Ipod Water Damage
the other day i accidentally dropped water on my ipod and now it wont turn on. In addition the screen has been cracked for a while before the incident but it still worked properly
My question is can i fix it, here at home, without taking it to an apple store and getting it replaced? If so how?
My question is can i fix it, here at home, without taking it to an apple store and getting it replaced? If so how?
andreizz
open it up and put the parts somewhere where they can dry, but be carefull as to not damage them further.
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I agree with the above post...but it is hard to get these units dry before Corrosion.. I have been working on cell phones and ipods for two years now..replacing parts and what has help me the most is the multitude of takeapart
videos out there...you can google your ipod with "takeapart" and come up with
some very good tutorials..Since you have a broken screen you can try to get it working and replace the screen after your second tear down...for the generation you have and the cost of a new screen it would pay to get the new screen...a good third generation touch is worth 140 and
With a complete tear down you can advoid corrosion which is common enemy of touch and iphones at the power leads...with the new screen you can buy on ebay and they will give you nylon pryers to work the edges for the takeapart procedure.
Good luck with it.
videos out there...you can google your ipod with "takeapart" and come up with
some very good tutorials..Since you have a broken screen you can try to get it working and replace the screen after your second tear down...for the generation you have and the cost of a new screen it would pay to get the new screen...a good third generation touch is worth 140 and
With a complete tear down you can advoid corrosion which is common enemy of touch and iphones at the power leads...with the new screen you can buy on ebay and they will give you nylon pryers to work the edges for the takeapart procedure.
Good luck with it.
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Since writing the above answer, I had a client bring a laptop with a keyboard that she damaged with a blow dryer. This is the first time I've seen this happen in 20 years and she hadn't noticed it. The point is. DON'T OVERHEAT THINGS YOU ARE TRYING TO DRY WITH HEAT. Obvious to some, but worth mentioning.