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Apr 8, 2009 4:46 PMby A A P L,You do know that rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol has water, right?
If one were to use anything, it should be "grain" or Ethanol.
Still, unless your iPod is OUT OF WARRANTY, I would NOT do this.
Glad yours is fixed - but it only means that you got "junk" under the button, and the alcohol/water dissolved it.
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Apr 8, 2009 5:01 PMby Jason L,Hi Tony,
If you believe there is a hardware issue with the iPod, try the tips in these articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1650#faq24
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1575
As Scott said, water damage could cause a larger problem which would not be covered by the iPods warranty.
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3302 provides more information about liquid damage.
-Jason -
Apr 9, 2009 9:06 AMby tonybeyondo,I apologize for posting this fix. As I said, it was a "last ditch effort", and I was preparing to either take it apart or throw it away, and then this worked.
As everyone has stated, water damage CAN occur by putting any foreign liquid on/in the iPod. If I was out of line, please delete this post.
But, if you are thinking of trashing your iPod because of a broken home button, this MAY work. -
Apr 9, 2009 9:54 AMby A A P L,Yeah, don't apologize - just realize that when you post something like this that you make it CLEAR that it will likely void a warranty can could easily cause more damage.
As was said, if it's out of warranty, and you're going to toss it - give it a shot!
And no, you don't only have to post questions here...if it's a technical post, information is always good.
SB
