robjcooper said:Overdose said:I did the first important things like pull the ac power and remove the battery before cleaning externally and leaving in the sun to dry. Fingers crossed. 😛ray:
'Splashing out', yeah, I saw what you did there. Thanks.
OD,
Before you turn it back on again, if you can find any silica gel bags (worth popping into your local Hi-Fi emporium and seeing if they've any lying around - they can be re-used), put the laptop into a plastic bag with no holes in it along with the silica gel sachets. Seal the bag and put it into a warm place (an airing cupboard for example) for a couple of days - if you can't find any silica gel, then some rice wrapped in cloth is a less efficient alternative. The silica/rice will absorb any moisture left.
Fingers crossed !
Rob
Thanks for the tip, Rob. The fault was traced and limited to the now very sticky keyboard, easily fixed with a replacement. I managed a faultless boot with the keyboard removed.
Any PCBs should be ok, as only a small amount of liquid should have dripped into the internals and the PCBs are laquered.
Of course, the fault only became apparent after I had bought a replacement laptop. :doh:
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