It lives! The post-rinse cycle iPod

ya i washed and dried my nano and it only works when it's plugged in, is there anything i can do to fix it?

My daughters iPod shuffle was missing and I found it in the washing machine AFTER the wash cycle. Took it out (ear buds too) and turned it on and it worked! Way to go Apple!!

Rob, there are places to cycle that don't allow cars. Bike trails come to mind. Automatically assuming she's dodging traffic could be a little short sighted.

I hope this lady doesn't get hit by a car because she can't hear whats going on while riding her bike.

iPod + cycling != good idea

This has worked for clients of mine that have done this with cell phones & iPods: Our tech bench has a food dehydrator that just sucks the moisture out. Provided that nothing shorted out, it will usually light up after "treatment". Battery does usually need replacement.

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I washed my 1G iPod Nano and it now only works when it is plugged in.

My 1st-gen shuffle had a fatal encounter with a washing machine. They don't seem to do well with moisture. Even getting my replacement shuffle a bit sweaty causes it to act funky until it dries out.

My 3rd gen went through washer/dryer combo back in 04, after a few days of drying out it charged right up. The battery life was never the same afterwards, but other then that it still works great, and a battery replacement last month has it working better then ever.