So what type of beer was it? Inquiring minds want to know!
Me, personally, I try never to let my Blue Moon anywhere near my PowerBook.
Me, personally, I try never to let my Blue Moon anywhere near my PowerBook.
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MacBook + Beer = OH S**T!!!!!!!
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So, how pissed was your girlfriend?
The mac was not the only one to be inactive for 48 hrs I presume.
I love macs, but I'm equally upset over the beer spill too.
The mac was not the only one to be inactive for 48 hrs I presume.
I love macs, but I'm equally upset over the beer spill too.
LOL, rdowns, goes down again returning with the classic with the best 'tar on MR. Hmm, but maybe initiating sex will help with her flared temper, sometimes it works you know, depending on how young and immature they are, lol.
Best advice I see here. However, I would try pure Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alc, is the same, but not as pure so it can leave a residue that discolors plastics) as it usually doesn't mare/discolor/affect the color of plastics (check by soaking wash cloth in it and leaving in contact with the plastic, in the least noticable spot on the machine, for a good long time). It's cheap by the pint or quart/liter, it will evaporate and semi-clean the offending liquid from the insides without doing damage to sensitive electronics. You can buy more expensive electronics cleaners that evaporate very quickly, but they are expensive, and you also need to check compatibility with plastics as they will melt/discolor some plastics.
Water has a tendency (unless it's distilled water) to cause some minor oxidation of electrical contacts, so if you washed it with water, I'd go buy some desiccant/drier material for packaging or from a chemical supply company, put it into an air tight container and leave it with dessicant for several days, the dessicant can be reheated and used again, they are sold with color indicators crystals, and colorless versions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccant
Oh sorry, my mind was still on another post, was thinking it got sticky from initiating sex, or messy aftermath I mean, lol
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Cristal......
lol
Macbook = student laptop
students = beer
Cheap beer!
Spilled cheap kegger beer, after one too many bong hits, lol
Cristal? That's for the hip-hop/rapper bling-bling crowd. Erudite & sophsiticated Mac owners toast with Krug Vintage or Krug Vintage 100% Chardonnay based, single vineyard 'Clos du Mesnil' @$750/btl, or Salon, even DP when it's good.
Brings up a point though, if your male is a bon vivant, gourmet chef/dinner like Anthony Boudrain and he's spilled vinegar while wipping up a dish to seduce you with, like vinegar (the worst!); wine is typically very acidic (not as corrosively acidic as vinegar or some soda pops, lol) and will definely corrode the electrical contacts inside your laptop...got to get it cleaned...if it doesnt' mostly trickle out/drain out of the laptop after you've proped it up on it's various sides trying to remove as much liquid as possible; either by your own doing with Iso alc, or other electronics cleaning liquids, or by $$$ repair shop.
4 weeks? Who can wait that long, besides if it is water, and you're in a relatively low humidity environment (prop it up next to a window A/C and the dry air will get it done much faster) it should dry out completely in less than a week.
Hmm, coffee is acidic, contains corrosive tannins, it's nasty stuff! Worse than wine- clean that sucker if you spill coffee on it. If mostly spilled out of the vents, probably is fine, but if it "pooled" somewhere inside, that corrosive liquid is bad to have inside.
I bought it from CompuSmart, in Canada...They closed down though. My warranty is still good though, I have a local service center that services the warranty (The warranty was backed by the Warranty Company of Canada)
Probably better to buy or repair the mackbook than have to find a new girlfriend. After all you are still alive, so she must be fairly understanding.
This is a Mac forum, therefore, forget about the beer, how much beer are you able to sell to buy more Macs?
hah hah that is true!
Well he has a pointlol
Macbook = student laptop
students = beer
Old people
And bong hits plus keg beer, you kind of deserve that. Pot + cheap beer + blackbook = bad idea.
Hot Water...
As some previous Poster noted.. BEER is not too pure... and from 20 years of Pro Audio experience, I have first hand knowledge that WATER (as pure as you can find) is the ONLY THING that will SAFELY Break Down Beer/ Cola if you spill on Electronic Items....
You should first Remove any Power to Unit and drain off as much as possible the Beer; at this point water cannot be a Bad thing to Introduce to the Device as long as No Voltage present (I am not completely sure of any "power storage" items in Computers unfortunately... There are obviously some BackUp Batteries and Capacitors involved... Hopefully someone smarter than me on this can advise...)
