[TriLUG] [OT] I killed my laptop ...

[Ben Pitzer]

I'll just point out that the operative portion of Joseph's comment was the
'if it's turned off' bit.  There is are varying degrees of truth to that,
depending on the manufacturer, of course, but for the most part, I'd agree
with his statement, so long as the part is turned off, and the liquid
doesn't get into and leave heavy residue on individual contact points.
Currently connected ones might be fine, but I would worry about any contact
points which were not connected at the time of the dunkage.

-Ben Pitzer


On 3/31/06, Matt Frye <mattfrye at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Lisa Boyd wrote:
> > > This morning I spilled Coke on the corner of my laptop (IBM Thinkpad
> > > T43). Do any of you know/recommend a place to get it repaired? Or is
> > > it really toast?
> >
> On 3/29/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
> > there's very little in modern electronics that will have a
> > problem with (distilled) water or being dunked in Coke, if
> > it's turned off. Everthing is encapsulated in plastic
> > coating of some sort or other.
>
> Normally, I would agree with this statement, but my experience with
> new-ish Thinkpads tells me differently.  In my case, my T42 came into
> intimate contact with ginger ale while en route to Dallas.  Within 30
> seconds, the screen flickered and the unit shut down...permanently.
>
> >From what I could see, the offending beverage only spilled onto the
> keyboard, but the smell of ozone told a different story.  The unit had
> to be replaced.    They just don't make 'em like they should.
>
> MPF
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