Z3 Compact not booting, vibrates 3 time continiously

[Jungeldyret]

Hi, 

Yesterday I had a few beers and on the way home it started raining really heavy. When I woke up today I hought my phone was out of battery, but it doesnt charge.

When I connect the charger, it blinks red and vibrates in cycles of 3 constantly. Charged it for 1 hour and nothing happened. Same goes if I connect it to my computer. If I try to turn it on, it vibrates 1 time and then 3 times, and thats it. Nothing on the screen. Tried to google it, and it seems that its water damage? 

Problem is I cant use the warranty, because I had a crack in the back and had an unofficial repair on it. I'm a poor student, and only had the phone for 4 months, so I really dont want to buy a new one.

Im considering trying to change the battery myself before I have to buy a new phone... Do you guys think it will work with a new battery? I've tried everything else like holdin down the button for 20 sec + etc

So sad right now : (

[Thommo]

I'm going to hazard a guess and say the 3 vibrations means your phone has internal damage as those vibrations and especially 3 means it's been forced to shut down - you could try drying it out but applying power could if it hasn't already short your device

[Jungeldyret]

Okey, do you think it might work to change the battery? 

[Qatrium]

I don't think there's a guarantee for this, if your phone really got a short inside it could be anywhere, even on the motherboard. Just let it dry completely for a couple of days and check again before jumping to changing parts.

[Jungeldyret]

Wow, it actually works again. Guess the battery was very low. Weird about the constant vibrations, tho

[RussoAK]

Could you explain what u did exacly? My phone was water damaged too and I've tried put it in rice for a couple a days and nothing... It still doing those 3 vibrations... I tried let it dry by itself and already past 6 month (xDDDD) but it still with the same issue...