G Shock water leak

[Nola25]

Hi

Had my G Shock GA100 battery changed recently and after a swim (dip in the kids pool with my boy) the watch fogged up and stopped working.

As soon as I got home, took the back off, removed the battery and left to dry in the airing cupboard for a few days.

Put a new battery in it, did the AC reset and the watch is still dead, checked the buttons are seated properly, held the AC for more than two seconds, springs all in place etc.

Am I right is assuming it's beyond repair?

Cheers

[BrokenSkunk]

Almost certainly.

It could be that the water shorted something out, the electronics went pop and the watch is foobar.
On the other hand it could be that when the water dried, the salts and minerals in the water formed a bridge across some of the electrical parts and they are preventing the watch from working. If you can remove them, you might see some action again.

This may shock you, but I assure you it's normal practice in the electronics industry. Obtain some de-ionised (pure) water. Dismatle what you can & thoroughly wash the internals. Use a small brush to cleam PCBs. Be very wary of any coils, they will be extremely fragile.

Dry the parts equally as throroughly, reassemble, fit the battery and cross your fingers.

[ecs0set]

BrokenSkunk said:

Obtain some de-ionised (pure) water. Dismatle what you can & thoroughly wash the internals. Use a small brush to cleam PCBs.

This is how I salvaged my car key after a swim in the sea (doh!). The salt was screwing it up even when it had dried.

Remove power (battery), wash internals carefully and then dry thoroughly in rice before restoring power.

Worth a try I think.

[Nola25]

Thanks

Tried the above suggestions and it’s still dead.

Not an expensive watch but one that I love so willmorder a new one and get the new watch movement transferred into the old case and strap so I can keep the 11 years of worn patina (ie it looks a little rough but I like that)