[ltp] Spilled Water on R32

[Burkhard Woelfel]

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On Tuesday 17 August 2004 03:18, 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...

Yes, a 770z.=20

Wouldn't charge, wouldn't run on batteries. Plain dead.

The DC-DC card was not properly connected. I was about to get it changed wi=
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the help of some friends, but it wasn't necessary.=20

I can feel your pain. Good luck!

Regards,
=2D - Burkhard

>
> -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.e=
du>=20
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 intermitte=
nt
> > >>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 tha=
t.
> > >>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 serious=
ly
> > >>>>wrong?
> > >>>
> > >>>Try removing the battery and plug the thinkpad into AC - then boot i=
t.
> > >>>If the thinkpad boots ok it's a battery related problem.
> > >>>
> > >>>Regards,
> > >>>Brix
> > >>>--
> > >>>Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gimp.org>
> > >>
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