So I unfortunately spilled beer on my 2012 Macbook Pro about a month ago. I just took it apart and saw the tell-tell signs of corrosion - a green "crusty" area in a small part of the logic board.
1) Should I even bother bringing this in to an apple technician? They are presumably just going to tell me that its water damaged which I already know. I can't afford paying them ~$200 dollars to clean it for me so would rather just do it myself.
2) I'm thinking of trying to clean out the board using this guide.
Basically my question is, to anyone who has successfully removed / cleaned a logic board is: Where am I most likely to go wrong? Is there anything not mentioned in the ifixit guide which I should be aware of. Have little experience in repairing electronic components and am, understandably, a bit scared of doing this. Any tips would be hugely appreciated.
To anyone reading this whose interested in a followup, I successfully did this yesterday. I removed the board and cleaned it with with isopropyl alcohol and a soft toothbrush and got rid of all visible corrosion. Thanks again to those who replied. The hardest things in the job were:
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a) re-inserting the logic board into the case
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a) re-inserting the logic board into the case
b) re-inserting the keyboard cable into its socket.
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These videos are extremely useful:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHriXZznKYE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZ_rG9VpHk
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This ifixit guide is good but it can be a little vague at times when describing how to remove the cables from the boards so definitely watch the videos.
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This ifixit guide is good but it can be a little vague at times when describing how to remove the cables from the boards so definitely watch the videos.
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A magnifying glass is extremely useful for ensuring all signs of corrosion are gone.
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A magnifying glass is extremely useful for ensuring all signs of corrosion are gone.
This is definitely tricky - some of the cables are not easy to pull out / reattach and i was worried at times that I was going to damage them. But if you're patient and logical about it, its satisfying work and its nice not to have to pay someone a few hundred dollars for something you can do yourself.
So I unfortunately spilled beer on my 2012 Macbook Pro about a month ago. I just took it apart and saw the tell-tell signs of corrosion - a green "crusty" area in a small part of the logic board.
1) Should I even bother bringing this in to an apple technician? They are presumably just going to tell me that its water damaged which I already know. I can't afford paying them ~$200 dollars to clean it for me so would rather just do it myself.
2) I'm thinking of trying to clean out the board using this guide.
Basically my question is, to anyone who has successfully removed / cleaned a logic board is: Where am I most likely to go wrong? Is there anything not mentioned in the ifixit guide which I should be aware of. Have little experience in repairing electronic components and am, understandably, a bit scared of doing this. Any tips would be hugely appreciated.
To anyone reading this whose interested in a followup, I successfully did this yesterday. I removed the board and cleaned it with with isopropyl alcohol and a soft toothbrush and got rid of all visible corrosion. Thanks again to those who replied. The hardest things in the job were:
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a) re-inserting the logic board into the case
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b) re-inserting the keyboard cable into its socket.
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These videos are extremely useful:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHriXZznKYE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZ_rG9VpHk
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This ifixit guide is good but it can be a little vague at times when describing how to remove the cables from the boards so definitely watch the videos.
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+
+
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A magnifying glass is extremely useful for ensuring all signs of corrosion are gone.
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+
+
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This is definitely tricky - some of the cables are not easy to pull out / reattach and i was worried at times that I was going to damage them. But if you're patient and logical about it, its satisfying work and its nice not to have to pay someone a few hundred dollars for something you can do yourself.
So I unfortunately spilled beer on my 2012 Macbook Pro about a month ago. I just took it apart and saw the tell-tell signs of corrosion - a green "crusty" area in a small part of the logic board.
1) Should I even bother bringing this in to an apple technician? They are presumably just going to tell me that its water damaged which I already know. I can't afford paying them ~$200 dollars to clean it for me so would rather just do it myself.
2) I'm thinking of trying to clean out the board using this guide.
http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/45997/Cleaning+coffee-splenda+corrosion+from+inside+of+MacBook+Pro
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Basically my question is, to anyone who has successfully removed / cleaned a logic board is: Where am I most likely to go wrong? Is there anything not mentioned in the ifixit guide which I should be aware of. Have little experience in repairing electronic components and am, understandably, a bit scared of doing this. Any tips would be hugely appreciated.