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ceilingFANBOY
11/26/08

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How much would it cost to get my g'zOne type-v waterproofed?

Oh wait, never mind.
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BeyondtheTech
11/26/08

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I just got off the phone with the people at Golden Shellback and the cost to coat the iPhone will be $120. The process takes about 5-6 hours in a special chamber that applies the coating. The coating is guaranteed for 30 days but is expected to last for its lifetime internally, and about a year externally, given normal wear and tear.

The owners of Golden Shellback want us to know that the protection is designed to "splash-proof" your device, and not meant for you to go swimming at the beach with it, even though it's likely to handle it as shown in the video.

All the contacts on the device will still continue to function as normal, from docking to using your headphone jack, etc. It prevents corrosion, but still retains the ability to conduct electricity. Also, you can even speculate that the water indicators that's found on many devices will never turn red, since they are also coated and protected from water exposure.

I will be "taking one for the team" and sending my iPhone 3G 16GB in early next week and report my results.
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Superweirdash
11/26/08

@beyondthetech:

" It prevents corrosion, but still retains the ability to conduct electricity. "

How does this keep it from short circuiting?
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BeautifulAgony
11/26/08

@Superweirdash: Typically water is a very poor conductor of electrcity. With enough impurities (chiefly, salt) it can conduct electricity, albeit *very* poorly in comparison to metals like copper. With low voltage DC-power devices, the chance of short circuiting is very low, even with exposed terminals, if they are coated. The reason being that the amount of conduction from pole to pole will be extremely low. When two terminals are pressed together (such as headphone jacks) the distance between the two in minimal (the coating on the terminal) but the conduction potential of the terminal-to-terminal connection is still good.

It is ill-advised, however, to try putting your coated device under water while plugged in to your DC wall charger. Although the connection should be quite tight, the risk of water getting into the connector (charger side) exists and potential for a short circuit exists there, most likely resulting in a tripped circuit breaker, or blown fuse, within your house.
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Ayeco
11/26/08

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how can they seal the contacts and have them still work - charging, headphone jacks, usb, etc. I don't get it.
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BeautifulAgony
11/27/08

@Ayeco: Because the contacts don't need to actually touch. With a thin enough vacuum deposited coating, the induction effect will still allow the electrical current to pass through uninhibited.
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UnicornMaster
11/26/08

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vacuum deposited film? is that another term for shrink wrap?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/26/08

@DeanOfAllTrades: No, more like vacuum injection molding..
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OMG! Ponies!
11/26/08

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But it will make your BlackBerry Curve gunmetal gray. That's gotta be worth SOMETHING.
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Gonzie
11/26/08

@OMG! Ponies!: some curves *are* gun metal gray
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OMG! Ponies!
11/26/08

@Gonzie: Some Curves are a plastic made to look like a reasonable facsimile of gunmetal gray but something got lost in the execution, leaving the consumer puzzled why the color is called "titanium", which looks nothing like gunmetal gray or the half-assed gray of the Curve.
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