[ltp] Spilled Water on R32

[James McKenzie]

morpheus:

I left the unit to dry for a day or so.  Then I removed the battery and 
cleaned the terminals of the battery.  I recommend not doing anything 
with the system for a day or so.

James McKenzie


morpheus wrote:

>Yes...actually long ago when I spilled red wine on my 600E, I managed to
>wash it with water and dry it in my oven on low heat...I never got the
>red stain off the keyboard, though.
>
>Thanks for all the suggestions on cleaning the unit...but keep in mind
>that my unit was plugged in and running when I spilled water on it.  So
>even if there was no physical damage, I'm afraid I may have shorted
>something in the electrical connection between the battery and the
>motherboard.  That would explain why it won't charge or run on
>batteries.
>
>It would be nice to know if anyone has, for any reason, had a machine
>that wouldn't charge or run on batteries, and what you did about it...
>
>-James
>
>On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 17:32, James Knott wrote:
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>>Over the years, I have often cleaned circuit boards under hot tap water, 
>>without problem.  Provided no physical damage occurred with the spill, 
>>it should be OK.  Another remedy would be a thorough cleaning with alcohol.
>>
>>
>>Sasha Z wrote:
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>>>Have you tried going over the board with some DI water to thoroughly
>>>clean it of impurities? Spray the board with a douche, swirl it
>>>around, dump waste water... repeat. Do this a couple times, let the
>>>board dry overnight. Try again.
>>>
>>>I have recovered from more than one spillage incident this way. :)
>>>
>>>Incidentally, a slightly more advanced process with sonic vibrators is
>>>used in real PCB production plants to clean off PCB's.
>>>
>>>On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:19:52 -0400, morpheus <morpheus@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
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>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I recently spilled a full glass of water on my running R32 (sigh).  It
>>>>instantly switched off, and I could hear the water boiling as it hit the
>>>>CPU...there was actually steam coming from my keyboard.  Since then, I
>>>>only use travel mugs with lids near my PCs...
>>>>
>>>>Anyway, after taking it apart and drying everything out, then putting it
>>>>back together, I only have two problems:
>>>>
>>>>1. DVD/CD in ultrabay is not recognized...this problem was intermittent
>>>>at first (after the water incident) but now it never recognizes it.  I
>>>>don't mind, since I have a new 42p, so I just SMBShare the DVD on that.
>>>>Incidentally, the DVD/CD drive works in other thinkpads, so it's
>>>>probably a problem with the controller or the ultrabay.
>>>>
>>>>2. Cannot run on battery power.  Well, I rarely take it out anywhere,
>>>>since I'm using it more as a file server/firewall, but it is annoying.
>>>>Has anyone ever repaired/replaced the battery charger unit on the R32?
>>>>Is it a separate unit?
>>>>
>>>>Any help would be appreciated...
>>>>
>>>>On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 06:20, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 20:25, Ajai Khattri wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you think the battery is dead or is there something more seriously
>>>>>>wrong?
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>Try removing the battery and plug the thinkpad into AC - then boot it.
>>>>>If the thinkpad boots ok it's a battery related problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Brix
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>>>>>          
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