Do not turn it on for a week. Remove the keyboard by removing the screws on the bottom. Your greatest damage risk is to the keyboard if the computer remains off... and that can be replaced for $40 to $50. Taking off the keyboard allows more air to circulate.
Keep it upside down, and use absorbent toweling, and Q-tips to wick out moisture. Using a rubberized dish drying rack works well, to keep it elevated for air circulation. Baby diapers work well. Keep a low speed fan focused on it to keep air circulating at a very low speed. High speed can generate static. Check your hardware store for packets of material which absorb moisture. We have even rescued a T60 from Alaska that was directly under a roof leek over night. We have also rescued Thinkpads filled with a cup of coffee with heavy sugar. The trick is keeping it off until totally dry, and that can take a few days. Then clean up with denatured alcohol pads. - - - - - I believe in equality. Equality for everybody No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them. .. ... .... ..... ...... ~ Steve Martin On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Jerry Ro <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I managed to undock it (found the key) and I removed the battery... > When I undocked it (12 hours after it happened), I saw a very very small > "puddle" next to the battery, which makes me worry what goes inside... > I am tempted to unscrew it and use a hair drier, not sure if it is wise. > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Jonathan Berry <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Here on the Wet Coast a dehumidifier (sort of like an air > > conditioner, but not quite) is a very useful tool around the > > house anyway. It is more than 100% efficient as a heater > > because of the free heat from the condensation of water vapour, > > but OTOH electricity is expensive. > > > > Anyway, a dehumidifier would help your task of drying out the > > computer before applying juice^H^H^H^H^H electricity. > > > > -- > > happy > > Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
