Water damaged MacBook Air, can I chisel down the potential problem?

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MacBook Air 13" Early 2014

Apple의 MacBook Air 13" 2014년 4월 업데이트에는 참신한 듀얼-코어 i5 및 i7 프로세서와 더불어 배터리 성능을 약간 향상시켰습니다.

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Water damaged MacBook Air, can I chisel down the potential problem?

Last year I had spilled soda on my MacBook Air 13” early 2014. I would eventually have problems with booting, but when it’s on I have an issue with the trackpad and keyboard which I wrote a topic on on this forum. I had issues with turning on the MacBook so I didn’t continue.

Today I tried turning it on after a long period of time so I know the power discharged. I held the power button and it booted up! I still had the same issue with the trackpad. I shutdown the MacBook and now I’m unable to power it back on. I’m not sure if I’ve waited long enough for a complete discharge but when I plug in the MagSafe it turns orange indicating charge. When I try hitting the power button it turns green indicating the power button is registering a press. But when I hit the power button it does not turn on.

I’m hoping with this information I can help diagnose the situation further. It looks like it can theoretically power on under the right condition. Perhaps with a power discharge?

I imagine the issue could be corrosion but could it be the battery or another part I could replace from what I’m describing?

I did not do anything. I eventually just stopped powering it on. I don’t have any tools to crack open the MacBook yet. I initially just cleaned the surface so it looks normal.

I was hoping I could target a few areas like just the battery and trackpad. I imagine leaving it like that did not help the situation.

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Reference your original post: How do I fix a MacBook Air trackpad and mouse?

Dan 의 2019년 5월 28일

The first question is did you follow the guidance? Did you clean the corrosion up and replace the trackpad and if needed the trackpad cable?

Dan 의 2019년 5월 28일

No I did not. I did not clean it.

davidrak 의 2019년 5월 29일

Then your procrastination may have made this worse! Hopefully its not too late! Take the logic board out as outlined here MacBook Air 13" Early 2014 Logic Board Replacement As well as inspect the rest of the system for damage.

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you have not told us what you did about the initial soda spill. My suspicion is that the logic board most likely was not properly decontaminated and is experiencing failure by corrosion. At minimum you want to go ahead and remove the board etc. MacBook Air 13" Early 2014

Post some pictures with your question of what your board looks like so we can see what you see. 기존 질문에 이미지 추가하기 Right now you do not want to try to start your computer since that could make a bad situation worse.

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Thank you to everyone for all your help! I fixed the problem!

Having a year of drying seemed to be ok with the laptop. There was no water damage inside but it may have effected the cables. All I did was disconnect the power cable, the trackpad, and the keyboard, clean the connectors, and reseat the cables. It looked like any potential water might’ve baaaaarely got on the cable, but just doing a quick wipe and reseat fixed the problem. No need to replace anything major. Woohoo!

Thanks for all your help guys! Good luck to anyone who has the same problem.

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Reference your original post: How do I fix a MacBook Air trackpad and mouse? — Dan
The first question is did you follow the guidance? Did you clean the corrosion up and replace the trackpad and if needed the trackpad cable? — Dan
Then your procrastination may have made this worse! Hopefully its not too late! Take the logic board out as outlined here MacBook Air 13" Early 2014 Logic Board Replacement As well as inspect the rest of the system for damage. — Dan
Thank you to everyone for all your help! I fixed the problem!

Having a year of drying seemed to be ok with the laptop. There was no water damage inside but it may have effected the cables. All I did was disconnect the power cable, the trackpad, and the keyboard, clean the connectors, and reseat the cables. It looked like any potential water might’ve baaaaarely got on the cable, but just doing a quick wipe and reseat fixed the problem. No need to replace anything major. Woohoo!

Thanks for all your help guys! Good luck to anyone who has the same problem. — davidrak

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Water damaged MacBook Air, can I chisel down the potential problem?

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