Water damage to screen?
A few days ago, I acquired a “water-damaged” A1706. There seems to be no obvious issue inside the main body, and the laptop functions perfectly on an external monitor. The screen, however, is malfunctioning. When I first turn it on, there is only about 0.5” of distorted display showing at the top:
If I warm the screen with a hairdryer aimed at the upper-half of the right bezel, the full display gradually flickers into life:
With sufficient heat, all the artifacts disappear and the screen looks perfect, but when it starts to cool, the flickering and horizontal lines re-appear. I have attached a few photos to demonstrate.
My question is two-fold. Firstly, is this a known and predictable pattern of failure? Secondly, is it user-repairable (advanced DIY), or will I simply have to replace the screen?
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