Spilled a bit of water over my laptop now my battery doesn't work

Water damage is a serious problem, that's why I'd recommend contacting Apple Support or visiting your local Apple Store.

https://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/contact/

Like all things electric, computers and water don’t mix and it only takes a single drop of water to short out an electronic device. Continuing to use your computer after it became wet was a major mistake. You should have turned to computer off immediately and taken it to an authorized repair center. At this point you are looking at a very significant repair cost. Maybe you have renters/home owners insurance that will cover it.

I have the same issu than you, my kid just droped a few drops of water, and power button doesnt work, to turn it on i have to disconnect battery and re conecct and plug it... mine isnt slow works perfectly but the power button doesn't work......

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why are you surprised that water on an electronic device harms it?

katrin94 wrote:

I do not remember ever saying that I'm "surprised" that water would harm my laptop.

Please note that dwb was addressing his last post to fontas, not you.

Ciao.

Katrina - I wasn’t responding to you but I admit I was short with the person I was responding to and I shouldn’t have been.

As has already been noted here and in other posts, water damage isn’t something that has a DYI solution. Sometimes a user is lucky enough that almost nothing gets down into the electronics and gets the computer turned off before there’s a short. In such cases it is sometimes possible to dry the computer out using desiccants (rice is often mentioned but can be problematic) leaving no damage. As a tech I’ve even managed to dry out a few very soaked computers and get them functioning again (at least for a while). If the liquid was a sugary drink or anything other than water that adds more problems. Having gotten wet, contacts can begin to corrode but not cause problems until weeks later. That’s why it is best to get the computer turned off and into the hands of an Apple tech as quickly as possible and the fix is almost always an assault to the wallet.

I work a few hours a month for an Apple reseller and before that for other electronics stores. For as long as I can remember, as I’ve rung up a new computer purchase I’ve urged my customers to contact their home/renters insurance company to make sure their device was covered for all accidents/damage at a reduced deductible. Or to purchase computer insurance. A few dollars a month in insurance pays heavy dividends when you’ve just dropped your notebook on the floor or given it a bath.