AGH

[Rowan]

My Ipod touch 16gb 2G has gone through the washing machine
does anyone know if putting it in a bag of rice for a week actually fixes it

Rowan

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Depends on how long it was in the washing machine.

 

[anaxs]

mm mm, that really sucks
i dont think you can fix it, but maybe if you dont turn it on until all the water is drained, meybe it might

 

[Krestent]

My Palm Treo has been dropped in a high-chlorine swimming pool and survived. Generally if it's non-salty water the device will survive.

 

[Tux']

Put it in a bag of rice, alcohol got into my iPod 2G(Long story, not drinking alcohol) and I put it in a bag of rice for a day and it was all better, just some brighter spots on the screen near the status bar, but it's better than having a bunch of alcohol bubbles around the screen...

Try putting it in a bag of rice, it won't damage it anymore than it is right now.

 

[Potticus]

Put it in a bag of rice, alcohol got into my iPod 2G(Long story, not drinking alcohol) and I put it in a bag of rice for a day and it was all better, just some brighter spots on the screen near the status bar, but it's better than having a bunch of alcohol bubbles around the screen...

Try putting it in a bag of rice, it won't damage it anymore than it is right now.

Alcohol (rubbing I presume?) evaporates hella fast on its own.

But you do speak the truth, the rice can't possibly damage it more.

 

[Danny600kill]

Put it in the dryer, complete the cycle

My friend fixed his ipod by putting it in a bag of rice but this was from minor water damage, no harm in trying

 

[Slyakin]

Whatever you do: DON'T SEND IT TO APPLE. I sent my 5th gen iPod Nano after it wouldn't turn on (a week after buying it, mind you) and they say it had WATER in the headphone jack. I never went anywhere near water with that thing, and they never returned it. Those bastards...

 

[Rowan]

your litmus paper was probz pink
basically i need to restore it then put alcohol in the headphone socket i hope it turns on

 

[DeMoN]

Instead of rice, you could also try finding those packets of desiccant around the house, like in medicine or food containers. I expect those to work better since they're designed to absorb moisture. Be careful though, since it's usually toxic.