Macbook turns on but won't charge.

Ok, so here's my quick story. Iced tea was spilled on part of my macbook about 2 weeks ago. It turned off and wouldn't turn back on. Later that day it turned on for about 30 mins and then turned back off. No noises were made, it turned off quietly. Macbook would not turn on for over a week, battery still showed power. Mac turns back on today, appears to be working normally. My personal charger will not charge the mac, my friends charger also does not work. The light doesn't come on the charger and nothing happens. What is wrong with my mac?
It also will not power my macbook, it doesn't recognize that its plugged in.
Message was edited by: enayes
Message was edited by: enayes

Welcome to the forums.
Anytime liquid is spilled on anything electronic. It should be turned off and the battery removed. Never turn it on until you give it a chance to dry out.
It sounds like your MacBooks circuitry has shorted out in the charger section and possibly other areas. It is hard to say without testing on the bench. You will need to have it serviced by Apple or another repair service. Do a search on the web and you will find some that does work cheaper than Apple and will give a quote before repairs are done.

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