If water gets on your headphones or inside your cell phone jack

Brief exposure to water for headphones is not terrible. Worse, if the headset along with the phone or player fell into a puddle. However, even here you should not panic. The main thing is to quickly remove the electronic device. And then what to do if the headphones fell into the water or the liquid leaked into the connector, we will now consider.

First Aid for Headphones Dropped into Water

To save headphones that have fallen into the water, you must not hesitate for a minute. It will be necessary to carry out a rescue action, consisting of a number of decisive actions:

• When an unpleasant situation arises, the headphones are immediately removed from the water. Pull the plug out of the phone or player connector as quickly as possible.
• Point the headphones with the mesh with the ear holes downward and try to shake the liquid out of the case using sharp movements. Moisture residue is removed by wiping with a paper towel or toilet paper. Any material that absorbs water well will do.
• Any effort will leave moisture inside the case. It is ideal to disassemble the headset to thoroughly dry all parts, but not all headphones are easy. Unassembled headphones will take a long time to dry. Lay the headset on a warm radiator with a paper towel underneath. You can blow it with a hair dryer, but not with hot air, otherwise the thin plastic will melt. Do not use the headphones until the end of drying.
• Dry not disassembled headset on the battery at least 3-5 days. It will be faster with a hair dryer. At the end of the procedure, test the performance. Even if the speakers work, there will be distortion in their sound.

If the procedure is unsuccessful, the speakers will have to be replaced by removing the parts from the old, broken headphones.

Drying disassembled headphones

Consider the situation if you are lucky enough to have the headset disassembled. It's ideal to completely dry each part. They are carefully wiped with a cloth and spread out in a warm place. There is no need to rush with a hair dryer. Airflow will dry out the membrane. It is better to let it dry naturally.

When all the parts are dry, the speakers are taken out into the light and the membrane is inspected. The purpose of this procedure is to look for water stains. These will greatly distort the sound of the speakers. You can remove the streaks with a damp cloth, but be careful not to damage the membrane.

If you have dropped the headset into tea, soup or washed it, you can't do without disassembly. There is nothing to lose. All parts are rinsed with clean water, wiped with a cloth and spread out to dry. It is unlikely that after such a procedure there will be quality sound, but until you buy a new headset you will have to use what you have.

What to do with the jack of an electronic device in case of water

From practice we know, if the headphones fall into the water, the phone or player falls after them. The electronic device pulled out in time will not have time to deteriorate, but water will get into the connector. The following measures are taken to save it:

• If the headset has fallen with the phone or player, the electronic device is quickly removed from the water and the battery is pulled out. Only then can the plug be removed from the connector.
• Large drops are shaken off with a sharp wave of the hand. Remaining moisture from the body of the electronic device and near the connector is wiped with a soft cloth.
• Without inserting the battery, dry the phone or player on a napkin for at least 3 days. Remaining moisture inside the connector is blown out with a warm jet of air from a hair dryer. Do not insert cotton swabs or other devices into the socket. Hard objects will damage the contacts, and the absorbent cotton will slip and stay inside.
• After drying the inside of the connector, oxidation may remain on the contacts. Use alcohol to remove the residue. You can't use absorbent cotton, but a bandage will do. It is enough to wrap two layers on a plastic or wooden stick, moisten it with alcohol and wipe the contacts. The bandage should be well attached to the stick, so that it does not crawl inside the connector. The thickness of the stick is made so that it is free to go in and out of the socket.
• When you have finished wiping the contacts, give the connector time to dry. You can use the hair dryer again to speed up the process.

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Once the drying procedure is complete, the battery is returned to the electronic device. If the pins inside the jack are OK, after plugging in the plug and starting a music file, the sound will come out of the speakers.

Failure to dry the jack on the cell phone is determined by two signs:

• The plug is plugged in, but the phone does not detect the headset.
• The plug is not inserted, but the phone displays the headphone connection.

The last problem is often found on iPhones after bathing in a puddle. There are no other options. The contacts are badly damaged and the whole connector must be replaced.

It is possible to save wet headphones with an electronic device, if you take them out of the water and dry them in time. The main thing is not to panic and precisely follow the recommendations.

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