There isn’t really a definitive answer to this question, because it depends on a lot of factors, but if you lack the tools to open it yourself, my best recommendation would be to place it somewhere with some airflow, or point a fan at it (on a lower setting, higher settings may disturb the liquid and cause more damage), particularly towards the sides where the vents are located so air can flow through the machine and evaporate any liquid more quickly. And move it as little as possible. I typically advise at least 24 hours, but depending on the amount of liquid which got into the interior you may need more. Luckily these MacBooks are not like a phone and they have much more access to air.
I will also say that just because there is no damage now, if the battery is plugged in, there is going to be risk of additional damage occurring. Even in a powered off state, there is electricity present on the board and if the liquid moves around it may cause an issue. Your best bet is still going to be getting it open and unplugging the battery, since there is no way to know for sure whether or not any water got on anything important or if some water is still present without doing this.
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Did your computer survive?
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Johan Wallgren crwdne2934271:0
Yes it did! But I noticed heavily reduced battery life time after just one and a half year usage. Not sure if it’s due to the accident or my personal use.
The battery health is at 88%. Still better than not functioning Mac.
If you wonder what I did, Its as Alisha has suggested. You get a clue if you read her post and the comments.
I’ve also waited 48 hour and not 24 before I turned the Mac on again. Just to be at the safe side
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Kwan crwdne2934271:0
Had the same after-effects. Turns out a chip was somehow shorted and never turned off. I could still use it, but had to take care to keep it plugged in whenever possible, otherwise it would lose time. As you say, better than a non-functioning computer.
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Hey Kwan! I wanted to ask if your MacBook is still working and functioning as good as it was, I spilled some iced tea over my new MacBook Pro 13inch last week and I turned it upside down and dried it as much as possible but I didn't know I wasn't supposed to turn it off for sometime, I had an important assignment that day and I got back to working on my laptop afterwards. its still working and no harm seems to be done but I wanna know if there will be any future damages so I can set money aside. Thanks a lot for your posts and any answers will be appreciated!
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I'd say your computer is running on borrowed time, unfortunately, especially if your iced tea had sugar in it. Corrosion will slowly settle in and give you all sort of random issues before the laptop finally dies. Of course it all depends on the amount of iced tea that went inside, and where.
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