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OMG!!! soda in my macbook pro

anirban said:
AppleCare would not cover this type of damage anyways.
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applecare is only an extended version of the original warranty that comes with the machine when you buy it originally. It doesn't cover things like accidental damage that is done to your computer (such as spilling something on it, or dropping it).

unless you really want to be sure when it comes to hardware failure, there really isn't a good reason to buy applecare (when factored in the price that it costs to get it, in my opinion)
 
LinuXtreme said:
The InvisibleShield won't do much to keep spills from ruining any laptop because the keyboard (the most vulnerable spot for spills) is still exposed.

As far as offering protection for the rest of the computer, I'd imagine that the InvisibleShield would help keep the MB/MBP from getting scratched or dented as easily.
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Hi LinuXtreme,

I have the invisible shield for both my ipod and my macbook. it looks good and protects it, not from spillage though. also, on the palm rest, mouse button and touch pad mine started to turn blue so i took it off and im getting it replaced. and on the touchpad it does take a little while to get used to because it's less sensitive with the rubber skin.
 
I just try to drink far enough away that the spill will go somewhere else, because I know I will spill at some point. It can spill anywhere, I don't care, just not here.
 
I had a mate (a real mate, not just made up for the purposes of this forum) who woke up after a night on the bevvy to find that he'd peed on his Amiga. He let it dry out for a couple of days (near-ish but not on a direct source of heat like a radiator) and it worked fine.

My other mate in work washed his USB flash stick at the weekend and it still works.

So let it dry out, clean up any stickyness and you never know you might have got lucky!
 
Fuzzy14 said:
I had a mate (a real mate, not just made up for the purposes of this forum) who woke up after a night on the bevvy to find that he'd peed on his Amiga.
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He's lucky he didn't electrocute himself, taking a whiz on a device that's plugged into the wall for power.

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Lucky the Amiga had it's on/off switch on that enormous brick of a power supply. Ah, good ol' days. Why don't they make computers you can pee on anymore??? :D
 
I don't know if it's still the case but years ago lighting consoles for Rock and Roll shows used to have beer channels built in so that when the roadies knocked their beers into the sliders it drained away harmlessly.
Fine in a big desk however, not possible in a laptop. Keep the drinks away from the electronics.
 
RHD said:
I don't know if it's still the case but years ago lighting consoles for Rock and Roll shows used to have beer channels built in so that when the roadies knocked their beers into the sliders it drained away harmlessly.
Fine in a big desk however, not possible in a laptop.
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Thinkpads actually have drainage channels in the keyboard designed to vent away small spills.
 
I also spilled water all over my keyboard within the first month of owning it. As soon as I spilled it, I turned off the computer, flipped it around, and removed the battery, let it dry like that over night and started it up the next morning, all was good except the keyboard was fryed, so I ended up replacing the keyboard myself.
 
JSchwage said:
...which is one of the many reasons I fly by the rule of "don't eat or drink while using the computer".
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Two of my children spilled soda in the keyboards of their Powermac's.

Well in each case I made them wait a week before I ' had the time ' to go get a new keyboard. They now follow the " NO FOOD OR DRINK " in the computer room rule. They set up a table outside the door for their drinks!

I am just glad they did not have MBP's! :eek:
 
I have a question.

If you do spill something, the best thing to do is turn it upside down, remove the battery, and let it air dry for a week? Is there anything else you can do?
 
Same Thing

the same thing happened to my macbook, i took out the battery dried it and then kept the charger in for about 2 days to try and burn out all the liquids, turns out it WORKS!!!!!!! its fine battery is better than ever. sometimes with apple products the charger can dry up the whole thing. and if your battery does work still after that you can order a new one off apple.
 
P.S.- My parents are going to kill me.....[/QUOTE said:
If I was your parent i would choke the life from your body! Wait... if I was your parent you wouldnt have a MBP....
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I've had some close calls with my iBook...mainly water on the display (that could drip down) or water on the keyboard. Thankfully, the electronics weren't damaged in any of the cases.

Hoping the best for you mate.

-JDR
 
Minhoca said:
well....i'm doomed...

I was turning on my macbook pro....it just was making the booting sound when i accedentaly drop a glass of soda in the keyboard....The mac just turned off....I'm turned it around and I waited till i dont see any soda in it...I tried to turn in on but after making the boot sound it just turn it self off....1 hour after I took his battery off and put it over a towel.....with the vent exit poiting down..

Will my macbook pro die? Or there's still a chance that hes ok?

