My cat just puke(hairball) on my raspberry pi 3b+ and it died...

caver01

Holding my breath until the next new post that uses the puke tag. I think it could be a while.

quicksilver

@caver01 thanks for pointing that out gave me a good laugh!

Lolonois

Well, purr fellow.
However, since it is posted under "Help and Support". Here is something you may try while waiting for your new Rpi. I guess all is not lost:

RPi are quite resilient from my experience, never had one puked but one with spilled soda over it. I was able to revive it with these steps:

Disconnect puked (not nuked - sorry for the pun) RPi from mains, remove SD-card.
Let it chill a while to make sure any capacitors and remaining current is gone.
Rinse and clean under a lot of cold water, maybe use a soft toothbrush carefully.
Dry the drops with a antistatic cloth.
Put it in a salad spinner, spin, repeat step 4. and 5. if needed.
Let it air dry or use a oven (50° Celsius max) or a hair dryer in any case do not exceed the normal temperature conditions of the Rpi.
Before reconnecting to power make sure all humidity is gone/removed (USB-Ports, SD-card slot).

Good luck!

quicksilver

@Lolonois I would not recommend using water to clean electronics. Isopropyl alcohol is a better and safer choice.

herb_fargus

Stick it in a bag of rice. Good as new!

shavecat

Yes i tried all the stuff haha
nothing really helped ,
does someone want a not working pi ? ;)
thanks for the help :))

GoldManSex778

My cat stains the concrete when he does that, did your cat's hairball burn through the pi's case?

shavecat

@GoldManSex778
haha burn in down to the ground like lava...
was having a fan on it so it was open from above... she poked just right in the fan (so hairball just scramble all over the inside ) :\

ByteThis

@shavecat If that splattered all over the place from the fan..I think I'd move. lol

BuZz

@herb_fargus said in My cat just puke(hairball) on my raspberry pi 3b+ and it died...:

Stick it in a bag of rice. Good as new!

Not sure the cat will like that!