Wet ipod!

[The Mern]

Hi, a few hours ago I found my Ipod Mini in a very small puddle of water on my desk. The Ipod was clearly NOT submerged, so I dried it off and tried turning it on.

It didn't turn on, so I figured the battery was out. I tried charging it, and it started charging for maybe 20 seconds, and then shut down. I noticed there was a bit on condensation on the very bottom left hand corner of the screen, so I realized the water was really the damage.

I'm wondering if trying to charge it might have caused it to short circuit. I'm also wondering how I can take apart an Ipod Mini to dry it out.

[theyarecomingforyou]

Leave it to dry out completely - sometimes this will fix the problem. I know many people put electronic devices in the oven at a very low temperature, or under a hand dryer - I don't know if there are any plastic components that would melt with this idea, so I'd be very hestitant to recommend that.

[sambrentnall]

i think ipodlounge has a report an how to dismantel it if not try searching google. hope it all works out for you thoe. if not try sending it back to apple im shore they will help you out

[saxondale.]

Charging it wasnt the best thing to do, but get a blow dryer and keep drying it for a while. There is a guy on neowin who was able to return his iPod Photo after dropping it in the toilet, not sure if he's got it back yet

[Silverity]

I've successfully dried my ipod, after submerging in into shower :D so try not to use it until it's dried completely :)

[The Mern]

Well, my Ipod is showing no signs of improvement. I hasn't worked since Saturday, when I found it in the puddle. I try to charge it and the Apple logo comes up, disappears, comes up, disappears repeatedly.

I guess the next step is to send it in and see if they will fix it or send me a new one?

Where do I send it to? I couldnt find it on the Apple Ipod Support website.

[elistoughton]

Have you opened it up to dry? It sucks that it isn't as easy to open up a full-size ipod, but I'm sure with tools, you can get it open.