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Please Help! My MBP Was Soaked in Water!
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<blockquote data-quote="PerryLynch" data-source="post: 650432" data-attributes="member: 38563"><p>Do NOT spray any WD40 on it. The oils will contaminate your system and cause eventual corrosion of the motherboard. </p><p></p><p>At this point, what I would do is this: Get a <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8655029&type=product&id=1196469474711&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8655029" target="_blank">box fan </a>- like the type we used to use in our windows before air conditioning became the norm, and a couple of books or other items that can be used to prop it up off the floor. </p><p></p><p>Lay the props on the floor, so that they will keep the box fan off the floor and allow air to flow up. Lay the box fan on the props so that it blows the air UP, and then set the fan on medium or high speed, depending on how much of the noise it makes you can tolerate. Then, open the MBP as wide as you can. Perhaps you can find some supports to use, to keep the lid and case in a stable position. If you can, open it up and lay it across the top of the box fan, so that the screen and keyboard are facing down (imagine a tent). </p><p></p><p>This way, air is getting into the MBP via the superdrive slot, and the keyboard and speaker grills. Let air flow through that setup, for as long as you can tolerate -2 days, at least. </p><p></p><p>After you've spent 48 hours drying it, Keep your fingers crossed. Pray if you believe. Power it up first on battery only, then on power supply. </p><p></p><p>Disclaimer: I've never done this to an MBP. But I've done it to other wet electronics with about a 75% success rate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PerryLynch, post: 650432, member: 38563"] Do NOT spray any WD40 on it. The oils will contaminate your system and cause eventual corrosion of the motherboard. At this point, what I would do is this: Get a [URL="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8655029&type=product&id=1196469474711&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8655029"]box fan [/URL]- like the type we used to use in our windows before air conditioning became the norm, and a couple of books or other items that can be used to prop it up off the floor. Lay the props on the floor, so that they will keep the box fan off the floor and allow air to flow up. Lay the box fan on the props so that it blows the air UP, and then set the fan on medium or high speed, depending on how much of the noise it makes you can tolerate. Then, open the MBP as wide as you can. Perhaps you can find some supports to use, to keep the lid and case in a stable position. If you can, open it up and lay it across the top of the box fan, so that the screen and keyboard are facing down (imagine a tent). This way, air is getting into the MBP via the superdrive slot, and the keyboard and speaker grills. Let air flow through that setup, for as long as you can tolerate -2 days, at least. After you've spent 48 hours drying it, Keep your fingers crossed. Pray if you believe. Power it up first on battery only, then on power supply. Disclaimer: I've never done this to an MBP. But I've done it to other wet electronics with about a 75% success rate. [/QUOTE]
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