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Black Macbook LEAKING ?!?!?

Can you think of anything you might have done that might have lead to the lcd screen leaking (if thats the case)? You didn't hit your screen or place something heavy on top of the back of the screen?
 
Hi,

Guys this is not the LCD, it's a coolant leaking from the mac, turns out it's not so rare, after i first touched the liquid (by mistake), i thought it was oil.

This is a very weird case.
Julie.
 
Consultant said:
liquid CRYSTAL display
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display

jeez...
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I think you forgot the word before Crystal.

howstuffworks.com said:
So, do liquid crystals act like solids or liquids or something else? It turns out that liquid crystals are closer to a liquid state than a solid. It takes a fair amount of heat to change a suitable substance from a solid into a liquid crystal, and it only takes a little more heat to turn that same liquid crystal into a real liquid. This explains why liquid crystals are very sensitive to temperature and why they are used to make thermometers and mood rings. It also explains why a laptop computer display may act funny in cold weather or during a hot day at the beach.
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Possibly it is Thermal Paste coming from the cpu heat sink. If too much was applied during manufacture, this would look like a leak.

Formerly I worked for Sun Microsystems as a Senior SSE and saw this in the field at customer sites. It also looked like a leak but was the excess Thermal Paste melting (it made a mess).
 
You are not alone!

This has just happened to my wife's MacBook as well, came upstairs to find little puddles of oily clear liquid under Mac. Thought battery had leaked , but that was dry . Can still see the LCD trying to work but no backlight.
Have looked at other forums and the other people who have had this problem are constantly told it must be an external spillage as there is no liquid in a Mac...can promise you that it's not.Totally dry room and no liquids on table other than under the dead Mac......a real murder mystery.....
 
Joko said:
What the hell is going on?!?

For the last 2 days my Macbook has been leaking a transparent liquid, slightly viscous. At first I thought it was water from a table but I found it again today on my desk AND in the carry case???? It seems to be coming from the battery compartment but when I opened it up everything seemed fine?

I never knew there was even fluid in computers?? Any thoughts on what this could be? Obviously I will be taking in to the Apple store but hopefully someone can explain this?

I will be posting pics as soon as I get my hands on a camera.

Thanks in advance.
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How can you start this thread but not give us a picture? Let's see it.
 
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