I dropped my cell phone into a swimming pool once about 5 > 6 years
ago, and it took me a few minutes to fish it out. It was still on, so
I turned it off and removed the battery. I placed it in the oven and
set the temperature to 100 degrees (or maybe it was 120 degrees) for
about 1 or 2 hours and then let it cool down. The battery was shot (I
did not put the battery into the Oven), but with a new battery the
phone continued to work perfectly for another several years until it
was retired. It is still working today, but I no longer use that
service provider, as Verizon has just gotten too expensive compared to
the other choices available today, or I could still be using that 5,
or 6 year old cell phone.
Insert your open laptop into the Oven at low temperature at your own
risk, but hopefully, after you have dried it out thoroughly, it will
come to life again. You might need to replace the battery.
On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
My daughter spilled some water into her Mac laptop. What should
she do now to dry things out? The Mac did not shut-down after the
accident, but her screen went haywire. The Mac is presently turned
off....in a keyboard down position with a fan blowing on it.
Remove the battery, or if it's a non-removable battery style, take
the bottom off and unplug the battery.
If it was just water, then you're in luck since once it's dried out
it should still work.
Let it continue drying like that, and then put it in an airtight
plastic container or plastic bag with some dessicant like Dririte <http://www.drierite.com/
>
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