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Tuesday January 24, 2006 6:41 pm
DIY: Salvage An Electronic Device After A Liquid Spill
It seems that every day we become more comfortable around our electronics since they are a part of our everyday lives. What happens when we spill something on our keyboard, or a leaky roof drips on you wireless router? The latter really did happen to this guy’s friend, and he show us step-by-step how to attempt to fix the problem. With just your household tools, you can begin to take apart your damaged device and begin to save it instead of shelling out extra money.
(thanks robotman!)
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The biggest issue that ive got is the keyboard + coffee, tea or whatever drink issue. Ive bought 4 new keyboards in the past 6 months and should keep one spare really :)
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this is a tip that i can really use. i am so clusmy and and am always knocking things over
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[quote author="angivodka" date="1148878888"]this is a tip that i can really use. i am so clusmy and and am always knocking things over[/quote] I'm with you. I hate that brief moment in time when you realize you're drink is about to spill all over the keyboard and there's nothing you can do to stop it...what torture!
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[quote author="lyricb" date="1149704392"][quote author="angivodka" date="1148878888"]this is a tip that i can really use. i am so clusmy and and am always knocking things over[/quote] I'm with you. I hate that brief moment in time when you realize you're drink is about to spill all over the keyboard and there's nothing you can do to stop it...what torture![/quote] This actually actually happened to me today. I had gotten up to do something and was just sitting back down and felt my arm hit something. I looked and I all I could do was watch as my Coke ruined my keyboard I bought a couple of days ago.
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