When spilled water on MacBook Pro keyboard?

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but after putting it outside in the sun and then holding it in the freezer for about 20 seconds it was good as new!

Corrosion will soon set in, backup all data ASAP......failure is just short of 100% guaranteed

Last night I spilled like half a cup of water on my macbook. It has turned on and everything there are no problems accept when i put in the laptop charger it just isnt charging the laptop! I have searched for someone with the same problem as me but i haven't found any thing.. I'm 13 and have no clue on how to fix it. No water dripped out of the laptop so i dont know why it has effected the charger. Can someone please help me?

Hi MissKittykath,

Did you read through the posts in this thread? There are only to things you should do, and the sooner the better - unplug it immediately, and take it to Apple to be looked at so they can tell you what is going to need to be done to make it safe and to make it not crap out on you in a few weeks' or few months' time when corrosion sets in.

There is no easy fix. Read Plotinus Veritas' posts. They very clearly tell you what is inevitable.

Cheers,

GB

Uhh, its been like 14 months now and so called "corrosion" has not set in.

So, you got lucky, enjoy it.

without firsthand examination on both sides of the logic board, IO board, and trackpad card, and myriad connectors, you dont know that actually.

Ive bought many used macbook pros to resell, 10 at a time in govt. auctions,.......they contained corrosion that were working ok.

at WHAT point they WOULD fail is pure speculation.

Your false premise is that corrosion = immediate failure / fault. That is simply not the case

the correct position is that corrosion is high premise and likelihood for 'immanent failure' of some variety.

Just want to add to the original post here. I spilled a full glass of water directly onto my Macbook Air keyboard, it shut off imeadiatly. I placed the keyboard upside down on rice overnight and tried turning it on in the morning, nothing happend. The next day I tried plugging it in and still nothing. Today I took it completly apart besides the display and keyboard, let it sit out for about 3 hours and put it back together. It is not working and appear to be completly fine! I could not be happier I thought my 6 month old $1000 logic board (cause thats really what we're paying for here) was ruined but nope! So there is hope!

While the hope is in play make sure to keep regular backups of your Mac.

What is really annoying is that other vendors have fixed this by either including damage in their warranties (DELL) or designing a draining keyboard (lenovo.)

Check this out: http://blog.lenovo.com/design/avoiding-water-on-the-brain

Seems likey Lenovo in particular is thinking different. . . . .

It's called insurance, there's nothing stopping you from buying some for your Mac

Or buy a Lenovo.

For anyone who has had a spill or is asking questions should one happen:
I spilled beer on my MacBook Air keyboard a few days ago. I immediately turned it off and left it upside down for maybe 24 hours without trying to turn it back on. I did towel/wipe it dry but that is all. After about 24 hours I tried to turn it back on and after pressing the on button many times it would occasionally show the low battery image on the screen. The orange light showing low battery lit up when I plugged my computer in but it wouldn't turn on. A couple days later-about 6 hours ago-I took a blow drier to the keyboard for less than a minute I'd say. I just tried to turn my computer on and after a few attempts it worked. Everything is great except my keys are a bit sticky and my battery says it isn't charging. However, it does stay on as long as I keep it plugged in. Best of luck to everyone.

I do recommend taking the computer to a genius bar and getting insurance that includes accidental damage if that's an option for you. But I also had to add a positive spill story to the discussion.

hey guys, it seems like you are al saying pretty scary stuff over here. I spilled water on the keyboard twice, the first time it took 3 days to come back to normal, and today, it is already working well after less than 24 hours. My advice is just to clean it up as much as you can turn it upside down, if you can, use a hair dryer. After that the touch pad is still not working very well but give it a day or two and it will be fine.

Lot's of people in here saying that once water touches it it's toast. Although I don't recommend testing that theory, my SO on 3 occasions has spilled both water and Snapple directly into the MBP keyboard without disastrous results.

Each time the computer operated properly long enough to shut it down. After which we just drained the water out of the side ports, let it dry for about 20 hours (face down), and the machine came back on just fine. There is definitely some sort of short circuit with the video output ports (even that works but with a noticeable "click" in the video every few seconds), but other than that no noticeable defect.

I have to say, this is a fairly resilient machine given all the abuse. Or perhaps she's just lucky. I think timing is probably everything.

Anyone know what apple charges to replace just the keyboard on the MBA 13"? nephew spilled coffee on it, keyboard doesn't work but after having it upside down in a dry back for nearly a week, system boots fine - or appears to.

Hi Guys,

I just want to write this testimonial about what happened to my MacBook Pro 3 days ago. While I was eating dinner at the table while surfing the net, I accidentally knocked my tall glass with water straight to my laptop. Water was spilled on the side where the charger is. I don't really know the extent of spillage but all I know is that there was really water on that side of the keyboard. I immediately unplugged the charger because I was also charging that time and wiped the keys with wash cloth. The laptop was initially ok and was still on but after several seconds the screen went black. I panicked and I immediately turned it off and turned my laptop upside down in the hopes of draining the remaining water that spilled. I then searched for forums from my phone on what to do in cases like this and came upon this forum. Upon reading the posts, I thought I did a good job by turning it off immediately. But here's the thing. When I was about to flip it over to wipe the keys again, I accidentally pressed on the power button. I saw the apple logo at the back of the screen lit up and heard the usual sound when you turn on the mac. I was happy but a second later, I saw the apple logo flicker and when I checked the screen, it was blank. There was nothing on the screen. I was really disheartened and tried to turn it on a couple of times. But all I get is the sound when you turn on the laptop but the screen is totally blank. My heart started racing and I didn't know what to do. My wife and I discussed things and decided to immerse the laptop in rice, just as what we have read in the forums. We kept it there for approximately 3 days. We then prayed and prayed and prayed. I was really broken hearted. After all, it was not an easy peasy purchase. We haven't even finished paying for the laptop because we enrolled it for 6 months in installment payments. I was already searching the net for Apple Service shops near us just to get ready if that dreadful thing happens. But I just surrendered everything to God for I know He is the God of everything. I was tempted to try to open it several times but fear always kicked in. After 3 days, we decided to test the laptop. I came from night duty so I was sleeping when my wife tried to turn it on. She prayed fervently first. When she pressed the power button, VOILA my laptop sprung back to life 🙂 She tested all the keys, it was all working. She tried to charge it, it was charging. She woke me up and blurted out the good news. I was really happy 🙂 Truly, He is the God of everything! May this testimonial give hope and inspiration to all of you who are in the same situation as I was, 3 days back. To God be all the glory!