[geeks] Macbook probably KIA, now what?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jochen Kunz wrote:
>> Oh, joy. My 7 year old just dumped a nearly full coke on top of my
>> Macbook. I've got all the bits opened up and have been drying it with
>> the aid of a hair drier
> You should have rinsed out the coke first with water. Then get rid of
> the water with isopropyl. Let it dry for two or three days. If the
> inards of the HD didn't get wetted your chances are good to get your
> MacBook back to live.
> 
> More then once I got soaked up and dirty electronics from the junk
> yard. Washed it, dried it and most of the time it worked like before.
> At least if there wheren't any mechanical parts involved. (HDs, FDs
> keyboards, ...) Electronc parts are not that sensitive to water, at
> least as long as the electronics is not powered on.

I once used a method identical to yours to power up a MicroVAX 3100 I 
had found half-buried in mud, of all things.

Peace...  Sridhar