I was trying to clean out the macbook retina fans but I didn't position the Compressed air can upright and instead, this cold liquid blew out and got into my mac.. Since than, whenever I turn on my macbook, I hear a humming noise.. did the water from the compressed air can damage the internals ?
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blew compressed air wrong way
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It's not water, most likely. It's liquid propellant/refrigerant. It should have evaporated almost instananeously, without leaving a residue.
Thing to remember with compressed air cans is that they come out cold, and that cold can make things happen (think "shrinkage").
Thing to remember with compressed air cans is that they come out cold, and that cold can make things happen (think "shrinkage").
Life Lesson #1: Never spray a can of compressed liquid that is supposed to come out as a gas, upside down.