The Ford Barn

mshmodela · 09-01-2015, 03:53 PM

I have to admit doing something very stupid, as a UNIX/Linux computer Engineer for over 20 years I always said to kids (keep drinks away from computers). Well last Thursday, I did not walk my talk and spilled my coffee on my 2 year old 15" Apple Macbook... Apple wanted $1,240 to fix my ~$2k laptop... I figured I'd see what I could do... I ordered some tools from https://www.ifixit.com and took the unit apart... Not seeing a lot of coffee I tried a few things and let the unit dry for a few days... Like removing and old Model A head, patients... well. I did a reset of it and dang thing fired up.... Suffice to say, thanks be to God as I cannot fully understand what I did..

JAKEFORD · 09-01-2015, 03:57 PM

That's a great story. It reinforces the patience concept of fixing things.

Hoogah · 09-01-2015, 04:52 PM

My son-in-law is a computer nerd. He recently saved a broken down laptop that was about to be junked by heating the printed circuit boards in the oven. The theory was that over time the solder that comprises the circuits cracks and causes the malfunction. Heating to a specified temperature allows the solder to soften and rejoin to itself. It worked. Who woulda thunk it?

5window · 09-01-2015, 05:07 PM

You had me pretty interested with you title typo "Dump thing" , I figured maybe you knew Bill W's dog!

CarlG · 09-01-2015, 05:43 PM

I got it figured out: The "b" is just upside down and backwards, that's all!

hardtimes · 09-01-2015, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlG

I got it figured out: The "b" is just upside down and backwards, that's all!

Ha, I got it too ! Just a computer ('glitch') pb or bp thing

!

mshmodela · 09-01-2015, 07:03 PM

yeah dumb! well my typing has never been the best and was so happy I never proofed my writing

700rpm · 09-01-2015, 07:55 PM

"Mind your p's and q's" comes from the time when type was set by hand. In type, the letters look the same except the typesetter has to think about each being backwards to the other.

Russell in Tulsa · 09-01-2015, 09:03 PM

I bought a 50" TV for the bedroom and after 1 year, Setting there watching it one evening the screen went black and had no sound. Out of warranty of course so I got on the web and searched for my problem. Found a guy says send me 16 bucks and he would send instructions and capacitors to fix it. I sent the money and a couple days later a package arrived and sure enough he came through.

After a bazillion screws and the TV laid face down on the bed I looked for bulged capacitors as instructed. Being a plumber I felt no angst about tearing into my "new" TV as I didn't want to buy another one or take to a shop to fix it.

I think I replaced about four and had like eleven left over for future use and decided it was time to try it out. So back together it went and set it back up on the stand and wow, it worked! Felt like a genius. Ha!

flatheadman · 09-01-2015, 10:39 PM

Spilled cola on my laptop keyboard. It still worked but keys stuck. I turned it upside down and sprayed WD40 on it. Worked another three years.

daveymc29 · 09-01-2015, 11:27 PM

Or was it the bar keep warning you to, "Mind your Pints and Quarts?"

Floats · 09-02-2015, 02:49 PM

Ever hear the about the lady who called her hubby to tel him the windows wouldn't open.
Honey, he said, calmly, pour some luke warm water over them and it should be OK.
10 minutes later she calls back to tell him 'the computer is now really stuffed'
Cheers
Chris
Cape Town

jrelliott · 09-02-2015, 04:09 PM

We had a radar set in the Navy that the air intake for the room was near the stack. Sucked in air with stack smoke and a LOT of carbon. Unit would quit. Washed the boards with distilled water and detergent. Let dry and would work again. Carbon and high voltage do not mix. Later they redesigned the air handling, put in air conditioner and changed to traveling wave tube. No more problems. Had multiple UHF transceivers that again had cooling air for the room that was contaminated with stack gases. Had to polish the inside of the transceivers and clean with alcohol to get to work.

mhsprecher · 09-02-2015, 06:47 PM

I spilled water on my 1 y.o. Lenovo laptop keyboard. 8 of the number keys do not work. I tried to dry it out, I took it apart. No dice. I took it to a computer shop, the keyboard they bought didn't work. It was my work computer, so my company will replace. FYI, I had had the motherboard replaced twice and the screen once at a year old. Thinkpads are not what they used to be.

ronn · 09-02-2015, 07:40 PM

why not stick a wet whatever in a dry bed of rice-the rice pulls the moisture out in a few days and miracles do sometimes happen........................!

