Liquid spilled on Mac; battery won’t charge and won’t boot
I live in Southern Californiaand someone spilled tea on my laptop a week ago. I immediately took my computer, turned it off, dried it off and put it in a towel in my car windshield defroster on full heat. This did help extract the liquids and dry out the computer. All seemed fine until I turned it on...
PROBLEMS:
- The battery symbol in the upper right hand corner has a triangle in it with an exclamation point in the center... “!”
- My interpretation here is that the battery is not functioning and needs replacement.
- When I attempt to login to the computer it launches the loading bar across the screen(as it does after logins following restarts or shutdowns). As soon as the loading bar reaches 50-75% of the way across the screen it turns black and returns back to the login screen.
- Not sure what to do here. This is clearly not a battery issue solely.
- The laptop trackpad didn’t work particularly well when I used it for the login attempts.
- this could be minor but I didn’t get to use the laptop long enough to tell if it made any difference.
I went to Apple 2 days later and they indicated that(due to Apple’s inflated pricing and profit margins) it would cost 1500$ to fix + 100$ for labor. This is approximately the same cost as a bottom of the line current generation laptop in a smaller size. They also said that the computer shouldbe able to start up with or without the battery design. So this indicates deeper issues than the battery alone could explain.
NOTES:
- Computer hasn’t been backed up in the last month or so.
QUESTIONS:
- Do I need a new battery?
- What other parts do I need?
- Is there anyone/a location I can take this to have it fixed(NOT Apple)? Specific recommendations would be very helpful. I can drive anywhere from LA- San Diego if need be.
- If no recommendations, what is all I need to do this on my own?
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