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Mcihele
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iPod nano was washed and then turned on is it trash?
My daughter left her iPod in pants pocket. I washed it and my older daughter found it. They turned it on the screen lights up but wont play.
Is there any hope for it or is it parts now.
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markus weiher
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I would get some electronics cleaner or some isopropyl alcohol (>90%) and a soft paintbrush.
use the logicboard guide to disassemble the iPod.
clean everything "odd" looking (white/greenish residue) with the IPA and the paintbrush.don'
if it wont power on, try to charge it - it could be that the battery got discharged while the whole whashing/cleani
My daughter did the same thing. After gnashing teeth for a little bit, we just forgot about its existence until I happened to plug it in after six months or so and it worked (and still works) fine: it just needed enough time to dry out. Both of us were ecstatic!
nick,