[geeks] Backlight issues - should I use AppleCare?

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Jan 7, 2007, at 1:27 AM, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:29:13AM -0500, Aaron Finley wrote:
>> I'm having trouble figuring out how he knew the machine would suffer
>> from "tar buildup" without even inspecting it, e.g. not even opening
>> the box? Does it smell that strongly?
>
> When he opened the box, the power cable was lying on top of the
> "top" styrofoam block.  The power cable is slightly discolored (e.g.,
> its not "sparkly white").
>
> Bill

My take is that, should the actual tech (and not the "Genius") come 
back to you about the smoke being the cause, that they prove it by 
actually dis-assembling in your presence, and using an alcohol-tipped 
swab or whatnot to show you the visible tar.

Aren't the pieces of the monitor we are talking about hermetically 
sealed in some way?  Wouldn't a dusty environment also cause the same 
problems?

--Patrick