HELP!! i just spilled baileys on my power book!

[jellyjelly]

its ok, i sucked most of it out and put a hairdryer to it, its still working 4 hours later but a few of the keys are really sticky...

what do i do?? will it die on me earlier now ive done that and how do i clean it??

its not one of the old ones where you could take the keyboard out easily, its a fairly new one.

thanks!

jelly

 

[mad jew]

Turn it off. Don't use it for 24 hours.

If possible, rinse some of the Baileys away with water, but only if you're confident you won't damage anything.

 

[reberto]

take it all apart. Clean it as good as you can. Leave it along for 24 hrs then put it back toughter.

 

[ll350]

Unless it is a really new one

the keyboards aren't that hard to remove, just got to http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/ and select your powerbook, and then keyboard. I should show you how to take it apart.

Also, if you are still running the powerbook you should turn it off.
Take it apart as best you can, and scrub it with rubbing alcohol (Not drinking alcohol)

Or you could rinse it with water like an earlier post suggested, but it you do that, you should probably leave it somewhere hot and dry for a few days, just to make sure all the water evaporates.

 

[MacAficionado]

Is it drunk?

 

[Seasought]

This advice is from a co-worker so take it with a grain of salt:

If you ever spill something on your laptop don't turn it off. The heat being produced by the laptop will evaporate the liquid in question. Turning it off increases the risk of the motherboard shorting out when it turns on again. If you can, turn it upside down (or whatever angle is appropriate) to get the liquid to drain off onto the floor). </end>

Whether or not the above is accurate or works I can't say. My own advice would be to get it as dry as possible with a cloth and leave it on for a couple of days.

Just be thankful it didn't short out when you spilled your drink - there's still hope left for your Powerbook.

 

[mad jew]

Do turn it off. If it's off, there's less chance of short circuiting the thing. Let it dry out through climate-induced evaporation or with a blow drier, but not from the heat of a running laptop.

 

[Seasought]

Do turn it off. If it's off, there's less chance of short circuiting the thing. Let it dry out through climate-induced evaporation or with a blow drier, but not from the heat of a running laptop.

Yeah, not sure about that. I would think turning it off and letting it dry out would be far safer. A friend of mine spilled coffee on his two-day old, brand new Dell laptop.

It turned off immediately, the motherboard shorted out.

The more I see these threads the farther away I set anything resembling a liquid from my Powerbook (currently my drink is on an end table about four feet away from me).

 

[ruzzian]

Is it drunk?

Haha!!! Brilliant!! At least it feels apart of the christmas spirit now, and you and your mac can stagger home together

 

[mad jew]

The more I see these threads the farther away I set anything resembling a liquid from my Powerbook (currently my drink is on an end table about four feet away from me).

*Pushes juice to edge of desk*

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[CanadaRAM]

This advice is from a co-worker so take it with a grain of salt:

If you ever spill something on your laptop don't turn it off. The heat being produced by the laptop will evaporate the liquid in question. Turning it off increases the risk of the motherboard shorting out when it turns on again.

Bull freaking tweet.
What, the liquid is supposed to remain perfectly non-conductive while the machine is left on, AND evaporate instantly?? Magical thinking there...

The damage comes from electricity shorting between two places, when it hadn't otta do that. Remove the source of electricity = remove the chance of damage.

DO unplug it (not just turn it off - there is still power going inside the machine when off), pop the battery out (portables), and turn it upside down to minimize the chance of liquid draining further inside,

Clean it the best you can, and then put it upside down in some warm but not hot place, like the top of the refrigerator, for at least 24 and better 48 hours. before reconnecting it to power.

If it was something that leaves a residue, like sugared drinks, milk, etc., then you have the additional worry ofwhat the remaining residue will do to the machine. Dissassembly and cleaning with alcohol would be the thing, probably.
Coke and other acidic drinks are even more of a problem because of the damage the acid can do, (Drop an old penny into some coke and see what the phosphoric acid in Coca Cola does to metal oxides.)

