Power to laptop after coffee spill but not powering up.
Had just logged in when spilt coffee on MacBook. Unplugged machine, turned it upside down then forced machine to power off whilst login procedure still running (about 60 secs after spill). Left machine to dry. 24 hrs later plugged machine into power socket and after an initial orange light showed green but won't power up. Some of keys on right side of keyboard sticking. Have stripped down machine, cleaned everything. Unable to get keypad off - glued to casing. So removed this part and sprayed it with warm water and left to dry. Keys no longer sticking. Put machine back together. Still has a green charge but doesn't power up. Am thinking there may be a problem with start button? But unable to get to it as I need to remove keypad which is glued to casing and it's too fragile to force off. Has never been any visible coffee stains anywhere so coffee must have been trapped by the protective keyboard membrane. Should I simply replace keyboard unit or are there other options?
Is this a good question?
I omitted to mention that I also sprayed isopropyl into keyboard after wiping away the surface spill.
by perrymcguire