Need Help Water Damage

saxdudedan · Dec 17, 2012, 09:23 PM

Hi. I am currently trying to fix a severely water damaged iPod touch for my sister. She somehow got it in the washing machine for a full cycle. I am very aware that chances very slim that it will work again. It is currently sitting in a bowl of rice. It has not been powered on since the accident. If I take it apart to air dry, are there any things that I should look for? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks.

blueroom · Dec 17, 2012, 09:26 PM

Apple will do an OoW replacement for about $99

MisterKeeks · Dec 17, 2012, 09:26 PM

I wouldn't take it apart. The damage will be from water so it will be, for the most part, invisible.

Greencardman · Dec 18, 2012, 09:14 AM

They're a pain to take apart, so I think your best bet is the out-of-warranty replacement. If you haven't done it before, taking it apart will probably just get it all scratched up.

If you do take it apart, you're not looking for much right now, just drying everything out. What will happen eventually is that the water on the metal parts will start to cause rust/corrosion and all the tiny metal parts will fail. The water will also leave a residue after it evaporates that you will want to clean off with alcohol to prevent corrosion.

rabidz7 · Dec 18, 2012, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by saxdudedan

Hi. I am currently trying to fix a severely water damaged iPod touch for my sister. She somehow got it in the washing machine for a full cycle. I am very aware that chances very slim that it will work again. It is currently sitting in a bowl of rice. It has not been powered on since the accident. If I take it apart to air dry, are there any things that I should look for? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks.

these people fixed mine!

http://www.ifixyouri.com/118-ipod-touch-repair

Thetonyk123 · Dec 19, 2012, 10:54 AM

The best thing would to just replace it sadly as you cannot really take it apart without breaking it. While it is possible it is quite hard.

joanhunter · Dec 20, 2012, 08:31 AM

You can't tear it apart properly if you don't have the screws to use since these gadgets use a specific kind of screws, if I were you I would just take it to the apple center as soon as possible before the damage gets worse.

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saxdudedan macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Need Help Water Damage Hi. I am currently trying to fix a severely water damaged iPod touch for my sister. She somehow got it in the washing machine for a full cycle. I am very aware that chances very slim that it will work again. It is currently sitting in a bowl of rice. It has not been powered on since the accident. If I take it apart to air dry, are there any things that I should look for? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks.
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MisterKeeks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2012	I wouldn't take it apart. The damage will be from water so it will be, for the most part, invisible. __________________ Core Duo 1.83 Mac Mini, Dual 2.7 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.8 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.25 MDD G4, 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 900 MHz iBook G3, 800 MHz iMac G4, 500MHz iMac G3, 400MHz iMac G3
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Greencardman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI	They're a pain to take apart, so I think your best bet is the out-of-warranty replacement. If you haven't done it before, taking it apart will probably just get it all scratched up. If you do take it apart, you're not looking for much right now, just drying everything out. What will happen eventually is that the water on the metal parts will start to cause rust/corrosion and all the tiny metal parts will fail. The water will also leave a residue after it evaporates that you will want to clean off with alcohol to prevent corrosion. __________________ Editor - Overnight Buses Travel Magazine for the iPad Owner - WDR - iPhone and iPad Repair
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Thetonyk123 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nowhere.	The best thing would to just replace it sadly as you cannot really take it apart without breaking it. While it is possible it is quite hard. __________________ Some Apple stuff How you send feedback to apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ -Credit to iSayuSay for Avatar.
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joanhunter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	You can't tear it apart properly if you don't have the screws to use since these gadgets use a specific kind of screws, if I were you I would just take it to the apple center as soon as possible before the damage gets worse. __________________ iPod Repair
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