PChaterosx
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I was washing m hands when m ipod slipped into the sink. I swichted off as soon as a pulled it out (1 second afetr) and the screen sarted to flicker when it powered down What should i do?
Unfortunately I don't think Apple will repair water-damaged iPods. There is this little adhesive thing inside that detects if the iPod has been immersed in water.
But...you can always try to see if they'll repair it.
Or you could let it sit for awhile with it off and let it dry out and see if it'll work.
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Let it sit for a while and dry out, it may come back to life. The iPod of a friend of mine accidentally fell into the pool. He retrieved it right away and after it had dried out it worked again. Even tho' the iPods are NOT waterproof , they're pretty tightly sealed except for those ports etc, and it takes a while for water to seep in. If it doesn't come back to life, I'm afraid your iPod has had it. Apple will not repair it and the repairs are pretty costly!
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Mike
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Be patient! Let it dry out for a few hours....perhaps even overnight! Some of the contacts may still be wet. When you 'fished' it out of the water, was there water leaking out of it?
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PChaterosx
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Originally Posted By: Mike
Be patient! Let it dry out for a few hours....perhaps even overnight! Some of the contacts may still be wet. When you 'fished' it out of the water, was there water leaking out of it?
Mike
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Originally Posted By: PChaterosx
Originally Posted By: Mike
Be patient! Let it dry out for a few hours....perhaps even overnight! Some of the contacts may still be wet. When you 'fished' it out of the water, was there water leaking out of it?
no.
That's good. Let it dry out completely! (P.S.: Pro'lly shouldn't have tried to 'restore' already....)
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PChaterosx
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Originally Posted By: Mike
Originally Posted By: PChaterosx
Originally Posted By: Mike
Be patient! Let it dry out for a few hours....perhaps even overnight! Some of the contacts may still be wet. When you 'fished' it out of the water, was there water leaking out of it?
no.
That's good. Let it dry out completely! (P.S.: Pro'lly shouldn't have tried to 'restore' already....)
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I did the same thing with my iPhone, I gave up on it and bought a blackberry. Apple wouldn't do anything about it , they looked at it just to verify it was water damaged thus no warranty. After two weeks I couldn't stand the Blackberry anymore so I plugged it into the charger and all was good after it charged back up, still working fine maybe I'll make it till the the next version comes out. So just be Patient
When it stopped working was about 20 min. later... (afetr the 1s part of he vid) it came back since then. What's going on? Its no biggie, I was just wondering.
One thing most people don't know is that electronics usually work fine after dunked in water, as long as they're allowed to dry out. It's when you try to use them and they're not dry that things short out.
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When my BF allowed his Mini to slip out of his pocket into the bucket he uses to cool his welds in, it was a total goner!
He'd been dunking hot metal in the water.. often coated with cutting lubricant. Spilling coffee in the water.. spitting into it, and ducking cigarette butts.
He snatched it out in a fraction of a second, and turned it off, locked it down & called me on his cellphone.
I shook it out, and allowed it to dry for over a week... but the slop in got dunked it was a killer 4 sure.
Don't pour coffee or beer on your keyboard, either.
Or anything with sugar in it, like soda.
Nah.. you can do anything you like to a keyboard,,, even soda. Immerse in de-ionized water and let soak for a while. Swirl to remove goo. Remove and let dry. Good as new.
. I hope it recovers, given long enough to dry out.
it will never be the same though. 
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spitting into it, and ducking cigarette butts.
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