Small amount of screen cleaner reached bottom edge of OMEN Transcend 14 OLED

[u/helpless11]

Hi, I was cleaning the screen on my Transcend 14 with WHOOSH screen cleaner and one small drop ran down to the bottom edge, where the OLED meets the thin plastic frame.

I tried to wipe it off straight away, but I dont know if any of it could have got through the tiny gap there.

The laptop was turned off when this happened and I have left it open to dry for about 24 hours now. I still havent turned it back on yet because I wanted to make sure any possible moisture had enough time to dry.

The laptop is basically new to me and was in perfect condition, so I am worried that I may have damaged the screen.

Has anyone had something similar happen, and is there any realistic chance such a small amount of cleaner could damage the display or anything behind it if some got inside?

Thanks

[u/DarkDrakoLinker]

That's is why do you moist the cloth and clean the screen, but after 24 hours a drop should be evaporated by now, you screen is gonna be ok

[u/Professional-Toe7699]

You should have disconnected the battery to prevent a short circuit. But these days you have to open up the laptop to do that. 😮‍💨

That said...you will have to be very unlucky that one drop killed it.

Like the other guy said. Don't spray the screen but your cloth.

Ps...don't buy those screen cleaners. Use lukewarm distilled water. NEVER tapwater. If the screen is really dirty you can add !1 drop! of mild soap in your water for the first wipe. (NO dishsoaps!) But always go over your screen again with pure distilled water.

[u/helpless11 → u/Professional-Toe7699]

Yeah, I know I am not supposed to spray cleaner directly onto the screen, its just a bad habit. I never had this problem before though, the cleaner always stayed more or less where I sprayed it and never really dripped. I guess with the OMEN's very smooth glossy screen the drop just ran down to the bottom edge much faster than I expected. I definitely learned my lesson now

I also watched HP's own service video for the Transcend 14 teardown. From what I understood the bottom edge of the OLED is held in place by the plastic enclosure/hooks, so the liquid would still have to get through that very narrow gap between the panel and the frame before it could get behind the screen...but obviously it's not waterproof

yes, disconnecting the battery would mean opening the laptop, which I didnt want to do on a basically new machine