XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-25 06:07, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:49:35 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >   
   >> CrudeSausage    
   >> news:69722f08$4$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:07:04   
   >> GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I've watched enough of the Apple repair videos to acknowledge that I   
   >>> have no interest whatsoever in repairing any of them. I'm very happy to   
   >>> open up my laptop and replace any part that is faulty, but I wouldn't   
   >>> be happy to desolder certain parts after washing them with a specific   
   >>> liquid before resoldering another part and flashing the chip and hoping   
   >>> for the best.   
   >>   
   >> :) I have a small ultra sonic cleaner and some fancy cleaning juice I   
   >> got from the UK. It's the best stuff I've used so far for cleaning pcbs.   
   >> It even assists with water damage issues; leaves less for me to clean up   
   >> before I can start the repair process.   
   >   
   > I get the impression that you would have been able to fix the 2017 MacBook   
   > Air I spilled coffee on. Of course, that thing was so slow that I didn't   
   > even see the point of fixing it.   
      
   Your "impression" is almost certainly wrong.   
      
   I've seen the inside of a laptop (yes: a Mac) after someone spilled beer   
   into it.   
      
   Water is a good enough conductor to short components, and when there is   
   sugar in the liquid, it quickly caramelizes and then carbonizes and   
   destroys the motherboard.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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