On Sat, 15 May 2004, ethan zimmerman wrote:
> My mom just spilled coffee on her laptop,
Oops. (See http://24.94.123.66:81/warranty.jpg for a worst-case
scenario.) That's a good reason to keep all conductive liquids _below_
the level of any equipment they could adversely affect.
> so I need some suggestions on
> cleaning. Here's are the details
> - The coffee was black (no cream, no sugar)
That's good. Well, "better".
> - The laptop was tipped upside down immediately (for drainage)
> - The laptop had "turned itself off" (which I'm guessing means it
> shorted)
Probably in the process of doing so, a large amount of current flowed
through some some component that's not meant to handle it.
> I think those are all the important details. Any suggestions about what
> to do would be helpful. Right now I think the best course of action is
> to field strip it and let it dry (possibly rinse with distilled water
> and let it dry).
That'd be my guess. Especially the rinsing bit. You may have to do some
scrubbing; if so, do it gently, so as not to disturb the surface features.
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