dropped and inside it is clear no one has disassembled it or even removed the topcase. When the battery is removed and the AC power connected it still won't boot. Sorry this is so long.

The actual runtime of a battery depends on several factors, including what you are doing with your PowerBook. Information on stretching out your battery's runtime is available in this article. For a daily planner, try using iCal in the /Applications/ folder, or dTasks if iCal won't do what you want.
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Battery life bad after ios5 upgrade on 3gs but genius bar states water damage, I'm not sure I buy it.

I had my iphone 3gs for exactly a year and it worked fine. I upgraded to ios 5, and now the phone gets into a state where it won't charge even when plugged into the wall. I do some different operations and then it works for a few days.
I went to the genius store twice. Once they thought it was just a software issue with ios5 and different charging mechanisms. So, I went home happy thinking it was fixed. It happened again.
I went back yesterday and the genius bar says there is water damage and it is affecting the battery. I did see the red water damage line but I'm not sure I buy it. I was working fine before ios5. It seems a bit coincidental to me.
Have any of you seen this problem before? Is it truly the water damage that is the problem perhaps excacerbated by the ios5 increased battery depletion bugs? Or could it indeed be some sort of software issue?
In addition, what options do I have now?

There are still battery issues with iOS 5 and another update is forthcoming. In the meantime do you have an Exchange mail account on your iPhone?
Your charging problem is almost certainly related to the water damage on your iPhone. You can do an out-of-warranty replacement for $149.

What are the signs of water damage to my macbook pro

my boyfriend set everything in the back of the truck, including my laptop, while he was cleaning out the inside. when finished he put everything back in the truck, and drove through a carwash. unfortunately, my laptop was in its black sleeve and blended in, getting left in the bed of the truck. it was in a protective sleeve and had a smartshell case on it. both are not the best protection though, especially against water. he claims the computer was dry when he took it out of everything but i dont see how thats possible. though i am currently using it, and i havent noticed any signs of damage, what are the chances the laptop has damage that will take effect later? its been a month already. but i dont want to open it one day and everythings erased or something. im only thinking about it again because every time i click an icon, it jumps to another desktop. thats only been happening today. are there any warning signs i can look for so i can fix it before it gets really bad?

Any anomalies should make you suspect that you suffered some type of water damage. Because liquid damage can take many routes, as corrosion begins to set it, you may not know that damage has occurred until strange things start happening with your system.
Probably the best thing you can do, since an anomaly has presented itself, is to take your machine into an Apple Store or an AASP for a free diagnosis. If they notice that the liquid sensors have been activated, they will let you know.
Good luck,
Clinton

What are the sign to look for if you think the macbkpro has water damage???

I had a small amoung of water soak throught my case, were the water reached the corner of the top side were the back of the computer is when it is open and want to know what the signs of water damage are so that I can look for them, only about 3/2.5 inches was with water of this corner. Would I have probelems right away if it was water damage????help please

"only about 3/2.5 inches was with water of this corner.?
How much is that in plain speak?
Spill Cleaning
And, don't think that just because it was two teaspoons and not a glassful that there is a difference.
Some liquid has just spilled into your Mac. What should you do?
Do
Immediately shut down the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer's battery (if you can)
Disconnect any peripherals (printers, iPods, scanners, cameras, etc.)
Lay the computer upside down on paper towels to get as much liquid as possible to drip out.
Note what was spilled on your Mac.
Bring the computer into an Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
Don't
Don't try to turn it back on. Liquids can help electrical current move about the components of your Mac in destructive ways.
Don't shake the computer (this will only spread the liquid around).
Don't use a hair dryer on it (even at a low setting a hair dryer will damage sensitive components).
Do not put in a bag of rice in as much as rice will get into the ports and optical drive and do further damage.

What are signs of water damage to macbook pro?