(works on cell phones)

09-01-2015, 03:53 PM	#1
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Dump thing I did (not Model A) I have to admit doing something very stupid, as a UNIX/Linux computer Engineer for over 20 years I always said to kids (keep drinks away from computers). Well last Thursday, I did not walk my talk and spilled my coffee on my 2 year old 15" Apple Macbook... Apple wanted $1,240 to fix my ~$2k laptop... I figured I'd see what I could do... I ordered some tools from https://www.ifixit.com and took the unit apart... Not seeing a lot of coffee I tried a few things and let the unit dry for a few days... Like removing and old Model A head, patients... well. I did a reset of it and dang thing fired up.... Suffice to say, thanks be to God as I cannot fully understand what I did.. __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

09-01-2015, 03:57 PM	#2
JAKEFORD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 154	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) That's a great story. It reinforces the patience concept of fixing things.

09-01-2015, 04:52 PM	#3
Hoogah Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Posts: 800	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) My son-in-law is a computer nerd. He recently saved a broken down laptop that was about to be junked by heating the printed circuit boards in the oven. The theory was that over time the solder that comprises the circuits cracks and causes the malfunction. Heating to a specified temperature allows the solder to soften and rejoin to itself. It worked. Who woulda thunk it?

09-01-2015, 05:07 PM	#4
5window Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lewisburg,PA Posts: 938	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) You had me pretty interested with you title typo "Dump thing" , I figured maybe you knew Bill W's dog!

09-01-2015, 05:43 PM	#5
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) I got it figured out: The "b" is just upside down and backwards, that's all! __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

09-01-2015, 07:03 PM	#7
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) yeah dumb! well my typing has never been the best and was so happy I never proofed my writing __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

09-01-2015, 07:55 PM	#8
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,903	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) "Mind your p's and q's" comes from the time when type was set by hand. In type, the letters look the same except the typesetter has to think about each being backwards to the other. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

09-01-2015, 09:03 PM	#9
Russell in Tulsa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 298	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) I bought a 50" TV for the bedroom and after 1 year, Setting there watching it one evening the screen went black and had no sound. Out of warranty of course so I got on the web and searched for my problem. Found a guy says send me 16 bucks and he would send instructions and capacitors to fix it. I sent the money and a couple days later a package arrived and sure enough he came through. After a bazillion screws and the TV laid face down on the bed I looked for bulged capacitors as instructed. Being a plumber I felt no angst about tearing into my "new" TV as I didn't want to buy another one or take to a shop to fix it. I think I replaced about four and had like eleven left over for future use and decided it was time to try it out. So back together it went and set it back up on the stand and wow, it worked! Felt like a genius. Ha!

09-01-2015, 10:39 PM	#10
flatheadman Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lovelock, Nv Posts: 20	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) Spilled cola on my laptop keyboard. It still worked but keys stuck. I turned it upside down and sprayed WD40 on it. Worked another three years.

09-01-2015, 11:27 PM	#11
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,554	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) Or was it the bar keep warning you to, "Mind your Pints and Quarts?"

09-02-2015, 02:49 PM	#12
Floats Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mossel Bay, about 300km from Cape Town Posts: 530	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) Ever hear the about the lady who called her hubby to tel him the windows wouldn't open. Honey, he said, calmly, pour some luke warm water over them and it should be OK. 10 minutes later she calls back to tell him 'the computer is now really stuffed' Cheers Chris Cape Town __________________ Regards Chris Cape Town 28 Model A RPU, 29 Chevy Phaeton, 67 E Type FHC, 67 250SL Pagoda, 83 911 SC

09-02-2015, 04:09 PM	#13
jrelliott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pine, AZ Posts: 794	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) We had a radar set in the Navy that the air intake for the room was near the stack. Sucked in air with stack smoke and a LOT of carbon. Unit would quit. Washed the boards with distilled water and detergent. Let dry and would work again. Carbon and high voltage do not mix. Later they redesigned the air handling, put in air conditioner and changed to traveling wave tube. No more problems. Had multiple UHF transceivers that again had cooling air for the room that was contaminated with stack gases. Had to polish the inside of the transceivers and clean with alcohol to get to work.

09-02-2015, 06:47 PM	#14
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) I spilled water on my 1 y.o. Lenovo laptop keyboard. 8 of the number keys do not work. I tried to dry it out, I took it apart. No dice. I took it to a computer shop, the keyboard they bought didn't work. It was my work computer, so my company will replace. FYI, I had had the motherboard replaced twice and the screen once at a year old. Thinkpads are not what they used to be.

09-02-2015, 07:40 PM	#15
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,787	Re: Dump thing I did (not Model A) why not stick a wet whatever in a dry bed of rice-the rice pulls the moisture out in a few days and miracles do sometimes happen........................! (works on cell phones)