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Offline travishayes89

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The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« on: August 18, 2006, 04:22:56 PM »
Help, i just accidentally dropped my iPod into my toilet, i instantly pulled it back out, but now it doesn't seem responsive. Any hints, like do i need to let it sit in one position like on my desk for a few days to air out?  :-\
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Offline dcr693

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2006, 04:39:31 PM »
Dude, very sorry to hear about it. From what I've read on the 'net, yes, set it out on a paper towel in a place with good airflow and low humidity to let it dry out. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN IT ON. Try it again in a few days.
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Offline travishayes89

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2006, 05:07:52 PM »
thanks, but what if it doesn't work then?
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Offline Llorean

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2006, 05:09:21 PM »
Then your player is fried?
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Offline travishayes89

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2006, 05:22:54 PM »
great...and from what i hear, Best Buy's warranty won't support this type of incident
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Offline Llorean

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2006, 05:25:00 PM »
Well, it's through your own actions that it happened. A store can't really be responsible for you doing something wrong.
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Offline travishayes89

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2006, 05:27:30 PM »
yeah, and when they sold the extended warranty plan to us, they explicitly stated "aside from dunking it in water", also it mainly is to cover batteries, which is odd to pay an extra 30 dollars to get someone to replace your battery for free when you need one for 3 years.
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Offline Corius

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2006, 05:28:13 PM »
Just out of curiousity why did you take your iPod into the toilet with you?
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Offline travishayes89

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2006, 05:34:54 PM »
you see, i just got home from school, dropped my bookbag into my room, and had to use the bathroom, so i didn't feel like taking the time to take my earplugs out, and didn't feel like having my battery drain while i wasn't using the thing, seeing as i was using RB at the time, and one of my favorite songs was playing too.
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Offline Corius

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2006, 05:38:55 PM »
Thats what the pause button is for and unless you're not getting enough fibre in your diet I doubt the battery would have drained a lot :)
But anyways I've dropped my phone into a glass of cola before... so I know about stupid accidents. My phone worked afterwords, i bundled it in toilet paper lol and put it on the radiator.... in retrospect I doubt that was the best idea
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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2006, 05:41:28 PM »
radiator? do you mean a heater?
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Offline Corius

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2006, 05:44:52 PM »
Ahh sorry you're an American I take it? Cultural differences, I guess I mean heater but here in Wales we call them radiators
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Offline travishayes89

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2006, 05:45:58 PM »
ahh, yeah, here in the US we call a radiator that thing thats at the front a car.
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Offline Llorean

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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2006, 05:48:25 PM »
There are also radiators in the US. But Travishayes89 may be a bit too young to have seen a proper one.
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Re: The just friggin sucks!!! Not rockbox though.
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2006, 05:48:59 PM »
here too ha ha, but also it the heaters.....
can you imagine putting your iPod on a car radiator though oh dear....
The hard drive should be ok, I think, if I remember before someone spilled coffe on their iPod and some people with more techy knowledge said the harddrive was hermetically sealed, so as long as you can dry it out without overheating it, it might live!
Unless of course you had already done your business in the toilet... then I wouldnt really touch it again
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