Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a low-pressure chamber comprising an interior configured for placement of an electronic device in the interior and removal of the electronic device from the interior;
• an evacuation pump connected to the low-pressure chamber;
• a heater connected to the low-pressure chamber;
• a valve connected to the low-pressure chamber, wherein the valve has a closed state and an open state;
• a gas generator for generating sanitizing gas;
• a gas sensor for sensing the sanitizing gas;
• and
• at least one control system connected to the evacuation pump, the heater, the valve, and the gas generator, wherein the at least one control system is configured to control:
• the evacuation pump to decrease pressure within the low-pressure chamber, the heater to provide heat to the electronic device, the valve to change the pressure within the low-pressure chamber, and the gas generator to generate the sanitizing gas for passing into the low-pressure chamber, and wherein the gas sensor senses the sanitizing gas and sends information associated with the sanitizing gas to the at least one control system or a computing system external to the apparatus.

An apparatus comprising:

• a chamber comprising an interior configured for placement of an electronic device in the interior and removal of the electronic device from the interior;
• a gas generator for generating sanitizing gas;
• a gas sensor for sensing the sanitizing gas;
• at least one control system connected to the gas generator, wherein the at least one control system is configured to control activation of the gas generator to generate the sanitizing gas for passing into the chamber, wherein the gas sensor senses the sanitizing gas and sends information associated with the sanitizing gas to the at least one control system or an external computing system, and wherein the information is used by the at least one control system or the external computing system to determine when to initiate deactivation of the gas generator such that the gas generator stops generating the sanitizing gas;
• and
• a gas bubbler, wherein at least a portion of the sanitizing gas is bubbled through water comprised in the gas bubbler before the at least the portion of the sanitizing gas exits the chamber.