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Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - RoadToad - 07-02-2016
I dropped my phone off the edge of a dock into 3.5 feet of murky lake water. There is a steel plate between the phone and the case that goes with a dashboard magnetized holder. I'm looking at strong neodymium magnets to try and fish it out. This one: neodymium magnet has a pull force of 69 lbs. Is that too strong? Would it break the glass?
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - space-time - 07-02-2016
The phone is in 3 feet of water and you worry about breaking the glass? You should be lucky if you get your data back.
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - OWC Jamie - 07-02-2016
It's quite possible if your phone rests against an old lawn mower engine it could be caught between the two and it's bend ability field tested.
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - GGD - 07-02-2016
Do you have any dead hard drives around, there's a fairly strong magnet in those (especially the 3.5" drives) if you want to take it apart. Quicker than ordering something.
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - RoadToad - 07-02-2016
Thank you for your responses. I didn't realize the magnets in a hard drive were that powerful. I have a recent backup, so I'm not concerned about the data. I will update if I retrieve it.
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - GGD - 07-02-2016
RoadToad wrote:
I didn't realize the magnets in a hard drive were that powerful.
Just dug through my junk drawer and found the one I had from an old SCSI Seagate drive, and it's not as strong as I had remembered. It might not be much more powerful than the one on your car mount (can you use that one). I was able to stick it to an empty file cabinet drawer and use it as a handle to slide the drawer in/out, but it wasn't strong enough for that initial pull to get the drawer out of it's fully closed position that requires more force.
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - artie67 - 07-02-2016
Try a auto parts store for a magnetic wand. It's like a chrome auto antenna with a magnet. You can tape a stick to it for more length.
https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-2516B-Telescoping-Pick-up-Tool/dp/B002URMZL8/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1467482761&sr=8-7&keywords=telescoping+grabber
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - sekker - 07-02-2016
Good luck!
My bet is that you have now left what will become a million credit archaeological find in 100,000 years...
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - fauch - 07-02-2016
Stupid question, why can't you jump in the 3.5 feet of water and fish it out yourself???
Granted unnecessary technology is a LOT more fun....
Re: Fishing with a magnet for my iPhone 6s+ - NewtonMP2100 - 07-02-2016
.....go.....FISH......????