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Soda spill! Did I dodge a bullet?
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For that lady’s safety, I’m sure.
How many movies have told us exactly this thing would happen if we start trying to think in-advance for everybody in the world without even once considering the consequences?
I have spent more time disabling, destroying and circumventing all of this safety and “convenience” crap on modern stuff (including my house) than I have being assisted by such.
I was test driving a new car and tallying the things I would have to disable that would have made day-to-day use hell. When I was orienting myself with the size of the vehicle by opening the door to observe the lines in the parking lot as I reversed in, the parking brake automatically stopped me. At that point the test drive was over and I walked away. I won’t buy until I can be certain my friend can disable this among the many other nanny features our litigious society has preemptively inflicted on us.
TL;DR Apple Caca now.
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At least it was Coke Zero. Sugar and keyboards don’t mix.
That said, I’m not sure what sort of residue Coke Zero leaves behind after the water evaporates off.
Might want to try an experiment. Sprinkle a few drops on a plate and leave it overnight to evaporate. It’ll be interesting to know what’s left behind (sticky, powdery, whatever) because that’s what’s inside your keyboard. Best of luck. Been through this a couple of times with varied results.
That said, I’m not sure what sort of residue Coke Zero leaves behind after the water evaporates off.
Might want to try an experiment. Sprinkle a few drops on a plate and leave it overnight to evaporate. It’ll be interesting to know what’s left behind (sticky, powdery, whatever) because that’s what’s inside your keyboard. Best of luck. Been through this a couple of times with varied results.
I work in IT, and I can say with lots of experience "Rice doesn't cut it". It's a myth, it won't absorb squat. LOTS of silica gel beads in a sealed container with the device would work much better. The best chance would be to remove the bottom case cover, disconnect the battery and get a fan on is as soon as possible. Removing the liquid from the logic board by using a microfiber rag with pure high percentage alcohol will also greatly help. I know most people won't be able to do this, but I've seen computers that were soaked with someone's beverage (and I mean liquid dripping out of it when I turned it on it's side) be revived by disassembling it and rinsing the parts with 95%+ isopropyl, making sure the circuits are clean, putting the parts on a fan so that they are completely dry. The alcohol will remove the liquid and it being high percentage will dry with no residue.
For the most part is isn't actually the liquid that's the problem, as another poster said it's the corrosion that causes the problems. Sweet milky coffee is the worst, the sugar from the milk & sweetener and the acid from the coffee combine to cause corrosion VERY quickly. Very bad for traces and integrated circuits.
Yup.
I've worked on quite a few MacBooks that have been exposed to moisture. Some of them were exposed to moisture months before problems started to appear.
My recommendation after a spill is to immediately dry off as much of the external moisture as possible, disassemble the MacBook to disconnect the battery from the logic board, disassemble MacBook as much as possible, do some more drying and cleaning of the affected areas with pure isopropyl alcohol, and leaving the MacBook in parts for days to dry.
Wow, thanks for checking. While Drive to Park would be something predictable, no way I could be ready for ePark brake in the situation like below.
AppleCare does not cover liquid spills, as far as I know. The unit needs to be opened up, battery removed, then logic board should be dried / cleaned up with a cotton swab and alcohol (Costco pharmacy grade is what we use). Just repaired 2 A1466 macbooks with liquid spills this week.
Follow-up:
I took it to my nearest Apple-authorized repair center, a place called Mobile Kangaroo in a shady looking shopping center. They charged $49 to evaluate it.
Per the tech: "The only liquid I found, which was dried, was on the trackpad. I removed that residue. It did not come in contact with any electrical components. None of the liquid damage indicators were triggered."
BULLET DODGED! Now pass me a drink!
I took it to my nearest Apple-authorized repair center, a place called Mobile Kangaroo in a shady looking shopping center. They charged $49 to evaluate it.
Per the tech: "The only liquid I found, which was dried, was on the trackpad. I removed that residue. It did not come in contact with any electrical components. None of the liquid damage indicators were triggered."
BULLET DODGED! Now pass me a drink!
Mobile Kangaroo. For a moment thought you're a fellow Australian.
Lucky lucky person, you. About that drink. Skoll, Cheers and Nazdrovia!
Holy cow that's quite a crash, apparently in Belgium. I hope she wasn't seriously hurt!
Begs the question why she was on the tracks in the first place OR didn't leave the car as a train is heading toward her OR re-select Drive. Panic I guess.
Yer, my previous MB had "that" handbrake at the feet. Exactly zero hand brake turns could ever be executed.
My 2016 MBP had a bit of a Moscow Mule spilled on the keyboard. It still worked fine but had some sticky keys. I never did anything beyond wiping it down, didn’t even turn it off because we were still on a zoom call.
A year or two later, I started having battery issues (caused by keeping it at 100% too much) and replaced the battery. Fortunately that means a whole new top case, including the keyboard. Problem solved, MBP good as new!
A year or two later, I started having battery issues (caused by keeping it at 100% too much) and replaced the battery. Fortunately that means a whole new top case, including the keyboard. Problem solved, MBP good as new!
