Coffee mixes with many things…but not electronics
A few weeks ago, one of our recently installed digital soundboards (Yamaha LS9) was having trouble booting up. It kept referencing a missing file of some sort. After a few days of unsuccessful troubleshooting with Yamaha, Chip received permission from them to open the unit and peek inside. This is what he saw:
Fortunately for us, Chip is amazing. He used warm soapy water and cleaned out the spilled coffee from the chassis as well as on the circuit boards. He gave them time to dry, buttoned up the board and viola! it booted right up! Thank you, Lord!
Accidents happen. You might think the moral of the story is that you can reduce the damage accidents cause by not mixing liquids with electronics. Indeed, that is a corollary. But the true moral of the story is that Chip Roebuck is amazing!
Dave Stone @ April 9, 2008