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Ipod trouble
Posted by paintyface on 12 September 2009 - 4:19pm.
Was wondering if anyone can help me. I just returned from a fishing trip and me shower gel has leaked in my bag. My ipod was in the same pocket and is saturated. Can it be saved or can I get my stuff off of it anyway? thanks for any help as there are photos on it that mean a lot to me.
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you can try putting it
on something absorbent and let it dry out sometimes not sugary liquid can dry out with out problem . Don't have Ipod but if you can take the battery out to prevent shorting you may be ok.
With the greatest respect I hope you backed up your pictures as relying on something steal-able/breakable like an ipod is asking for trouble sadly we all have to learn the hard way on this one.
Hairdryer
If you gently dry it with a hairdryer it may help.
I would definitely agree on battery removal.
This course of action helped save an older mobile that took a fishing-trip swim and could only be retrieved two hours after high tide.
That still works, though I wouldn't really recommend rinsing out the Ipod with fresh water out as I did with the phone after battery removal. It was part-dismantled and left to dry for several days afterwards.
An Ipod's a somewhat different beast - do they have disks or flash memory nowadays?
If it's a disk one, I suspect you might have lost it
If it's a flash one, gently letting it dry out for a few days might work
Give up fishing and use soap
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stupid question here but how do you remove the battery
"Scalpel!"
To remove the battery you have to open up the iPod, which can be a bit of a job on it's own. If you search online for the model of your iPod and "battery replacement" and there should be a site somewhere that will talk you through how to get to the battery and disconnect it. Sometimes they even have a video showing you how to do it.
For drying it out I recommend cat litter and/or any of those packs of silica gel that you sometimes get with moisture-sensitive technology (but don't open the packet). A hairdryer can work, but have it on the coolest setting and don't get it too close.
Start by wrapping in a towel and leaving in the airing cupboard
for 24 hours.
My son...
...left his iPod in the back pocket of his school trousers...
...which went through the washing machine.
Luckily for him it coincided with (a) the release of the first video iPod and (b) his birthday - and for the latter he received dollops of fortuitous cash from unimaginative rellies.
Not meant to make you feel bad or anything, but maybe adjust the timing of your misdemeanors next time.
Leaving it on the car dashboard
(but not in direct sunlight on a hot day)
Apparently this heats it just right and evaporates the moisture? (never tried it mind, just read about it)