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water and ipod nano, not good
okay well i was at my job (i clean) and i had stuck my ipod in my shirt real quick. well i forgot it was there and when i bent down to dip my rag in a bucket of water it went tumbling out of my shirt and into the bucket. It worked fine for about 5 minutes and then the backlight went out. I wiped off all the water and set it face foreard to let the water drain. When i went back to loof at it it told me the firewire couldn't be found and to hookit up to my usb cord. well i was at work so i couldn't by the time i got home it was black and it won't charge or anything. i was wondering if when it dries out will it work again or am i probably going to have to get a new one.
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Water & electricty don't go, but you probably don'tknow that. You should definitley go get your Nano check out at your local Apple store. I think you may have to buy a new one but i'd wait untill teh iPod is dry before going to the Apple store because it may work again. But it also depends what water it was [i think the person above pretty much covered it :) ]
I hope i helped. Good Luck and tell your iPod 'get well soon!' ;)
-Jess xxo
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Usually when an acidic liquid, such as cola is spilled on electronics, it will stop working even after drying out. What needs to happen is to remove the residue. You can do this by using distilled water. If you can, open the case. If not submerge (take the batteries out first) the unit in distilled water, shake off the excess and put it in a warm place to dry. It may take a few weeks to completely dry but it just might work. Hopefully the thing wasn't on and able to short circuit.
Distilled water does not conduct electricity. It's the trace minerals in the water, such as lead, copper and so on that allow it to be a good conductor. Thus, by rinsing the unit off in distilled water, you are washing away the mineral deposits contained in the tap water. At least this works in theory.
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