Machine Washable IPod Nano

Posted on March 16, 2008
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Last Sunday I put my IPod Nano in the washing machine and sent it round on a 40 degrees colours cycle. The result of my stupidity, caused by automatically taking off my top after a run and stuffing it in the washing machine, is clear for all to see opposite. This is easy to do if you use the ipod sports strap holder. Anyway, it came out of the washing machine dripping wet, the screen waterlogged and there was no sign of life whatsoever.

I did another stupid thing. I left it. I had a conference starting the following Monday and I just didn’t need the hassle. So Helen did a bit of investigation and found that something similar had happened to a friend of hers. So this Saturday, I borrowed her blow dryer and did the following:

When there are no visible traces of water on the nano screen you’re done. Simply flick the hold button to allow you to use the nano again, cross your fingers and plug it into a power supply.

I was lucky!

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2 Responses to “Machine Washable IPod Nano”

  1. Sebastian Zarzycki on March 16th, 2008 9:58 pm

    :) Congratulations! That was funny story! Seems like iPod is iNvincible.

  2. drake on July 2nd, 2009 4:03 pm

    Lol. this event also happen to me a while back as well. I have a 2 generation nano. 1 day i forgot to take my ipod out of the pocket and got into the wash. I still didn’t notice the ipod went though the wash. although after the cloths (+ ipod) enter the dryer my family quickly started hearing clanging coming from the dryer. well i look in the dryer and found it.

    Now the way i dried it was for the 2G nano had 2 covers at each end (1 cover has the hold switch and the other end has holes that you pulg your power and headphones in.) well these are only held by glue so there easy to remove.

    The next part is removing the what i would call “micro screws”. The smaller the screw driver the better. (going to need something as small to smaller then eye glasses screws drivers.)

    once I got those screws out i pulled the “Heart” of the Nano out of the aluminum case and set it out on the table and left it there for 24 hour.

    After that i put it back together and pluged the power cord in and it tured on.

    It’s still working like it never happened.

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