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Spilled water on MacBook Pro

Hello!

Thanks for taking your time to read my question; I appreciate any advice one can give.


About a month and a half ago I spilled water on my MacBook pro. It shut off and I wasn't able to turn it back on. Last week I opened it up, cleaned the inside, and unplugged and re-plugged a few things back in. I then charged it for about an hour and turned it on. It worked, but the battery said it had only one percent. Is there anything I can do? Is the battery the issue? When I plug it in sometimes the green light goes on and sometimes the plug goes orange. Usually if I unplug it a few times it'll go to Orange.


Thanks for the assistance.

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 6:25 PM

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Apr 25, 2015 9:13 PM in response to shadowaxe99

Here's my standard blurb about a water incident:

"Whenever a liquid spill occurs the first thing that has to happen is the laptop should be shut down immediately. All power must be removed as soon as possible.

It is especially important that the battery be disconnected and removed.

No attempt should be made to start/restart the computer since this could potentially damage the logic board beyond all repair.

All affected parts must be removed from the laptop and carefully and closely inspected. Any involved area should be marked for special treatment.

Then all affected parts would be washed in deionized water in an cycling ultrasonic cleaner and blown dry with compressed air. (In a water spill the deionized water is probably not as critical. Depends on the mineral content of the water.).

This is especially true of the large chips on the logic board. Liquid can wick under them and cause havoc for weeks if not months and years after the incident, depends on the liquid..

The logic board should be placed in a drying/dehumidifing oven for at least two days. Longer depending on the spill.The keyboard is a separate matter.

Apr 25, 2015 9:22 PM in response to TheSnapDude

I did, they want me to pay $999, but at this point it looks like I fixed most of the issue.


When the computer turns on it operates fully. The charge seems to be the issue, as when I turn it on it says 1%. Do you think I need a new battery or charging port? From what I understand, if the Mac turns on and is fully functional, the logic board, motherboard, HDD, and RAM are all in working order, correct?


Is there a way to test the battery and see if that is the issue? Is it worth taking out the battery and putting it back in? It requires me to purchase a weird screwdriver, so I want to see what I can do without it. '


I used a compressed air cleaner to clean the inside.

Apr 25, 2015 9:24 PM in response to spudnuty

When the computer turns on it operates fully. The charge seems to be the issue, as when I turn it on it says 1%. Do you think I need a new battery or charging port? From what I understand, if the Mac turns on and is fully functional, the logic board, motherboard, HDD, and RAM are all in working order, correct?


Is there a way to test the battery and see if that is the issue? Is it worth taking out the battery and putting it back in? It requires me to purchase a weird screwdriver, so I want to see what I can do without it. '


I used a compressed air cleaner to clean the inside.

Apr 26, 2015 1:27 AM in response to shadowaxe99

" if the Mac turns on and is fully functional, the logic board, motherboard, HDD, and RAM are all in working order, correct?"

Not really because:

"I then charged it for about an hour and turned it on. It worked, but the battery said it had only one percent. Is there anything I can do? Is the battery the issue? When I plug it in sometimes the green light goes on and sometimes the plug goes orange."

"The charge seems to be the issue, as when I turn it on it says 1%"

All these functions are controlled by the SMC, basically a system power and other stuff management chip:

Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

"The battery does not appear to be charging properly."

You can try resetting SMC.

It's also possible the DC in board got damaged.

"Is there a way to test the battery"

You can just disconnect the battery and try a known good battery.

If the SMC chip is found to be faulty the logic board will need to be replaced.

Spilled water on MacBook Pro

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