a lucky escape

[Mark1964]

Knocked a 3/4 pint glass of stout over our laptop 2 nights ago. Got the towels out and the hairdryer and im glad to say it still works. Keyboard is a bit stiff though. Just hope it carries on working too :thumb:

 

[pittsy]

oooh bad un , i did this about a year ago , some of the keys began to stick .It took a while to get right , i panicked and thought that was the end of the key board but luckily all wells

 

[BrotherMalice]

Did you manage to rescue any of the pint?? :shock:

 

[calumscott]

I've done my iPhone4 twice...

...one pint of water first, that stopped some bits working for a while. Couple of days on a radiator and that fixed it.

...one pint of Burton Bridge Porter next, that stopped lots from working. Couple of days on a radiator... perfect!

I'm trying really hard to avoid a "third time unlucky" situation!

 

[Laurin]

I washed my USB stick a couple of times. First time I dried it in the oven on a very low setting next time I used the hot air coming out of my laptop. I also dropped my digital thermometer in a demijohn once and I could not grab it so I had to quickly pour it into a jug. I had to take the whole thing apart and wipe/clean all the internal parts because they were sticky. Now i have to replace the heat sink paste because it is has a really slow reacting time when you use it.
Putting things you dropped in water into dry rice is good because it sucks the moisture out.

 

[Hawks]

I went into the sea with a BlackBerry Pearl in my pocket ( I was drunk if that's a defence for total stupidity ) - needless to say it never really worked again - I learnt after to get the battery out as soon as you get phones wet - vastly increases your chance of it working again

 

[calumscott]

I went into the sea with a BlackBerry Pearl in my pocket ( I was drunk if that's a defence for total stupidity ) - needless to say it never really worked again - I learnt after to get the battery out as soon as you get phones wet - vastly increases your chance of it working again

Not so easy with an apple device!!! :lol:

Salt water is the killer, it eats electronics. I've heard of the rice thing working before. Silica gel is also brilliant if you can get your hands on a decent quantity. Catsan is another really good one...

...new, fresh, straight from the bag, Catsan of course...

 

[graysalchemy]

My kids left their laptop balancing on the arm of the sofa. Then the dog jumped on the couch and knocked it off. Needless to say it doesn't work now. :cry: :cry:

Mind you it was on its way out and I had promised them a new one.

 

[Baz Chaz]

My kids left their laptop balancing on the arm of the sofa. Then the dog jumped on the couch and knocked it off. Needless to say it doesn't work now. :cry: :cry:

Mind you it was on its way out and I had promised them a new one.

dog or laptop :wha:

 

[Hawks]

My kids left their laptop balancing on the arm of the sofa. Then the dog jumped on the couch and knocked it off. Needless to say it doesn't work now. :cry: :cry:

Mind you it was on its way out and I had promised them a new one.

dog or laptop :wha:

:clap: :rofl:

 

[graysalchemy]

Dog may be an old man but he is going strong I would never get rid of him :lol: :lol:

Nearly got rid of the kids but bought them a new laptop :wha: :wha:

 

[abeyptfc]

mark was that your excuse to wendy for having a sticky keyboard?

 

[Mark1964]

Nice one Abey but it was definitely the beer a few numbers dont work and the C button has come off but it still works :thumb: