Topic: My 3ds got wet, i dried it and now it wont charge

i plus it in to charge, but the battery will only go down! Please i Need HELP

Contact Nintendo about getting it repaired.

warranty is expired and i already opened it, plus now im probably going to get a new 3ds, but i did take the battery out

Is it just the battery? would it be possible to get a new battery? IDK my tech very well.

i dont know, im saving money to get a new 3ds

But your data O_O
did you have anything saved on to your console, I have hundreds of dollars in games downloaded on my 3DS and if it got destroyed I'd die a little inside. We need a unified account system.

i saved my data to my sd card, my sd card had like 32 gb

I thought you needed your old 3DS and a the new one plus an internet connection to transfer data?

yea but since my 3ds wasnt charging i figured to take the bettery out and put it back in my old 3ds so i can do the transfer, until then, i'll wait

How long did you let it dry for? You should give it a week in a sealed container with rice before turing it on.
If you turned it on after wiping/blotting off the water, it is not entirely dry, and could cause damage.

http://lifehacker.com/5435480/testimonial-rice-resurrects-eve...

for 8 hours

That wasn't long enough, 3 days minimum, 1 week ideal.
It might be too late...

Try with the charging cradle.

you're lucky it turned on at all. probably need a new battery, and you will likely run into issues down the road anyways

BiboJim is correct. Newer technology needs longer because even a tiny drop can cause shorts. Based only on the information provided here, that's your problem, there is a tiny bit of water somewhere in the unit that is preventing the system from connecting the charger to the rest of the system, likely a short. Turn off the power and disconnect it from the charger completely then let it sit in a dry location for at least 3 days. You are very lucky you didn't short one of the processors.

Electronic devices and water do not mix.

A couple of months after I got my 3DS on launch date, someone accidentally spilled water on mines and I just knew it was dead. Immediately after it got wet, the screen started flickering and it turned off and wouldn't come back on. I laid it on my bed, unplugged,open with the speakers faced down with a fan next to it for a 1 day and a half. Surprisingly, it came on it and I haven't had a problem since. Hopefully yours isn't damaged.

Water in general isnt really a problem. Like @mark3 said: Place the system opened, holes down on a warm spot (a towel on a radiator).
Also, take out the battery and let it dry seperatly in a place with room temparature (NO heating, NO direct sunlight).
About a week of drying is optimal and advised.
Also, just putting you SD card into another system wont work. All your data is bound to the systems internal system number. Therefore, the system transfer exists. Its a system side copy protection measure. To get your data, you definitly NEED your old system up and running. If above advice fails, contact nintendo. They repaired my Wii twice long after its warranty ran out (you must send it in with original packaging though) for free.
In most cases (at least with pure water) the system shouldnt be damaged if it wasnt running and fried itself through short circuiting.
If it was anything other than water, soda for example, you might be in a bit of trouble, since it gets kinda sticky when dried, it could permanently damage your system if you dont open it up completely and clean everything by hand.
Its possible, but a lot of work. But like i said, as long as it didnt short circuit itself, the system should be fine.

Fun fact: pure water has no effect on electronics as it not a conductor. It is the salt and other substances in the water that make it dangerous.

Sugar! Salt is the worst though, it eats the metals as well.

fun fact No.2!
pure water can't be found in nature(or in any other common place) it must be made in a lab to exist. so kids don't pour water in you electronic stuff just because it's filtered