Many electronic devices can be rescued from water immersion if you act quickly. Here's what to do if your iPod falls into a body of water whether that water is an ocean or a dirty toilet.
* Pull the iPod out of the water. Use a Toiletta if you have one. It's a handy little cleaning and item retrieval tool for your toilet.
* Kill the power! Water and electricity don't mix. Removing power immediately is the most important step, because the electrolytic action of electricity, metals and a liquid, causes rapid corrosion of the fine electrical connections. So turn it off ASAP!
* If it was immersed in clean water, a careful dry out is all that may be required. If it was immersed in dirty water, attempt to rinse it as best as you can. Then, shake out excess water, blow into crevasses with a can of air, shop air hose, etc. until no more water droplets come out.
* Next, place it in a warm spot, such as near a heater or warm air vent. Wait 48 hours or more. The longer you wait the better. It needs to completely dry out. Always wait until the iPod is completely dry before plugging it in, or using it.
* Once the iPod has completely dried out, cross your fingers and try turning it on. If you are lucky, it might work.
* If you are having issues like the Folder icon or Sad Face, you should probably try to erase and restore it. That might work if the hard drive just got a little whacked.
* However, you may need to replace a few parts inside depending on what exactly happened.
2007-09-05 00:09:41
·
answer #1
·
answered by Chelsuz 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
Whenever you spill liquids on electronics, for future reference, NEVER TURN THEM ON RIGHT AFTER. You should unplug any power sources immediately from the laptop (battery, ac plug), and wipe everything down the best you can, open up the laptop if you know how to, and then LET IT DRY FOR A LONG TIME.
My father dropped his cell phone in the toilet one time...
He dried it off completely, let it sit for 5 days, right by an open window with the breeze drying it off.
On the 6th day, he turned it on, it works perfectly.
If you try to turn it on, and water is on any of the main parts, it's as good as broken, which sounds like exactly what you did. Better try to see if you have a warranty on it, try to call apple.
2007-09-05 01:09:20
·
answer #2
·
answered by jayztttight 4
·
0⤊
0⤋
liquid and electronics don't mix. Don't ever turn on anything electrical after you spill something on it. Before you even attempt to turn back on, you need to soak up as much liquid as you can and take apart whatever you are confident with doing. It needs to be completely dry. You can buy those air duster cans that you can use to help dry things off too. Wait and then if no luck hopefully it is under warranty.
2007-09-05 00:12:40
·
answer #3
·
answered by Jon S 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
My friend spilt a whole cup of coffee on his iBook. He quickly turned it off and tried to pour most of it off. Then he let it air dry then he took some of the pieces off (he is skilled with computers) to remove the stickyness from the coffee. Once it was completely dry it worked fine.
2007-09-05 00:33:36
·
answer #4
·
answered by AndyT 4
·
0⤊
0⤋
they are the two undesirable for you and incorporate synthetic sweeteners, that have been accepted to reason problems in some human beings. apart from, researchers say that people who drink nutrients plan sodas would be plenty extra possibly to crave--AND devour--intense calorie, fairly-sugared junk nutrients. Drink water and you'd be plenty extra beneficial off.
2016-10-18 00:33:11
·
answer #5
·
answered by favaron 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
I hope you have it ensured. Your laptop is probably toast, but call Apple Tech support for advice.
2007-09-05 00:05:14
·
answer #6
·
answered by ELfaGeek 7
·
0⤊
0⤋