Wet ipod

I dropped my ipod in some slush outside my car.
I cannot get it to work.
I wiped it dry as soon as I found it (about 5 minutes).
I did not try to turn it on until this morning.
One of my co-workers suggested putting it in a bag of rice for a few hours
to soak up the water. Still nothing. Is there no hope for it?
BTW, It's an ipod nano (3rd generation).

Darryl

 

Hmm you could try opening it. I know you could open the older 40gig pods but not sure about these new ones.

I would just leave it out and wait a few days for it to dry and hope that no lasting damage has been done.

Eddie

 

I don't see how you can open it.
The case seems to be molded into one piece.

Darryl

 

You've tried turning it on since you dropped it? It may be that some of the circuitry is shot already. You could try opening it up and rinsing off the board with distilled water (any other water has impurities in it that when dried can cause shorts) then re-drying it. This holds true for all electronics (sans moving parts).

 

I took it to Radio Shack earlier and was told some water probably got in through the click wheel.

Darryl

 

There may have been salt traces in that slush. Salt causes shorts, doesn't it? And also corrosion. Ipods are notoriously delicate. I wish I could help - I have dropped my MP3 player (an Iriver) in a bathtub on at least two occasions and it still works. Flash based devices are (screens aside) supposed to be virtually indestructible, but they aren't always.

Your message is kind of ambiguous - was it really lying in the slush for five minutes? If so it's probably irreperable. I know of very few pieces of consumer electronics that can survive that kind of punishment (submersion + extreme cold) for that length of time. That would probably even kill an analogue wristwatch.

 

I have considered upgrading for some time now.
Not sure if I will be getting 8 GB or 16 GB.
I prefer NOT to get a ipod touch (as I've heard some bad things about them).
Like to get one in purple (my fave color).

BTW, It wasn't really lying in the slush. Actually it was hanging outside my car door when I was driving (about 5 minutes).
Might as well say I dropped it into the slush (same thing).

Darryl

 

I dropped my cell phone once in water and let it dry out and it is still working today.

 

Distilled, Deionized Water is your friend.

 

i've heard good things about the bag-of-rice plan too

 

DI water will remove any salt or contaminants.

Remove the battery, remove the cover. Clean with DI water and a small paint brush and blow out with canned compressed air.

 

Just tried it again about 30 minutes ago and seems to play fine.
Bag of rice must have helped.
Great now I don't have to rush out and buy a new one.


Darryl

 

Never worked for me-- I've lost three that way.

 

I ran a cell phone through the washing machine once in the pocket of a pair of pants. It worked fine after I let it dry out and recharged the battery.

 

If the battery shorted out, you may have fried its little power supply, which means you're screwed. It could've been worse -- it could've been salt water.

You could try replacing the battery -- do a Google search or go to www.ifixit.com -- and that may resuscitate it.

 

I found mine in the bottom of the washer. I opened it up and took out the battery and laid it on a window sill. Sprayed the phone where i removed the battery from with contact cleaner. I left it open and put it inside a scock and tossed it in the dryer. The phone lasted about a year after that before finally giving up the go.