Macbook Pro water damage

J0hnb0y

J0hnb0y

J0hnb0y

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Hiya,

My macbook pro suffered a very unfortunate fate. The radiator in the room above leaked and my laptop got soaking wet whilst charging on the sofa below. I took it to a Genius bar and they said it is beyond repair :( I decided to take it apart and have a look myself. The screen is fine, the battery has swollen and there is a little corrosion on the logic board. I can't bring myself to throw it away just yet. Applecare naturally does not cover water damage and it wasn't insured otherwise. Is all lost?

Cheers,

John
 
J0hnb0y said:
Hiya,

My macbook pro suffered a very unfortunate fate. The radiator in the room above leaked and my laptop got soaking wet whilst charging on the sofa below. I took it to a Genius bar and they said it is beyond repair :( I decided to take it apart and have a look myself. The screen is fine, the battery has swollen and there is a little corrosion on the logic board. I can't bring myself to throw it away just yet. Applecare naturally does not cover water damage and it wasn't insured otherwise. Is all lost?

Cheers,

John
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Home contents insurance?
 
pingwing said:
Spare and repairs on ebay is probably the best bet...

You'll need at very least a new logic board and probably battery :(
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Was thinking of using isopropyl alcohol for cleaning connectors. The battery is completely gone, swollen up really badly and knocked the trackpad out of sync with the case :(
 
pingwing said:
Spare and repairs on ebay is probably the best bet...

You'll need at very least a new logic board and definitely a new battery :(
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fixed. If the battery is swollen then it poses a fire hazard so should be safely disposed of asap.
 
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