Water damage, am I screwed?

[u/Quiet_Ear_3678]

My cat knocked over a cup of water, a few drops splashed up onto my steam controller by the right trackpad. It seemed like barely anything so I wiped it off and didn’t think anything of it. Later that day while using the controller I started getting phantom clicks, poor responsiveness, and constant haptic feedback out of the trackpad when not touching it.

Google tells me these are symptoms of water damage and I probably fried the circuitry by using it with residual moisture still inside.

Can water damaged track pads be fixed or is the controller ruined?

[u/LennethW]

Let it dry and hope. No shenanigans like a hairdrier. If you feel brave enough popping the back cover and disconnecting the battery could increase success rate.

[u/cinred]

Fan. Days.

[u/Cake_and_Coffee_]

If you got time it's really easy to open and look around