Wet iPod

lumberjim · 03-08-2009, 10:37 AM

So, this morning, I'm changing the laundry over, and find Spencer's iPod nano in his sweatpants pocket.

I tried to turn it on and it did nothing. Then I plugged it into the wall charger. nothing.

I'm telling you this because those two actions are the WRONG THING TO DO.

After doing a little research, I see the advice to set it to the 'hold' setting, DO NOT TRY TO TURN IT ON and immerse it in dry uncooked rice or silica gel packs. leave it for 3-7 days before attempting to turn it on.

I'll let you know how this works out.

Pie · 03-08-2009, 11:09 AM

Same goes for cell phones, natch.

Bullitt · 03-08-2009, 03:25 PM

Yep, always take the battery out right away if you can (can't with ipods, just turn it off).

DanaC · 03-08-2009, 03:46 PM

So plugging it into the mains isn't the right thing to do when your Ipod's been waterlogged? Who'd have thunk it?

regular.joe · 03-08-2009, 04:21 PM

Yea, don't want to run current through that stuff till it's dry. Plugging it in is a bad thing.

lumberjim · 03-08-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

So plugging it into the mains isn't the right thing to do when your Ipod's been waterlogged? Who'd have thunk it?

you mock my pain
_____/

regular.joe · 03-08-2009, 09:24 PM

Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

Oh yea, Jimbo pulled out the big one. I know every line in that movie.

HungLikeJesus · 03-09-2009, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

Same goes for cell phones, natch.

And kittens.

SteveDallas · 03-09-2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

And kittens.

I heard with the kittens, it's OK to use the microwave to dry them out.

(I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING . . . . . )

DanaC · 03-09-2009, 02:12 PM

Steve that's just plain wrong.

Kaliayev · 03-11-2009, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I heard with the kittens, it's OK to use the microwave to dry them out.

(I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING . . . . . )

Via a friend of mine on another forum:

Quote:

I was walking around in Boston the other week shouting into my phone (which was off) "Get the cat out of the microwave. GET THE FUCKING CAT OUT OF THE MICROWAVE. Of course it's meowing, it doesn't like being in a fucking microwave! TELL THE UPS MAN TO SHUT UP, UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE AND WAIT FOR ME TO GET HOME. JESUS." *click* I got some confused looks. I got some disgusted looks. I got some downright horrified looks. Did I accomplish some great Discordian goal? Yes: I got lots of lulz.

DanaC · 03-11-2009, 10:48 AM

lol

That reminds me of some stuff me and mates used to do when we were younger, my ex too. Acting out scenes, ad libbing. Just seeing how people respond. Wifebeaters, junkies asking for a light, foreign exchange students trying to find the library etc etc. Mad rows in cafes. Ahhh. Fun times.

lumberjim · 03-23-2009, 10:15 PM

update:

a few days after i put the ipod in rice, my son took it upon himself (he confessed this on sunday when he saw that i was inspecting it for progress)to remove it and see what progress had been made.....

he discovered that it had been set to the 'hold' position...assumed I had done this by accident, and changed it to unlocked.....then he tried to tun it on again.......said it made a 'weird' sound...like when he turns the guitar amp on.......and then did it nothing, so he put it back.....

sigh. I put it back in the rice for another week.

It still has a bit of condensation under the glass, but, with nothing to lose, tonight i decided to plug it into the charger again and see if it would do anything.

lo and behold.....the little white apple appeared! It kept blinking off and coming back, so I hit the reset combo of (O) and > and then it switched over to 'OK to disconnect' but the little charging icon is blinking! I'll see if it works in the morning, i guess!

woo hoo, i hope!

HungLikeJesus · 03-24-2009, 08:42 AM

lj - what model of Nano is it? I have a 2g and a 4g and they both seem pretty sturdy.

lumberjim · 03-24-2009, 12:13 PM

this one...8gb

i have the model before that one

03-08-2009, 10:37 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Wet iPod So, this morning, I'm changing the laundry over, and find Spencer's iPod nano in his sweatpants pocket. I tried to turn it on and it did nothing. Then I plugged it into the wall charger. nothing. I'm telling you this because those two actions are the WRONG THING TO DO. After doing a little research, I see the advice to set it to the 'hold' setting, DO NOT TRY TO TURN IT ON and immerse it in dry uncooked rice or silica gel packs. leave it for 3-7 days before attempting to turn it on. I'll let you know how this works out. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-08-2009, 11:09 AM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Same goes for cell phones, natch. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-08-2009, 03:25 PM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Yep, always take the battery out right away if you can (can't with ipods, just turn it off). __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-08-2009, 04:21 PM	#5
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Yea, don't want to run current through that stuff till it's dry. Plugging it in is a bad thing. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

03-08-2009, 09:24 PM	#7
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. Oh yea, Jimbo pulled out the big one. I know every line in that movie. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

03-08-2009, 03:46 PM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	So plugging it into the mains isn't the right thing to do when your Ipod's been waterlogged? Who'd have thunk it?

03-09-2009, 02:12 PM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Steve that's just plain wrong.

03-11-2009, 10:48 AM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	lol That reminds me of some stuff me and mates used to do when we were younger, my ex too. Acting out scenes, ad libbing. Just seeing how people respond. Wifebeaters, junkies asking for a light, foreign exchange students trying to find the library etc etc. Mad rows in cafes. Ahhh. Fun times.

03-23-2009, 10:15 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	update: a few days after i put the ipod in rice, my son took it upon himself (he confessed this on sunday when he saw that i was inspecting it for progress)to remove it and see what progress had been made..... he discovered that it had been set to the 'hold' position...assumed I had done this by accident, and changed it to unlocked.....then he tried to tun it on again.......said it made a 'weird' sound...like when he turns the guitar amp on.......and then did it nothing, so he put it back..... sigh. I put it back in the rice for another week. It still has a bit of condensation under the glass, but, with nothing to lose, tonight i decided to plug it into the charger again and see if it would do anything. lo and behold.....the little white apple appeared! It kept blinking off and coming back, so I hit the reset combo of (O) and > and then it switched over to 'OK to disconnect' but the little charging icon is blinking! I'll see if it works in the morning, i guess! woo hoo, i hope! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-24-2009, 08:42 AM	#14
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	lj - what model of Nano is it? I have a 2g and a 4g and they both seem pretty sturdy. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-24-2009, 12:13 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	this one...8gb i have the model before that one __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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