That being said, the Beer/ Cola should be broken down w/ Very Warm water ASAP... I have DUNKED more than a couple of $10,000.00 Audio Consoles in a Bathtub after someone spilled a Pitcher of Beer (or a FULL TRAY of Drinks!!) during what seemed like "Good Fun" to Party Revelers.... I don't know "how wet" you can get a Computer Safely (speakers/ Screen ?? Sealed, etc) I would think trying to "squirt at it upside down" so it drained immediately off, removing Beer w/ the rinsing water.. ???.. Maybe?? .... and then Dried with Forced Air Flow to reduce possibility of contaminants actually adhering to the Contacts...
I am "cautiously Optimistic" that this is the most likely way to begin the Healing Process.... I do hope others will post w/ serious help as well... GOOD LUCK!!
As some previous Poster noted.. BEER is not too pure... and from 20 years of Pro Audio experience, I have first hand knowledge that WATER (as pure as you can find) is the ONLY THING that will SAFELY Break Down Beer/ Cola if you spill on Electronic Items....
You should first Remove any Power to Unit and drain off as much as possible the Beer; at this point water cannot be a Bad thing to Introduce to the Device as long as No Voltage present (I am not completely sure of any "power storage" items in Computers unfortunately... There are obviously some BackUp Batteries and Capacitors involved... Hopefully someone smarter than me on this can advise...)
That being said, the Beer/ Cola should be broken down w/ Very Warm water ASAP... I have DUNKED more than a couple of $10,000.00 Audio Consoles in a Bathtub after someone spilled a Pitcher of Beer (or a FULL TRAY of Drinks!!) during what seemed like "Good Fun" to Party Revelers.... I don't know "how wet" you can get a Computer Safely (speakers/ Screen ?? Sealed, etc) I would think trying to "squirt at it upside down" so it drained immediately off, removing Beer w/ the rinsing water.. ???.. Maybe?? .... and then Dried with Forced Air Flow to reduce possibility of contaminants actually adhering to the Contacts...
I am "cautiously Optimistic" that this is the most likely way to begin the Healing Process.... I do hope others will post w/ serious help as well... GOOD LUCK!!
I didn't check this forum for a couple days and I return to find a plethora of advice. THANKS!
the beer was AmberBock (michelob product-not bad for like $5.00 a 6pack)
I was scared to try dunking it in a tub. (can you REALLY do that? what about clock batteries, etc?)
after 72 hours, it restarted and is doing fine, except for sticky keys (check out my other post here)
Against the advise of council, I did attempt to initiate sex. luckily it worked and I was able to distract her from the sparking, flaming macbook for something like 2 or 3 minutes.
Thank goodness she's understanding and has a sense of humor!
If you have ideas about sticky keys and other damage concerns, post in this thread or here
the beer was AmberBock (michelob product-not bad for like $5.00 a 6pack)
I was scared to try dunking it in a tub. (can you REALLY do that? what about clock batteries, etc?)
after 72 hours, it restarted and is doing fine, except for sticky keys (check out my other post here)
Against the advise of council, I did attempt to initiate sex. luckily it worked and I was able to distract her from the sparking, flaming macbook for something like 2 or 3 minutes.
Thank goodness she's understanding and has a sense of humor!
If you have ideas about sticky keys and other damage concerns, post in this thread or here
Cristal? Krug? Dom?
Man o Man. I've been running Apples since the IIC and I never realized just how classy and sophisticated we were! you guys must have taken a much more practical career path. I went into public education and am lucky to splurge on guinness or a bottle of NightTrain once in a while.
congratulations to you guys!
Man o Man. I've been running Apples since the IIC and I never realized just how classy and sophisticated we were! you guys must have taken a much more practical career path. I went into public education and am lucky to splurge on guinness or a bottle of NightTrain once in a while.
congratulations to you guys!
beer in laptop
i myself was the victim of a beer fried laptop... a friend of mine ended up knocking an entire sam adams light all over the keyboard of my dell inspiron 8500... with the money i extracted out of him afterwards i was able to purchase my new mbp so it ended up being a blessing in disguise.. just wish it had been a better beer that had destroyed the majority of my college work...
i myself was the victim of a beer fried laptop... a friend of mine ended up knocking an entire sam adams light all over the keyboard of my dell inspiron 8500... with the money i extracted out of him afterwards i was able to purchase my new mbp so it ended up being a blessing in disguise.. just wish it had been a better beer that had destroyed the majority of my college work...
