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From: Flavio Matani on 6 May 2008 17:43
So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
of Doom of the four Angels calling...

Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
available Genius apointment slots?

--
flavio matani
guitar tuition
homepage.mac.com/flavio_matani/guitar/
www.livejournal.com/users/flavius_m/
From: ric on 7 May 2008 05:01
On 7 May, 00:13, flavio_mataniTAKETHISBIT...(a)mac.com (Flavio Matani)
wrote:
> Peter Hayes <sphnos...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > Flavio Matani wrote:
> > > So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
> > > At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
> > > shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
> > > the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
> > > or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
> > > keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
> > > of Doom of the four Angels calling...
>
> > > Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
> > > available Genius apointment slots?
>
> > With a MacBook I suspect it's going to be an expensive repair and a new
> > keyboard. I did the same on a PC keyboard and even after flushing with
> > distilled water the keyboard was never the same. If you even think of
> > cleaning the keyboard take the battery out first.
>
> I was thinking along those lines. It was not recognising the keyboard at
> all when I last started it up. It hasn't got AppleCare so it is a case
> of house contents insurance and seeing whether that is covered. They get
> you any which way, you know that you'll pay it back in next year's
> premiums and the next but I do need the 'boko for the way I do my work
> so... that is one avenue I'll have to investigate.
>
> --
> flavio matani
> guitar tuition
> homepage.mac.com/flavio_matani/guitar/www.livejournal.com/users/flavius_m/- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Black coffee? Milk? Sugar?
If it had sugar in it then the liquid will be slowly corroding what it
touches. If it's penetrated onto the mobo then it's not looking
good. Milk just smells.
I'd take the battery out first off. If it were a PC laptop I'd remove
the keyboard, rinse it in warm water and dry it in the airing cupboard
for a few days, and mop up any excess under the keyboard as much as
possible - if it's soaked under the keyboard it's likely to be A Bad
Thing but a few drops aren't going to hurt.
Anything that's had coffee on it needs a rinse or a wipedown and to be
completely dry before reuse.
I've never removed the top cover of a MB so I don't know how tricky
this is - if MacFixit think it's a DIY job then try this first as you
might get away with a repair that costs you nothing more than some
elbow grease.
You might be lucky and get away with a new keyboard. On the MB it's a
whole new top case and I believe it's around £116 quid plus the VAT
and fitting for it.
Definitely look in to the house insurance. A mate did the same with a
pint of beer and was covered, and ended up with a faster machine than
his original...

I like beer in pints, and I like drinking it of an evening whilst
using my MBP. I live in fear of a similar error...!
From: Chris Ridd on 7 May 2008 05:36
On 2008-05-07 10:01:55 +0100, ric <publicmail(a)infobubble.co.uk> said:

> Black coffee? Milk? Sugar?

Black, knowing Flavio.

Cheers,

Chris

From: Jon B on 7 May 2008 06:40
Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote:

> So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
> At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
> shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
> the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
> or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
> keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
> of Doom of the four Angels calling...
>
> Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
> available Genius apointment slots?

Turn it off and call your insurance company!

If you haven't got backups remove the battery & ram cover slot & pull
the hd, remove the shielding from around the HD, ensure it is all dry
and go get a caddy to pull the data off (it'll fit a standard 3.5" SATA
drive case its the same connectors).

I've got a works macbook that suffered the same fate two weeks ago up on
the shelf, it worked fine for a week, but the tea had gone under the
shield of the HD, across the battery where it then dripped under the
motherboard. So eventually it killed the HD and the graphics went
shortly afterwards. The only parts working are the screen & the CD drive
now.
--
Jon B
Above email address IS valid.
<http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Tim Streater on 7 May 2008 06:50
In article <1igkiud.vitp0j16t30c6N%black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com>,
black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com (Jon B) wrote:

> Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote:
>
> > So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
> > At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
> > shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
> > the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
> > or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
> > keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
> > of Doom of the four Angels calling...
> >
> > Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
> > available Genius apointment slots?
>
> Turn it off and call your insurance company!
>
> If you haven't got backups remove the battery & ram cover slot & pull
> the hd, remove the shielding from around the HD, ensure it is all dry
> and go get a caddy to pull the data off (it'll fit a standard 3.5" SATA
> drive case its the same connectors).
>
> I've got a works macbook that suffered the same fate two weeks ago up on
> the shelf, it worked fine for a week, but the tea had gone under the
> shield of the HD, across the battery where it then dripped under the
> motherboard. So eventually it killed the HD and the graphics went
> shortly afterwards. The only parts working are the screen & the CD drive
> now.

You have to act quick, remove battery, dismantle and wash in warm water,
dry gently with warm air, and re-assemble. I've fixed a laptop that way
(coca-cola) and a keyboard (yoghurt).
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