[NLC] Drip Dry Phone it is alive!

[Bruce Labitt]

So after taking the phone apart, blowing the water out with compressed 
air as much as possible, I put it in a jar filled with a desiccant.  
After a few days the water droplets inside the display unit seemed to 
dissappear.  The moment of truth had arrived.  I put the battery in the 
phone and attached it to the charger.  To my amazement the display lit 
up and showed a charging symbol.  I considered that a good omen.  Every 
minute the phone would beep.  I looked that up in the manual, all that 
meant was that the battery was flat...  After about 20 minutes on charge 
(and 20 beeps) I turned on the phone and connected to my local carrier.  
The phone set its time from the network.  So it was successfully brought 
back from the dead.  Only minor issue is a blotching in the display - a 
reminder of its washing.

I did not rinse out the phone with alcohol or distilled water.  Does 
anyone think I should remove the battery and go for a better bath/clean 
out of the crud - or should I leave well enough alone?

Thanks for the suggestions.

Bruce