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I washed my iPod. Any hope of repair?

I washed my iPod. Any hope of repair? If I plug it in to USB, the screen lights with the message "Charging, Please wait....." After a few seconds, I saw the "Apple", and pressed the Menu Button, it briefly showed the menu, then reset back to the "Charging, Please wait....." screen. I am thinking the hard drive and logic board may still be functioning, however it may have a bad battery. I would like to have suggestions on the next steps to possibly repair the unit. I look forward to hearing from someone who may have experience on this type of repair.

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I accidently dropped my Classic in the swimming pool and I fixed it.

NEVER turn on a device that has been exposed to water, it will only do more damage as I found out.In my case it shorted out the battery.

What I'm about to tell may seem crazy but it worked for me. RICE, yes I sad Rice, it loves moisture and will absorb the moisture from your iPod if you give it time. I placed my iPod in a zipped lock baggie filled with Rice for a week and it absorbed all the moisture from my iPod. I did have to replace the battery but it works fine now,because it evidently shorted it out when I tried to turn it on too soon after the accident.

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Yes there is hope. Did you use a USB-charger or did you charge from your mac? It seems to make a diference.

You should try to use a USB-charger, cause it might get you past the "charging, please wait" mode and make it possible to establish if the logic board is intact. But make sure the iPod is completely dry.

If so, then my guess is that your battery has to be replaced (as others suggest). But it might be necessary to clean the logic board as well, if there is corrosion causing malfunction.

You'll find links to repair-guides and parts for sale to the right on this page.

- feed back is important, so please update on progress and accept answers that provides the right solutions to your question.

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