Honey, did you happen to spill anything on the console?

Well, there was some water but there was hardly any on it.

Sweetie, you could have ten gallons on it, but one drop inside it could have caused the problem.

Oh.
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Thanks folks, I'll take it apart tomorrow and report back.

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