Cotty, I went to the Rossman website, and they provide free estimates; and say that repair of liquid damage is usually $325-$450.
I bought a new (to me) 2015 MBP Friday, because I’m as dependent on it for work as you are. If I can have a second working computer for $325-450, though, it would be dandy. Alas, no trips to the Mother Country planned. Heading across the pond for a conference in Rome in a few days, though. Rick > On Nov 4, 2018, at 11:38 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > > On 4/11/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Cotty, the area of corrosion is fairly large. One capacitor now, other >> components later... > > Understood Rick. > > If there is an area of 'corrosion' on the PCB, I certainly stand corrected. > Have you ever spilled liquid on top of the keyboard or has it ever got wet? > In normal domestic operation 'corrosion' on PCBs is not very common. > > The capacitor I mention is a design flaw in that it doesn't seem to have the > longevity to do the job it's supposed to, hence when it fails the machine > won't usually boot up. Replacing this cap will doubtless allow it to boot > again. > > I'm not saying that this is viable for you, or that you should be doing this > - all I'm saying is that most repair techs won't know about this (bad cap) > issue and will put it down to anything else that fits into their sphere of > recognition. > > I simply mention it because it is highly likely to be the cause of your 2008 > MBP not booting up. If you're ever due this way, by all means bring it along > and I'll fix it for you :-) > > Cheers! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit and > || (O) | Live Broadcast News > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
