MacBook Air Mid 2013
10.9.5
1.3 GHz
4GB
128GB SSD
Bought May 2014. Still under warranty until May 2015
Hello Apple community. Just looking for some advice regarding liquid damage to my Mba.
About a week ago my friend opened a can of drink near my laptop and a tiny amount, a quarter of a teaspoon, shot up in the air and landed right on top of the power and backspace keys. No other liquid landed anywhere near, or on the laptop.
I shut down immediately, wiped the keys and left it off for 72 hours.
Apart from initially not recognising the power key or turning on, it did eventually boot up and has been working properly with no notable side effects except the keys in question are sticking. They are recognising input but the sticking down is worrying me that eventually my power key and backspace key will fail, rendering my laptop un-useable. I had a flickering screen for the first hour but that has stopped now. All updated and running smooth.
I have helped others before with liquid damage on iOS devices and Apple hardware so I know that this will void my warranty and that Apple have “ways of telling” so I can’t take it in to Apple even though it’s still under warranty. Right?
So, if I can’t take it to Apple. Is there anything else I can do? I used to take apart and fix the old white MB’s but these new MBs’s seem pretty much locked down.
Can I open it up and fix it/clean the keys and whatever is under it? iFixit looks above my pay grade.
Will Apple even entertain looking at it?
Will the current symptoms of a sticking power key eventually be the downfall of my laptop? There is obviously some residue so will this damage what is underneath the hood?
I’ve had Apple hardware for years but never used AppleCare. Would ringing them and explaining this pull any weight? I guess no. They're big boys now.
Should I just leave it and hope it grows into old age with a dodgy power button. A bit like me. Ha. I can put up with sticking keys but is the laptop on borrowed time unless I get it looked at?
Why couldn’t it have been the bloody tilde ~ key?
Any thoughts please?
10.9.5
1.3 GHz
4GB
128GB SSD
Bought May 2014. Still under warranty until May 2015
Hello Apple community. Just looking for some advice regarding liquid damage to my Mba.
About a week ago my friend opened a can of drink near my laptop and a tiny amount, a quarter of a teaspoon, shot up in the air and landed right on top of the power and backspace keys. No other liquid landed anywhere near, or on the laptop.
I shut down immediately, wiped the keys and left it off for 72 hours.
Apart from initially not recognising the power key or turning on, it did eventually boot up and has been working properly with no notable side effects except the keys in question are sticking. They are recognising input but the sticking down is worrying me that eventually my power key and backspace key will fail, rendering my laptop un-useable. I had a flickering screen for the first hour but that has stopped now. All updated and running smooth.
I have helped others before with liquid damage on iOS devices and Apple hardware so I know that this will void my warranty and that Apple have “ways of telling” so I can’t take it in to Apple even though it’s still under warranty. Right?
So, if I can’t take it to Apple. Is there anything else I can do? I used to take apart and fix the old white MB’s but these new MBs’s seem pretty much locked down.
Can I open it up and fix it/clean the keys and whatever is under it? iFixit looks above my pay grade.
Will Apple even entertain looking at it?
Will the current symptoms of a sticking power key eventually be the downfall of my laptop? There is obviously some residue so will this damage what is underneath the hood?
I’ve had Apple hardware for years but never used AppleCare. Would ringing them and explaining this pull any weight? I guess no. They're big boys now.
Should I just leave it and hope it grows into old age with a dodgy power button. A bit like me. Ha. I can put up with sticking keys but is the laptop on borrowed time unless I get it looked at?
Why couldn’t it have been the bloody tilde ~ key?
Any thoughts please?