# Splashed water on my mp3 player, is there any hope?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 8, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381 "2005-06-08T00:01:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381/1 "2005-06-08T00:01:27Z")

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This afternoon as I was lifting a bucket of water out of our pool I accidentally sloshed it on my Virgin Pulse mp3 player that was in my pocket. :eek: As quickly as I could, I turned it off, removed the battery and removed the back cover. It doesn’t appear to have been soaked, but there were a few drops in the battery compartment and I when I shook it a few came out of the top where the headphone jack is.

Is there any chance that I can just let it dry for a few days and it might work again? Should I try to use a hair dryer on it or let it air dry? Or should I just start shopping for a new one?

Here’s an [Epinions](http://www.epinions.com/pr-Virgin_Pulse_VP-01_64MB_MP3_Player/display_~full_specs) page with a description of it, in case that might help.

Thanks y’all,  
bunnymom

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381/2 "2005-06-08T00:17:55Z")

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Water doesnt’ conduct electricty unless it has solutes in it.

Your mp3 player is probably fine. Blow dry it for a while(at a distance) then let it sit for a few days.

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381/3 "2005-06-08T00:19:36Z")

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Pull out the expansion memory card too.

blow dry the slot.

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381/4 "2005-06-08T00:24:49Z")

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No moving parts - that’s good. Water can stay in small spaces for an annoyingly long time, but I’d agree that after a few days with all covers off, it should still work fine.

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**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splashed-water-on-my-mp3-player-is-there-any-hope/307381/5 "2005-06-08T03:36:31Z")

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I stupidly left my digital camera on the kitchen counter and found it the next morning in a puddle. It wouldn’t turn on, but I let it dry out for a day or so and it’s worked fine ever since.