Man this is embarassing... the one day I decide to open my window is the one day there's torrential rain here haha good thing my mb pro was generally out of direct contact with the incoming rain
Question is, I came home and there were signs of very very VERY little water on my desk and around my mb pro, probably around a couple of drops but you could tell it was from the rain and may have entered through the screen window behind it. There were a couple of drops next to my mb pro, and when I opened it, the screen had very very little water on it, just on the outer edges of the screen and near the trackpad, but I want to know if this water entered in any way. The computer works perfectly fine so far, I used disk utility to verify the disk and it says everything is good.
are there any other checks I can do to see if water touched it at all, because I have my doubts that the rain actually came into contact and it may just be humidity, but I would still like to know if in the future potential unseen damage from now will affect it later.
And I know water damage voids my warranty. I just want to know if there are any signs that it's even received water damage?
     -charges fine
     -screen's fine
     -everything runs as smooth as before
     -no signs that I can think of that mb pro suffered water damage

Liquid Spill
If you believe you’ve spilled anything (water, soda, trendy energy drink, etc.) on your Apple notebook, shut it down immediately, lest you continue short-circuiting your computer and thus blasting small holes through its components. Just because your computer works for a while after you’ve spilled liquid on it doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. Damage from liquid spills start out small and difficult to diagnose, and then over time spreads to become larger functional issues.
The best thing to do in this case is to take your Mac to an Apple-authorized service center. Diagnostic testing is FREE! But if you are feeling handy and are OK with voiding your AppleCare warranty (AppleCare does not cover accidental damage), you can clean your computer yourself. Unplug it, open it up, and disconnect the battery and all connections to the logic board. Then sit the open computer by a fan while gently scrubbing all sections of the logic board with cotton swabs and isopropyl alcohol. Clean both the top and bottom of the logic board if possible, then let the exposed MacBook dry in the path of the fan overnight before piecing everything back together and turning the computer back on. With any luck, the crisis will be over. http://www.macworld.com/article/2030013/advice-from-an-apple-tech-three-common-m ac-fixes.html

Battery doesn't work in MacBook Air after water damage

Hi all,
Loooong story related to problems I've had with access to certain pages using my home internet connection (turns out that's the ISP and they just didn't want to admit it).
ANYWAY, my water bottle top popped off, and poured water all over my MacBook Air 11" mid 2012. I've had it sitting for about a week - did the whole rice thing etc. I've not connected it to a power socket (scared something might happen), but I have connected it to my hyperjuice external battery. It turns on with this and works completely fine it appears, except for a little sluggishness on some keys and the trackpad. I'm hoping this will lessen as it dries out. However, as soon as I disconnect the external battery it dies. It will not turn on on its own even though the battery has 97% power.
Can I replace the battery? Do you think that will suffice? And does anyone know about how much it would cost to do this?
What's my best plan of action here? I'm a student, and I can't really afford a new laptop (& the 17" is too big and heavy to take to uni). So, in failing to fix this one, I'm not exactly sure what I'll do.
Thanks

Your best bet is to suck it up and take it to Apple. It'll be costly but water damage is, unfortunately, the gift that keeps on giving. It really needs to be professionally repaired. Check with your renters (or your parents) home/renters insurance to see if the computer is covered.

My iphone5c wont charge after its been water damaged but , its showing me the apple and showing that its dead/out of battery

my iphone5c wont charge after its been water damaged but , its showing me the apple and showing that its dead/out of battery, WHY ?

crisdeana31 wrote:
my iphone5c wont charge after its been water damaged but , its showing me the apple and showing that its dead/out of battery, WHY ?
Water damage is totally unpredictable. If it was salt water the phone is definitely dead. If it was not you MAY be able to recover it by putting it in a sealed plastic bag full of uncooked plain rice (not quick cooking or "converted") for at least a week without attempting to turn it on. Better yet, if you can get silica gel easily that works better than rice. If you have tried to turn it on it may be too late for this.

Iphone 4 water damage to the battery

i dropped my iphone in water for less then 6 seconds and let it dry for about 48 hours. It turned back on and everything works fine, speakers and touch screen is all fantastic but now 2 days later of using it, it shuts off a lot randomly and i stupidly let the battery die and now it's not charging properly. I'm wondering if anyone knows if I just change the battery if it would fix my problem ?

