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<blockquote data-quote="techiesteve" data-source="post: 1661295" data-attributes="member: 98520"><p>At work I've seen no end of liquid damaged MacBook's, MacBook Pro's and Macbook Air's, some literally full of liquid, others with areas of green and blue growths on the logic board. I also see them half full of rice that gained access through the rear ventilation slot, it never works, the damage has already been done. There are no high voltages within your MacBook Air. The real reason the Apple tech wouldn't give you your MacBook Air back to you with the base removed was for a safety issue relating to the battery. To provide the largest capacity in the smallest package and to minimise weight there is no protective covers over the individual battery cells. If the soft skin of a charged battery is punctured shorting it it can produced a huge amount of energy and fire, that's why the base is held on with security screws. If it was awash with liquid and 3 months have passed the battery would have discharged long ago. From your description of what happened it's most unlikely it will ever power on again without spending far more on a repair than it's worth. Did you have it covered under your household contents accident insurance?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="techiesteve, post: 1661295, member: 98520"] At work I've seen no end of liquid damaged MacBook's, MacBook Pro's and Macbook Air's, some literally full of liquid, others with areas of green and blue growths on the logic board. I also see them half full of rice that gained access through the rear ventilation slot, it never works, the damage has already been done. There are no high voltages within your MacBook Air. The real reason the Apple tech wouldn't give you your MacBook Air back to you with the base removed was for a safety issue relating to the battery. To provide the largest capacity in the smallest package and to minimise weight there is no protective covers over the individual battery cells. If the soft skin of a charged battery is punctured shorting it it can produced a huge amount of energy and fire, that's why the base is held on with security screws. If it was awash with liquid and 3 months have passed the battery would have discharged long ago. From your description of what happened it's most unlikely it will ever power on again without spending far more on a repair than it's worth. Did you have it covered under your household contents accident insurance? [/QUOTE]

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