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Hi, found your Thirsty Bag but it states "Not for sale". Why is it no longer for sale?

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I can't even find it. How about a link?

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@mayer Do you have access to iFixit Pro forum? The reasoning behind the Thirsty Bag being removed was there. There was a debate on the usefulness of a Thirsty Bag and the solution was to get it removed.

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@benjamen50 I do not. Signed up when it first started but it kept kicking me off. I don't even know how to find it anymore.

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@mayer Sent you an email.

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I have to agree with Nick here.

A soggy phone or laptop needs more than just some sort of desiccation product (Rice or Silica gel). While in a humid environment these do help reducing the atmospheric moisture trapped in a case from condensing onto the gear being held. They don't have any way of wicking off the moisture trapped inside. I do believe these have been over sold as the cure-all across the board.

The only way I know to slow the progression of corrosion and shorting of components is by first removing (disconnecting) the batteries and then wiping off (shaking out) as much wetness out as you can and lastly keep the device as cool as you can (but not freezing) that way you slow the progression of the chemical reactions until you can effectively open the device to get all the moisture out and neutralize any corrosives (salts, sugars & acids) as quickly as you can.

Unless you had spilled distilled water drying the device via heat is a very big gamble!

As you are more likely to enhance the corrosiveness of what was spilled, and in the case of sugars or starches they will just harbor bacterias and molds which over time alter the chemistry into a corrosive material and can act as the carrier of any present salts creating a short (an ionic pathway which is conductive).

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Even alcohol and a toothbrush is better then nothing if water got in the phone. Ultrasonic is *preferred*, but not everyone has access to a ultrasonic cleaner and none of us expect the average Joe to have one. You probably also want to replace the battery in the phone. It may work, but it's either going to work in a diminished capacity or brick itself because the water damaged the cell.

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