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nudaniel · Apr 20, 2006, 04:56 PM

a couple of days ago i realized i had left my ipod nano in my sweater. and my sweater... was in the laundry. i've waited 2 days and it wont work. i've heard you have to wait until its 100% dry. but im getting a little scared it might be gone for good

should i try to poen it and let it dry? if so how am i supposed to open it? and if that doesnt work... can i get something replaced?

thanks!!!!!!

jane

analogika · Apr 20, 2006, 07:59 PM

put it someplace warm and dry, and DON'T try to turn it on until at least a week has passed since it's been washed.

You *might* be lucky.

jasong · Apr 20, 2006, 08:24 PM

Use a spray air can to help dry it out. Also after a few more days if it is still dead, you might need to bite the bullet and plug it in to give it a power jolt.

nudaniel · Apr 20, 2006, 09:29 PM

thanks... but one more thing. before i put my ipod in the laundry, the battery was completely dead. i dont know if that changes anything. and also when i got it out of the washing machine, it wasnt wet at all? but i think thats just from it going through the spin cycle.

vinster · Apr 20, 2006, 09:43 PM

pry it apart and let it dry - i doubt it'll ever come back though as a normal iPod has a hard drive which don't do well at all with water.

SLiMeX · Apr 20, 2006, 10:01 PM

to be optimistic, you might now have a really cool looking paperweight!

molala · Apr 21, 2006, 02:23 AM

i hope you haven't tried to plug it in since it got wet (looks like you would need to since the battery was dead before the incident). wait another 4-5 days and leave it in a dry place. there are stories of revived nanos but you really have to let it completely dry first.

Mastrap · Apr 21, 2006, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by vinster

pry it apart and let it dry - i doubt it'll ever come back though as a normal iPod has a hard drive which don't do well at all with water.

He's got a nano.

And don't open it, there's no need for that. just let it dry for a couple of days, then try and plug it in. There have been a couple of reports that washed nanos just carried on working.

vinster · Apr 21, 2006, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

He's got a nano.

And don't open it, there's no need for that. just let it dry for a couple of days, then try and plug it in. There have been a couple of reports that washed nanos just carried on working.

I think Jane would be a she and I didn't see nano at first. Since this is the case, I think there's a much better chance that it'll work again once fully dried.

nudaniel · Apr 22, 2006, 12:11 PM

thanks for the advice. its been 4 days already... should i wait a bit longer to try and turn it on? or should i wait a bit longer... if nothing works and i know its broken, should i try and send it into apple? i know that apple doesnt cover accidents... but i thought if i left it a while it would eventually be dry. except im not sure if you can still tell that the ipod was soaked even if its completely dry? because i know now that they sometimes charge a fee.

or maybe it will work again and i wont need to do that.

nudaniel · Apr 24, 2006, 04:44 PM

i think tomorrow im going to plug it in...

vinster · Apr 24, 2006, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by janejane13

i think tomorrow im going to plug it in...

Should be long enough to know if it's going to recover.

Good luck!

nudaniel · Apr 25, 2006, 04:05 PM

didn't work. i tryed it over and over again and it still didn't work. so i think im just going to send it in to apple and see what they can do

when i pluged it in to the charger it was making a noise... i dont know if its just that i never noticed it before, or if something else is wrong. anyway, i think for now im going to leave it plugged into the charger...

drewcifer · Apr 25, 2006, 09:00 PM

bummer

nudaniel · Apr 26, 2006, 03:11 PM

okay well i ordered the box thingy off the apple site so i can sen it in to apple and they will fix it... i hope im doing the right thing.