[ltp] Spilled Water on R32

[morpheus]

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:
> 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:
> > 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:
> > 
> >>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:
> >>
> >>>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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