Spilling water over keyboard

[aprodigy]

Hey guys,

what would you do if you spill water all over your new Macbook air i5 keyboard?

Thanks!

 

[VMMan]

Post on a forum asking what people would do if they spilled water on their keyboard.

 

[Samsumac]

Bring attention to such an act of negligence to a world audience??

 

[imahawki]

Send my laptop to the third person who posts in my thread about spilling water on the keyboard and let him have it free of charge.

 

[wpotere]

Break out the wallet and buy a new computer.

 

[Typswif2fingers]

Post on a forum asking what people would do if they spilled water on their keyboard.

Sooooo true..

Being a mechanical engineer, I'd submit a work request order to some of my electronics, instruments and control systems engineering buddies.. whilst complaining how their systems are just not as robust as the mechanical ones...




I would not try to turn it on... Let it dry... Using a hair dryer fan might also help...

But certainly let it dry. Water is a conductor and will misalign the system current causing one or more short circuits and loss of articulated power up/ing...

Did I mention.. Let it dry...

I'd leave it over the next couple of days or more depending on the climatic conditions etc.

Good luck.

 

[Samsumac]

you are clearly cheating here.....

Leave it to dry for a few days and don't try turning it on... If you have a suitable screwdriver take the bottom off and leave it to dry.. Pray to the apple god as well (that would be Steve ) and perhaps you may get lucky

Sooooo true..

Being a mechanical engineer, I'd submit a work request order to some of my electronics, instruments and control systems engineering buddies.. whilst complaining how their systems are just not as robust as the mechanical ones...

.

 

[jackrv]

Hold on, I'm spilling water over my keyboard now. I will post as soon as I exami

 

[SpiffyChee]

if you have a dehumidifier, stick your laptop next to the intake fan and let it sit there for a day or to.

I used this trick on my friends laptop that had a fish cooler tip over on it. (don't ask) But it worked great except for not removing the fish smell...

 

[lyrrad721]

Put it under the fridge

 

[Lyndo99]

stick your laptop next to the intake fan

the exhaust fan?

 

[Yumunum]

Hold on, I'm spilling water over my keyboard now. I will post as soon as I exami

That actually made me laugh out loud, thank you for that!

OP, I did the same thing... I got it repaired for like $500 bucks from an Apple-authorized retailer who sent it to Apple to get fixed (I know, confusing) They had to replace a ton. It sucked. I now don't let myself drink anywhere near my computer. My friends think I'm over-paranoid, but honestly... $500... And two weeks without a computer.

 

[still in school]

whew.. good thing there's Best Buy accidental insurance.

 

[PAC88]

open the MBA and bury it in rice for a day or two..

 

[Davidkoh]

I'd call my home insurance company and pay them $200 to replace it.

 

[jackyyeow]

Hey guys,

what would you do if you spill water all over your new Macbook air i5 keyboard?

Thanks!

You spilled yours and too embarrassed to admit it?

 

[blueroom]

Add seed and sunlight.

 

[Shoey Peachew]

Personally, I would drive all the way to Death Valley and try to "Air" it out.

 

[KPOM]

That happened to me a few weeks ago. Fortunately, Apple waived the repair charge, but it would have been a $755 repair to replace the logic board. Accidental damage insurance isn't a bad idea.