 

[pknz]

Is it drunk

Hah good one MacAficionado, you really do have to wonder though

 

[e²Studios]

Drain it in to a cup and add Kona coffee, mmmmmmmmm

*runs out to Cost Plus to buy Kona coffee*

I had a keyboard that i spilled vodka on once, i washed it out (dont recommend this with a laptop unless you detach the keyboard first) and let it dry for a week before plugging it in. Worked fine after that. Good Luck

Ed

 

[puckhead193]

well if it acts weird you'll know why... your PB is a lightweight

 

[Seasought]

*Pushes juice to edge of desk*

Thanks for the reminder.

I have actually had nightmares about spilling a drink on my Powerbook. This was shortly after I bought it but the impression (along with these threads of thse poor people trying to clean up these spills) keeps my beverages far, far away from my laptop.

 

[OutThere]

If you get it turned off, unplugged and the battery out fast enough, usually you'll end up doing no harm if you let it dry long enough. Leave it to dry for as long as you can 2+ days is ideal, if you have another computer play it safe by just using that for 4-5 days. Take it apart only if you're confident you can manage it...you could end up doing more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing.

 

[EricNau]

Yeah, not sure about that. I would think turning it off and letting it dry out would be far safer. A friend of mine spilled coffee on his two-day old, brand new Dell laptop.

It turned off immediately, the motherboard shorted out.

The more I see these threads the farther away I set anything resembling a liquid from my Powerbook (currently my drink is on an end table about four feet away from me).

Did he spill coffee on it to put the poor dell out of its misery?

 

[Seasought]

Did he spill coffee on it to put the poor dell out of its misery?

lol

It is possible the "accident" was a subsconscious drive toward liberation.

Sort of a like in Fight Club when "Jack/Tyler" blows up his own apartment.

 

[jellyjelly]

thanks you lot,

and for the jokes

we got pretty drunk and took things too far......

its fine, but sticky underneath and i did take the letter x out and now it doesnt work very well so im not trying that again. someone told me about some cleaning hose thingy for lap tops and the like,


my baby isnt perfect anymore............

keep those drinks away from thirsty lappys

have a good crimble and thanks again

cheers jelly

 

[Sun Baked]

There is a Chance the Bailey's will kill the keyboard.

It is not a clean alcohol like dropping Vodka into the machine.

Bailey's, mixed drinks, and such may create a problem where the stuff they leave behind will destroy the keyboard traces in it gets into there.

The best they do is create a sticky keyboard, the worst they do is corrode traces or make the pads non-functional.

 

[Deepdale]

Is it drunk?

A durable computer such as a PowerBook can not be considered drunk at least until the speech recognition feature is used and your words are badly slurred. Then it may warrant a trip to the Betty Ford Center's high-tech division.

 

[Sol]

Reminds me of that film...

I do not know about Baileys but in that 80s film Electric Dreams champagne was spilled on a computer and it brought the damn thing to life! Of course this led to all sorts of hilarious consequences, with the self-aware computer taking over the apartment and making life hell for the nerdy guy who spilled the drink in the first place. I am telling you, these days with all the CGI and Digital surround sound, film-makers have lost the art of story telling. How many wacky computer-becoming-self-aware-due-to-spilled-drink movies have we seen in the past decade? That's right, none. So when people spill Baileys on their PowerBooks no-one seems to know what to do any more.

 

[semaja2]

i wish people would learn some comeon sense when it comes to liquids and electrics, the first reaction someone will have is to turn it on to see if its alright, This has to be the wosrt idea i know people that have dropped mobiles in water and let it dry and turned it on where as if they turned it on straigth away poof there goes a good mobile

PS to anyone reading this DO NOT TURN ELECTRONICS ON AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN IN WATER WAIT AT LEAST 24 HOURS

sorry about the caps

 

[Seasought]

its fine, but sticky underneath and i did take the letter x out and now it doesnt work very well so im not trying that again. someone told me about some cleaning hose thingy for lap tops and the like,

Don't drink and compute! You were lucky this time.


Glad to hear things are ok for now.

 

[oakdryad5]

This sounds like a good challenge for the mythbusters! Of course if they had to use a real power book it might be a depressing episode...