In any case, get back to us, so we can learn from your experienc. I have yet to see a Thinkpad motherboard destroyed by water only, unless the board was steeped in water. I have seen a lot of bad Sony VAIOS, Acers, and HP laptops damage by even little bits of water.
RB - - - - - 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 10:51 AM, Bruce Markowitz <[email protected]>wrote: > You have to take it apart and dry it thouroghly. There is nothing to be > afraid of, since the system board is probably shot anyway. If there had been > no battery, I think you could have saved it. But the battery does put energy > into the system, so the odds are against you. In any case, take it all apart > and dry it out really well. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Ro" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:56 AM > > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] something sad > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
