โฒ 294 โผ Spicy pillow ๐ง (feddit.org) submitted 1 year ago by Localhorst86@feddit.org to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments I noticed the back of my steam deck feeling uneven yesterday. Opened it up to find a spicy pillow inside. Replacement is underway, but I'm gonna remove this one now, already. Wish me luck...
[โ] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Few drop of 91% isopropyl alcohol all around the edges of the battery and waiting a few minutes helps a lot if you're afraid of too much heat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) I thought about that, but checking the ifixit guide revealed there are holes spread around the battery tray, I was worried that any isopropyl alcohol I tried to get underneath the battery would just drain through those holes onto other hardware, potentially causing damage. In hindsight, tough, maybe putting some IPA onto the plastic card I used to insert underneath the battery to cut through the adhesive would have worked well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) FYI, it would almost certainly cause no damage. 91% isopropyl alcohol evaporates extremely fast and with no electricity flowing it couldn't short anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 2 points 1 year ago Actually less worried about shorting something, note worried about it damaging some adhesive or protective film, or anything on the screen, really :) permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago That's one of my go to's when fixing phones. FYI, the plastic playing cards work great for that. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Tingly3771@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* IPA (of enough concentration) is the same thing you'd use to clean the circuitry/hardware so it shouldn't cause any damage unless it dissolves with the glue and somehow that's damaging (it shouldn't be). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) I thought about that, but checking the ifixit guide revealed there are holes spread around the battery tray, I was worried that any isopropyl alcohol I tried to get underneath the battery would just drain through those holes onto other hardware, potentially causing damage. In hindsight, tough, maybe putting some IPA onto the plastic card I used to insert underneath the battery to cut through the adhesive would have worked well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) FYI, it would almost certainly cause no damage. 91% isopropyl alcohol evaporates extremely fast and with no electricity flowing it couldn't short anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 2 points 1 year ago Actually less worried about shorting something, note worried about it damaging some adhesive or protective film, or anything on the screen, really :) permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago That's one of my go to's when fixing phones. FYI, the plastic playing cards work great for that. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Tingly3771@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* IPA (of enough concentration) is the same thing you'd use to clean the circuitry/hardware so it shouldn't cause any damage unless it dissolves with the glue and somehow that's damaging (it shouldn't be). permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) FYI, it would almost certainly cause no damage. 91% isopropyl alcohol evaporates extremely fast and with no electricity flowing it couldn't short anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 2 points 1 year ago Actually less worried about shorting something, note worried about it damaging some adhesive or protective film, or anything on the screen, really :) permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Localhorst86@feddit.org [S] 2 points 1 year ago Actually less worried about shorting something, note worried about it damaging some adhesive or protective film, or anything on the screen, really :) permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago That's one of my go to's when fixing phones. FYI, the plastic playing cards work great for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Tingly3771@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* IPA (of enough concentration) is the same thing you'd use to clean the circuitry/hardware so it shouldn't cause any damage unless it dissolves with the glue and somehow that's damaging (it shouldn't be). permalink fedilink source parent