P.S.- My parents are going to kill me.....
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DUDE you have to be careful I have a 1.5 FT circumference that no liquids go past..., remove the upper keyboard dry it out for at least two days, and get some Q-tips and some good grade alcohol, and get to work getting that crap out of your machine...

good luck...

Cheers!
 
I've had a few close calls with dog drool and my macbook pro. Our vizsla slobbers like mad after she drinks water.

For some reason she always gets the urge to run to me when she has two big shoe laces hanging from her jowls. A few time she's laid those big drool strings right across my MBP. Luckily it's thick enough so it doesn't seep down into anything.
 
TimJim said:
I have a question.

If you do spill something, the best thing to do is turn it upside down, remove the battery, and let it air dry for a week? Is there anything else you can do?
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That's really it. The most important thing is to get it turned off (and battery removed) immediately. That will lessen the chance of permanent damage. After that, like you said, leave it somewhere to dry for a while (the longer the better). Places like above a radiator, away from direct heat, work well. If you've got access to the innards, you can wash away any residue with rubbing alcohol. Again, make sure that has time to evaporate and dry before doing anything.
 
Story Update: Well I'm typing now from my MacSoda Pro xD, It's actualy working expect on thing....The mac operative system....I'm now using windows in boot camp...I searched the net and i found that when mac dont open and restart, it's a hardware problem....well.....It's my laptop sound...it doesn´t work at all.....

Does anyone know how much it's going to clean and replace the sound if it's realy damaged??
 
Minhoca said:
Story Update: Well I'm typing now from my MacSoda Pro xD, It's actualy working expect on thing....The mac operative system....I'm now using windows in boot camp...I searched the net and i found that when mac dont open and restart, it's a hardware problem....well.....It's my laptop sound...it doesn´t work at all.....

Does anyone know how much it's going to clean and replace the sound if it's realy damaged??
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Weird!

Don't see why Windows would work and Mac OS not.

If I were you I'd make some calls to some local Mac places who do repairs, or your Apple store, and ask how much it would cost for them to look at it and try and sneak it down there without your parents finding out.
 
lecture time with ado

Minhoca said:
well....i'm doomed...

I was turning on my macbook pro....it just was making the booting sound when i accedentaly drop a glass of soda in the keyboard....The mac just turned off....I'm turned it around and I waited till i dont see any soda in it...I tried to turn in on but after making the boot sound it just turn it self off....1 hour after I took his battery off and put it over a towel.....with the vent exit poiting down..

Will my macbook pro die? Or there's still a chance that hes ok?

P.S.- My parents are going to kill me.....
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Not to be hard on you, when you must still be freaking out, but you did so many things wrong here.

(1) You didn't save up the money yourself. Look on the bright side, now when you save up 3,000 clams through your own hard work, you might be more careful around it, which brings us to 2;
(2) You weren't careful around your parents investment. Yes, accidents do happen, which is why you shouldn't have been drinking by it in the first place. Other posters have had good comments about only drinking beverages with caps, or keeping the beverage on a lower level of their desk like the keyboard tray. My gf doesn't understand when I ask her not to drink/eat around my lappy at all, but I also haven't had to call in any warranties.
(3) You turned it right back on. I get that you're a kid, but you ought to be smart enough to think it just might be a bad idea to try turning the computer back on right after you just poured it full of soda. I mean, really? How long do you believe evaporation takes?

I haven't read the entire thread, but yes, your folks will probably kill you (rightfully so). While the MBP is likely out of commission, there is hope. As the person with the $40 craigslist powerbook did, you might be able to clean it and replace the keyboard. You should probably cut some lawns and save up to have a computer repair shop do this. If it's still busted, then you should save up $3,000 and buy the next one yourself. There is no "shield" you would be able to buy that would protect your MBP like paying for it yourself will.

Sorry for the lecture, sorry for the **** luck.

-Ado
 
If I were you I would bring it in to a repair place and see what they have to say. You may still want to open it up and clean the logic board and other components with rubbing alcohol because there is probably residue all over the insides you can't see or won't notice until things start to corrode or die over time. The sooner you do this the better.

Speakers don't cost too much to replace if you do it yourself, unless it is a logic board problem. Once again open it up and give it a good clean and that may end up solving some problems where extra gunk built up too. You computer may work for now, but time may make it worse.

Other then that, if that doesn't get things working... back to the repair shop to see what exactly needs to be fixed, but cleaning the whole thing may help. At this point you really don't have much to lose unless you want to run windows forever on a computer that could die at any moment. Very bad idea. The longer you run it without being clean the worse it will be.
 
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