Take it in for diagnosis. No one here can fix water damage.
Barry

Iphone 4 was water damaged has had new battery as wasnt charging and new docking port and it comes on to apple logo now then off after 10 to 15 secs and reboots any help please

water damage iphone 4 was coming on when plugged in but not charging and not holding any power so changed battery it then worked untill battery power ran out and would not charge so changed the docking port and now it comes on with apple symbol and switches back off after 10 to 15 seconds like its rebooting and then just keeps repeating any help please

Help with what? Apple does not repair iPhones, they replace them. Apple does not sell parts. There are no legitimate sources for iPhone parts.
Talk to whoever did the initial repair. Odds are the logic board is damaged. It's probably time for a new phone.
Your phone is no longer eligible for a discounted out of warranty replacement.

Water Damage - Phone wouldn't turn off untill the battery died?

Hello, I'm looking for advice about the water damage my phone suffered today after a swim with it. I checked the flaps were closed, but one was apparently wedged ever so slightly open by a rogue broken peice of plastic, apparently not from the phone. In any case water got in, and the phone started to shoot randomly from one task to another, calling one of my friends at one point, and it began to over heat, so I panicked and dried it as quickly as possible, and put it away. When I came to use the phone not too much later, I noticed the screen was especially dim and the phone was still warm-ish. I tried to perform tasks with the phone but for some reason the camera kept opening and making a start-up noise, pretty much any time I tried to type or to open another app. Later on it got to the point where if I pressed the power button to lock the phone, the camera would open. I couldn't turn it off, anytime or way I tried, it just went straight to the camera. I tried resetting the phone by holding the power button and the volume up button, and it did restart, but the problem persisted. The last stage was a refusal to be on anything but the camera. I touched the home screen button, it would go to the homescreen button for a second or so, then go back to the camera. All the while it was getting hot again, so I kept it as cool as I could. All I could do was wait for the battery to run out and hope that it wouldn't expload... I haven't tried charging it or turning it on again as I figured if there is water in it then it would be best to leave it off, so I'm hoping that the damage isn't too severe. I didn't get insurance for it as I never thought I would damage it, and up until now I haven't, no cracks, no spills or anything, but this is clearly my fault, so I was only wondering if there was anything I could do to repair it without having to pay off the rest of my contract or pay for a repair or something. Thanks for reading and for any help you can provide.Kristian

I'm sorry to hear that but you have to get your phone inspected by your local Xperia Care http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/contactUs/

My Samsung Galaxy Strat. II was water damaged but after putting in rice I got it to come on. The problem is, when I try to charge it with my home or car charger, i get a warning message that the charger isn't compaitble. Is this a phone or battery issue

My Samsung Galaxy Strat. II was water damaged but after putting in rice I got it to come on. The problem is, when I try to charge it with my home or car charger, i get a warning message that the charger isn't compaitble. Is this a phone or battery issue'

I am sorry to learn that your phone has some water damage smreyn! Liquid damage can cause many different issues, including inability to recognize chargers and accessories. Do you have insurance on your phone? If you do, you can get a replacement very soon! Just submit your claim at this link http://bit.ly/07CrqPK
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My ipad mini has water damage but when I plug into wall it says to connect to itunes. When I plug into Mac nothing happens. Not even a charging sign and nothing happens with itunes. Computer doesn't recognize it's plugged in.

my ipad mini has water damage but when I plug into wall it says to connect to itunes. When I plug into Mac nothing happens. Not even a charging sign and nothing happens with itunes. Computer doesn't recognize it's plugged in.

If moisture got inside, it may have shorted the iPad's electronics.
Solutions for wet iPad.
http://www.gazelle.com/how-to/ipad/ipad-recover-from-water-damage
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/appleiphone/ipad/ipaduserguides/701079/how_to_fix_ an_ipad_if_it_gets_wet.html
 Cheers, Tom

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