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Freshwater Spaceman
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Hi,

I was playing Rome total war on my laptop in my conservatory. After a
3hour marathon, I excuses myself briefly to go the toilet for a long
overdue piss. When I returned I found droplets of water next to the
touchpad, obviously I got shit scared turned everything off (it still
seemed to be working) and moved it out and wiped the water off. I
examined the ceiling of the conservatory to find a lot of condensation
(its cheap), it seems to be a very cold night here in London. Anyway I
didn't see any water on the keyboard, it just seemed to be on the
casing next to the touchpad (the touchpad seemed a bit damp, but no
sign of water). I'm not going to turn it on for the next 2 weeks,
hopefully enough time for any water that could have gotten inside to
dry out - are there any other precations I should take to minimise
damage? This has got me quite worried as I love my laptop (and old dell
d600) and have not backed anything up. Anyway I'll greatly appreciate
any responses.

Thanks
NN
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Freshwater Spaceman
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Actually, do you think thats a good idea Grant? It seems to fly against
the conventional wisdom dished in similar threads in this group (there
seems to be many), that one should wait for it to dry before turning
on.

Thanks

NN
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Freshwater Spaceman
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
"Running" it as it is turning it on? Err.. Ok . Thanks I'll do it right
away.

Cheers

Nn
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Grant
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
On 31 Oct 2005 19:35:57 -0800, "Freshwater Spaceman" <Interplanetary.Pirate@gmail.com> wrote:

Quote:
I'm not going to turn it on for the next 2 weeks,
hopefully enough time for any water that could have gotten inside to
dry out

Lots of time for corrosion to set in, _running_ the thing warm will
dry it out much faster -- get your data out of it now in case though.

Grant.
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Freshwater Spaceman
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
This all happened about 20 minutes ago btw.

Thanks

NN
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BigJIm
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
if no water got inside the machine it will be fine
you could run a hairdryer over the keyboard for a few minutes but don't melt
the keys.

"Freshwater Spaceman" <Interplanetary.Pirate@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130816157.766657.6330@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
Quote:
Hi,

I was playing Rome total war on my laptop in my conservatory. After a
3hour marathon, I excuses myself briefly to go the toilet for a long
overdue piss. When I returned I found droplets of water next to the
touchpad, obviously I got shit scared turned everything off (it still
seemed to be working) and moved it out and wiped the water off. I
examined the ceiling of the conservatory to find a lot of condensation
(its cheap), it seems to be a very cold night here in London. Anyway I
didn't see any water on the keyboard, it just seemed to be on the
casing next to the touchpad (the touchpad seemed a bit damp, but no
sign of water). I'm not going to turn it on for the next 2 weeks,
hopefully enough time for any water that could have gotten inside to
dry out - are there any other precations I should take to minimise
damage? This has got me quite worried as I love my laptop (and old dell
d600) and have not backed anything up. Anyway I'll greatly appreciate
any responses.

Thanks
NN
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Quaoar
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Freshwater Spaceman wrote:
Quote:
Actually, do you think thats a good idea Grant? It seems to fly
against the conventional wisdom dished in similar threads in this
group (there seems to be many), that one should wait for it to dry
before turning on.

Thanks

NN

I've done the following on a wet cell phone, the laptop I'm posting
from, and a wet Palm Vx, all successfully: turn the oven on to 300F for
a couple of minutes. The 300F is unimportant except to get the coils
and thus the oven warm, just about 110-120 F, no warmer. A candy
thermometer placed in the barely warm oven will confirm the temperature.
The temperature threshold of pain is about 130F which is too warm.
Remove any battery packs if possible. Leave the device in the oven for
several hours or overnight. Put a note on the stove so everyone knows
not to use the oven while doing this! Remove from the oven, let device
cool for several hours.

The cell phone was a problem since the electrical grounding was via gold
contacts agains the aluminum case. All of the grounding contacts had to
be removed and the aluminum buffed to remove an overabundance of
aluminum urinate (dropped in a toilet) that insulated the ground.

Enjoy.

Q
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J. Clarke
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Freshwater Spaceman wrote:

Quote:
Actually, do you think thats a good idea Grant? It seems to fly against
the conventional wisdom dished in similar threads in this group (there
seems to be many), that one should wait for it to dry before turning
on.

