Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-22 Thread dc
Some newer clothes dryers come with a sweater rack that clips into the dryer without tumbling. When my wife spilled water on her Dell laptop I opened it up and placed it on the dryer rack at a low setting for a couple of hours. I figured it was safe enough for wool sweaters so it should be OK

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-22 Thread Brian Fuelleman
...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:02 PM Subject: Re: water in the laptop Here is my handy-dandy way to dry electronics. I drop things in water often, and this has worked very well: 1) Open everything and remove batteries, hard disks, etc. 2) Take each

water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread Lawrence David Eden
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 offin a keyboard down position with a fan blowing on it. Thanks, Larry -- You received

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread Jonas Ulrich
What laptop is it? I would take it apart as much as possible, use an air compressor, or buy some cans of compressed air, and blow out as much of the moisture as possible. Then set it upside down near a heat source to dry for a few days. You will most likely have to replace the keyboard either way

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
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 offin a keyboard down

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread dc
...and after you dry it out buy her a $2.00 keyboard cover. On Feb 20, 4:41 pm, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net 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

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread Brian Fuelleman
exposure to clean, dry air, the better. A keyboard cover sounds like a wise investment for you. From: dc dbc...@verizon.net To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:27 PM Subject: Re: water in the laptop ...and after you

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread Cameron Kaiser
...and after you dry it out buy her a $2.00 keyboard cover. I have a silicone iBook keyboard cover for this very reason. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- Dread

Re: water in the laptop....

2012-02-21 Thread David W. Morris
. 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