Evacuation recommendation for iPod that got wet

GenesisRefrig · Jan 21, 2015

OK, strange, I know... My son accidentally washed his iPod while doing laundry. Although it is very clean, I want to get the water out.

I've done the bag of rice trick for two days, and it powers up, but there is still visible moisture behind the glass.

I got to thinking, I remove moisture from refrigeration systems all the time...... Why can't I do the same for the iPod? I'm thinking of putting it in a pressure cooker and drawing a deep vacuum.

Has anyone tried this? I'm a little worried about what might happen to the liquid crystal display. What are your thoughts?

Mooshman812 · Jan 21, 2015

Ive done it with phones. Never had an issue. Never used the rice thing and has always worked for me. I usually leave them on for an hour. Use an old 1 gallon pickle jar with a fitting on the lid

pecmsg · Jan 21, 2015

I’ve thought of doing that. Try it and let us know.

You could also run N2 over it and try and dry it more.

crazzycajun · Jan 21, 2015

I know of guys using a suction canister to do it I had a pair of binoculars that got wet i left them on the dash of the pickup for a few days and they dried out with no spots but it was summer time

itsiceman · Jan 21, 2015

There is no point in drawing a deep vacuum and could cause damage.
Regulate your pressure just enough to dry it out.

itsiceman · Jan 21, 2015

Could just try some heat with the rice or vacuum too

lytning · Jan 21, 2015

Can you set your stove oven for about 100*?

under pressure · Jan 21, 2015

I tried to dry out a vintage Mickey mouse watch in a peanut butter jar with a Schrader fitting soldered to the top and hooked to my vacuum pump…....I witnessed the Crystal exploding off of the watch moments after turning on the pump… Not sure that I would try it unless you're just adventurous… LOL

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jpsmith1cm · Jan 22, 2015

I have done this successfully.

My son took his smart phone swimming and I've had several ipods and blackberries that took the worst of a rainy day.

The potential for damaging an LCD screen under deep vacuum is real. I can't tell you where to try to limit it, but I would limit it.

It may take 12 hours or more. I did mine in the late spring to summer and left them in the garage overnight while the pump ran.

In the morning, they were fine. I had one blackberry with a damaged screen. Had a black spot about the size of a BB on it until it finally died. An iPod had a twitchy screen for a couple of days. Had lines and such across it, but it resolved and worked until it got ran over at 55 MPH...

A schraeder fitting in the top of a mason jar does a great job.

kdean1 · Jan 22, 2015

Pack it in rice over night.
The rice will attract Asians who will come and fix it.
:grin2:

crazzycajun · Jan 22, 2015

Dean thats funny i dont care who you are

bacciagalupe · Jan 22, 2015

use brown rice its better

JW.G · Jan 22, 2015

Had to do this on the boat with a submerged GPS in salt water.. Rinsed it out real good in fresh water and then a 70% alcohol soak for 24 hours and then put it for a week in the box with a light bulb where we kept the wielding rods.

Came out good, but a Pressure cooker with a V type seal is only for keeping pressure in, not out, there are some models that you could do it with, but as others have said a bit hard on a Liquid display.

I broke a 3X9 rifle scope on time and lost it's gas charge and got foggy, set the rascal on 4X and put it in the oven on warm over night and sealed it the next day with JB Weild epoxy glue... Killed a bunch of deer with that scope and it alway's hit the mark...

Poodle Head Mikey · Jan 22, 2015

It seems to me that spacing it up off a counter top with some small jar lids or something and then leaving a hair dryer on low heat blowing on it from a foot or so away would dry it out pretty quickly. I'd feel it for too-high temps a few times to get the heat about right but I think that would do it.

Without adding heat it takes a long while under vacuum to remove liquid water from something.

I do like the pressure cooker as vacuum chamber idea. <g>

Hey; maybe you could put the iPod into a large paper shopping bag - sitting up on spacers - prop the 'mouth' of the bag open and direct the hair dryer discharge into the open end of the bag?

PHM
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GenesisRefrig said:
OK, strange, I know... My son accidentally washed his iPod while doing laundry. Although it is very clean, I want to get the water out.

I've done the bag of rice trick for two days, and it powers up, but there is still visible moisture behind the glass.

I got to thinking, I remove moisture from refrigeration systems all the time...... Why can't I do the same for the iPod? I'm thinking of putting it in a pressure cooker and drawing a deep vacuum.

Has anyone tried this? I'm a little worried about what might happen to the liquid crystal display. What are your thoughts?

Evacuation recommendation for iPod that got wet

GenesisRefrig

Mooshman812

pecmsg

crazzycajun

itsiceman

itsiceman

lytning

under pressure

jpsmith1cm

kdean1

crazzycajun

bacciagalupe

JW.G

Poodle Head Mikey

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