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The Official "I spilled liquid in my MacBook, what do I do now?" Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="DeafMenter" data-source="post: 1801879" data-attributes="member: 400705"><p>If you spill something on a computer that you spent around 3k+ to purchase, my advice would be to get acquainted with disassembling a modern macbook pro touch bar model. I'm sure it sounds like an intimidating task but if you watch a disassembly guide and slowly follow along you'd have your logic board removed from the top case in less than a couple of hours. I'd personally rather immediately address the damage, isolate and clean the areas before any corrosion sets in, and then sleep easy not having to worry about a small mound of mould growing inside of my Macbook. If you leave corrosion long enough it may eventually cause enough damage to where your board is not even repairable. The corrosion can exist on the board getting worse over time without having any affect on the functionality of the machine until it just won't power on one day.</p><p></p><p>If you look online you might even find someone who offers a service where they will disassemble your machine and clean it for you after it has been exposed to liquid. I can disassemble a 15 in ch touch bar in about 15 minutes so I would assume that you could find someone who would charge a reasonable $60-$100 to clean the board following exposure to liquids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeafMenter, post: 1801879, member: 400705"] If you spill something on a computer that you spent around 3k+ to purchase, my advice would be to get acquainted with disassembling a modern macbook pro touch bar model. I'm sure it sounds like an intimidating task but if you watch a disassembly guide and slowly follow along you'd have your logic board removed from the top case in less than a couple of hours. I'd personally rather immediately address the damage, isolate and clean the areas before any corrosion sets in, and then sleep easy not having to worry about a small mound of mould growing inside of my Macbook. If you leave corrosion long enough it may eventually cause enough damage to where your board is not even repairable. The corrosion can exist on the board getting worse over time without having any affect on the functionality of the machine until it just won't power on one day. If you look online you might even find someone who offers a service where they will disassemble your machine and clean it for you after it has been exposed to liquid. I can disassemble a 15 in ch touch bar in about 15 minutes so I would assume that you could find someone who would charge a reasonable $60-$100 to clean the board following exposure to liquids. [/QUOTE]
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