Hi
I managed to put my daughters Ipod through the washing machine in her shorts pocket about 10 days ago. I've tried the tricks of leaving in a warm place to dry out and have had it in a bowl of rice, to a limited degree of success. When the ipod is placed on the dock, she can still play all her music. However, the screen is dark and the battery is showing conflicting messages. Firstly it says "connect to power". Connect it to power and the battery shows the "charged" symbol. If you twiddle around with the connector, it briefly flashes a battery with a red line at the bottom, then the charging symbol, then back to the charged. Does it sound as if the battery is totally shot or there may be some washing power gummed up in the workings? I have read where some people say rinse in distilled water to cleanse out the washing powder.
We do have a spare unsued ipod (these are 4th gen nanos) as my son upgraded to a touch. The nanos both have the kids names and phone numbers engraved on the back, an offer from apple a few years ago. So one thing we could do is swap the insides from the unused one to the damaged one. I have found a step by step pdf on both changing the cover and changing the battery (although the latter looks more difficult due to delicate soldering needed).
Option 1: take out insides and try to cleanse.
Option 2: place in distilled water to rinse, leave to dry and try again.
Option 3: Switch insides completely.
Option 4: Switch screen and battery.
Does anyone have any advice on this please
I managed to put my daughters Ipod through the washing machine in her shorts pocket about 10 days ago. I've tried the tricks of leaving in a warm place to dry out and have had it in a bowl of rice, to a limited degree of success. When the ipod is placed on the dock, she can still play all her music. However, the screen is dark and the battery is showing conflicting messages. Firstly it says "connect to power". Connect it to power and the battery shows the "charged" symbol. If you twiddle around with the connector, it briefly flashes a battery with a red line at the bottom, then the charging symbol, then back to the charged. Does it sound as if the battery is totally shot or there may be some washing power gummed up in the workings? I have read where some people say rinse in distilled water to cleanse out the washing powder.
We do have a spare unsued ipod (these are 4th gen nanos) as my son upgraded to a touch. The nanos both have the kids names and phone numbers engraved on the back, an offer from apple a few years ago. So one thing we could do is swap the insides from the unused one to the damaged one. I have found a step by step pdf on both changing the cover and changing the battery (although the latter looks more difficult due to delicate soldering needed).
Option 1: take out insides and try to cleanse.
Option 2: place in distilled water to rinse, leave to dry and try again.
Option 3: Switch insides completely.
Option 4: Switch screen and battery.
Does anyone have any advice on this please