Ipod touch can't be revived....

My Problem

Ipod touch got wet and never recovered after drying out thoroughly. Can't get the device to show any life. Normal reset procedure shows no activity at all.

My Fix

I thought the battery may be dead, so I replaced it. Did not help.

I did tear off the digitizer flex circuit in the process. Wow is that delicate! I have years of experience designing and assembling kapton flexes, and I have never seen such a thin and delicate flex as the ipod touch digitizer.

My Advice

It would have been helpful to have a mechanical cross section diagram of the ipod touch assembly to show how the various parts are attached. It would have made it easier removing the digitizer panel.