Entrepreneur finds remedy for water-damaged phones

[evilsatan]

Entrepreneur finds remedy for water-damaged phones

Ever dropped your smartphone down the loo? Last year, 900,000 people did just that, according to gadget site Gizmodo. But water-damaged phones will soon be a thing of the past.

20-year-old Oliver Murphy launched Reviveaphone in July, and was selling 200 units per month just weeks later.









By Rebecca Burn-Callander, Enterprise Editor

6:00AM GMT 13 Dec 2013

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Oliver Murphy, a 20-year-old inventor turned entrepreneur has devised an ingenious system for bringing phones that have been damaged by liquids back to life.



“When I was 13, I used to repair phones,” he explained. “I’d buy batches of broken ones off eBay, fix them up and sell them on again. I did that for four years.”



Mr Murphy came across hundreds of water-damaged phones and decided to find a solution. “Most people don’t understand why phones break when they get wet,” he said. “It’s not actually the water, it’s the minerals and deposits in the water which attach to the phone component.”



After experimenting with a variety of cleaning agents, Mr Murphy finally landed on a special solution that removed these deposits and left the phone as good as new. He launched his new product, Reviveaphone, in July. Within weeks, he was selling 200 a month through his website.



His product, costing £14.99, contains a pouch, a tray and a “secret” solution. The damaged phone is dropped into the pouch, submerged in the solution for seven minutes, and then left to dry on the tray for

24 hours. “A patent is pending,” he said.


All liquid, including water, soft drinks, and beer are removed in 90pc of cases. “You can never guarantee 100pc success with these things. But we give your money back if it doesn’t work,” he said.


Mr Oliver started his business with just £400 of savings. In the early days, he made all the products himself. However, manufacturing is now being moved to Derby. “I want to keep making it in the UK,” he said.


When his business was just a few weeks old, Mr Murphy applied to appear on TV show Dragons’ Den. He got through, and his business is one of the few to receive funding in the next series, due to air in January. Mr Murphy can reveal that his investing Dragon was interiors entrepreneur Kelly Hoppen, but won’t reveal the amount. “You’ll have to wait for the show,” he said.

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[evilsatan]

I would be very interested to see if this could help saturated boards.

[consoles]

demineralised/ionized water and a sonic bath job done.

[burner1]

a “secret” solution

- For some reason, I thought of WD40 lol.

[4031283]

Does the board not 'short out' though. I didn't think it's getting wet that's the problem, moreso trying to turn them back on while still wet.

[Over Carl]

Does the board not 'short out' though. I didn't think it's getting wet that's the problem, moreso trying to turn them back on while still wet.

That will be the "10%" that can't be fixed.

[stevo25]

i have used RO water in the past in my sonic bath to quite good effect

[Detector]

isopropyl alcohol in a bag, job done

[rIKmAN]

Piss in a bag, job done.

PS. Dont forget the bag of rice for drying.

[ozy]

isopropylene, ultrasonic bath and a toothbrush.
no way 90% repair rate don't even get that with stripping and cleaning.

[chesser]

A bad pint of Sam Smiths would have the same effect....it'll strip anything if not kept well!

[evilsatan]

isopropyl alcohol in a bag, job done

Ive always used that and a cotton wool bud to clean up boards, saw this and thought it might be better, will give it a go.