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My very simple iBook Mod - hopefully to save spillage
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Well my friend just trashed his laptop by spilling Coke all over it.. which got me thinking - I'm so going to do that soon!
So I just placed a transparency sheet between the keyboard and the AP Card etc. So if liquid spills ont he machine it wont go straight though into thr RAM and AP card etc..
I noticed though that there are holes there, and ive now gone and blocked them - is this going to cause a overheating problem? Im guessing not as the plastic behind the keyboard does not seem to be breatheable..
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I free'd my mind... now it won't come back.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2003
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It is unlikely that it releases heat this way - it wouldn't make a lot of difference seeing as there is zero space between the metal plate and the keyboard.
If you are worried though, why not leave the sheet out, and only put it in when you are about to spill something? ;-)
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iMac G5 17" 2.0ghz 1.5gb RAM MacOS10.4 • iBook G4 14" 933mhz 768mb RAM MacOS10.4 • iPod Touch 16gb
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Join Date: May 2001
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I've always been told that a minimal amount of heat was released through the keyboard, which is why Apple never allowed the notebooks to operate with the screen closed. I'd be kinda weary about covering that up.
Just don't spill coke on your computer. 
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
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meh ive deceided to take it away... if i spill coke onto it then i can claim insurance.. and replace the old 500Mhz slow iBook... 
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I free'd my mind... now it won't come back.
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Join Date: May 2005
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yea.. im with jokell82.... I always read that part of the cooling system for the iBooks is heat dissipitating through the keyboard.
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MacBook Pro | 2.16 ghz core2duo | 2gb ram | superdrive | airport extreme
iBook G4 | 1.2ghz | 768mb ram | combodrive | airport extreme
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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You could always use Temperox too see whether or not it makes a difference.
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