If it got a real soaking that would be a different story, but a few drops
dripping from the ceiling, with it working afterwards with no apparent ill
effects I for one wouldn't worry about.
Quote:

Thanks

NN

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Grant
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
On 31 Oct 2005 20:11:48 -0800, "Freshwater Spaceman" <Interplanetary.Pirate@gmail.com> wrote:

Quote:
Actually, do you think thats a good idea Grant? It seems to fly against
the conventional wisdom dished in similar threads in this group (there
seems to be many), that one should wait for it to dry before turning
on.
OP said the thing was working, no water went into the LCD backlight

high voltage area :o) Seems safe to me... better than leaving it
cold and wet.

Grant.
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Ashley
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Dont turn it on !!!
it will never work again !!!
ill give you 20 bucks for it.

just kidding.
if its just a few drops on the surface of the laptop it should be ok.
but if it got inside the system then you might have a problem

i have a amd 500mhz laptop ( K6-2-500 ) and its been left in the
rain,dropped in the bath ( wasnt me )
and dropped down the stairs.oh and my friend split and can of coke on it.
and it still works =]

a few drops,meh shouldnt be a problem =]

Ashley


"Freshwater Spaceman" <Interplanetary.Pirate@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130816157.766657.6330@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
Quote:
Hi,

I was playing Rome total war on my laptop in my conservatory. After a
3hour marathon, I excuses myself briefly to go the toilet for a long
overdue piss. When I returned I found droplets of water next to the
touchpad, obviously I got shit scared turned everything off (it still
seemed to be working) and moved it out and wiped the water off. I
examined the ceiling of the conservatory to find a lot of condensation
(its cheap), it seems to be a very cold night here in London. Anyway I
didn't see any water on the keyboard, it just seemed to be on the
casing next to the touchpad (the touchpad seemed a bit damp, but no
sign of water). I'm not going to turn it on for the next 2 weeks,
hopefully enough time for any water that could have gotten inside to
dry out - are there any other precations I should take to minimise
damage? This has got me quite worried as I love my laptop (and old dell
d600) and have not backed anything up. Anyway I'll greatly appreciate
any responses.

Thanks
NN
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Freshwater Spaceman
Guest
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
Ok thanks, for the replies folks! Aprreciate it, turned it on just a
bit ago, seems to work fine.

Cheers

NN
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Barry OGrady
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:00:44 +1100, Grant <g_r_a_n_t_@dodo.com.au> wrote:

Quote:
On 31 Oct 2005 19:35:57 -0800, "Freshwater Spaceman" <Interplanetary.Pirate@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm not going to turn it on for the next 2 weeks,
hopefully enough time for any water that could have gotten inside to
dry out

Lots of time for corrosion to set in, _running_ the thing warm will
dry it out much faster -- get your data out of it now in case though.

Do not use artificial heat. Room temperature only.

Quote:
Grant.

Barry
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Barry OGrady
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Procedure for dealing with water on laptop ? Reply with quote
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:21:33 -0700, "Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote:

Quote:
Freshwater Spaceman wrote:
Actually, do you think thats a good idea Grant? It seems to fly
against the conventional wisdom dished in similar threads in this
group (there seems to be many), that one should wait for it to dry
before turning on.

Thanks

NN

I've done the following on a wet cell phone, the laptop I'm posting
from, and a wet Palm Vx, all successfully: turn the oven on to 300F for
a couple of minutes. The 300F is unimportant except to get the coils
and thus the oven warm, just about 110-120 F, no warmer. A candy
thermometer placed in the barely warm oven will confirm the temperature.
The temperature threshold of pain is about 130F which is too warm.
Remove any battery packs if possible. Leave the device in the oven for
several hours or overnight. Put a note on the stove so everyone knows
not to use the oven while doing this! Remove from the oven, let device
cool for several hours.

Do not do that. Room temperature only.
My Yaesu FT-50 radio came with instructions in case of dropping in water.
Remove battery and allow to dry at room temperature.

Barry
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Home page
http://members.iinet.net.au/~barry.og
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