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Years ago, my youngest son spilled OJ on the TV remote. It
didn't work. When I got home from work he was very upset.
I opened the remote and washed the CB under warm running
water, shook the biggest drops off, rinsed it with distilled
water and dried it with my wife's hairdryer. Worked just
fine. I suppose a keyboard would work the same way if it
was mot a mechanical board with parts to rust.
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"Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OvxFsDkuEHA.3948@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| After washing your keyboard, or any other piece of
electronic gear, it must
| be completely, absolutely, positively totally dry before
powering it up.
| This used to be quite a novel demonstration to high school
and college
| electrical engineering classes. Of course, a dunk in the
kitchen sink is
| not practical. Besides, you can't fit your 19 inch CRT
monitor in there.
|
| "NobodyMan" <none@none.net> wrote in message
| news:31gjn0lf9gtoebimgh7mvoukmhsl2evgpq@4ax.com...
| > Speak for yourself. I have a MS Natural Multimedia
Keyboard; you
| > know, one of the anatomic, curved, sloped keyboards with
the spit
| > keys? I certainly paid more than $20 for it and it was
worth every
| > penny.
| >
| > I can personally vouch that washing your keyboard in the
kitchen sink
| > is not the way to go. I've seen to many liquid spills
on keyboards,
| > turning them into large paperweights, to recommend this.
I know
| > better.
| >
| > Now, if you want to pry off the key caps, wash them in
the sink, then
| > dry them and replace them on the key tray, well that's
the preferred
| > way to safely wash them.
| >
| > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:17:04 -0700, "Kevin"
<webman6@hotmail.com>
| > wrote:
| >
| > >You can buy a new keyboard for less than $20.00. Why
would you use
| rubbing
| > >alcohol to clean the keyboard? A diluted soapy water
solution is the
| best
| > >cleaner for dirty keys. Use only a damp, soft cloth.
You can actually
| take
| > >the keyboard and wash it in the kitchen sink as long as
it is absolutely,
| > >totally, and completely dry before plugging it into the
computer again.
| > >
| > >"<*((((><{" <<*(((({~~~@ocean.net> wrote in message
| > >news
rpgn0p9humqkeri95si1l7oc47a68t35k@4ax.com...
| > >> So my keyboard broke -- the space, backspace, and
several of the
| > >> letter keys do nothing. I suspect this happens
because of an
| > >> overzealous applicaiton of rubbing alcohol while
cleaning the board.
| > >>
| > >> I'd like to fix it. Does anybody know about opening
up a keyboard and
| > >> maybe cleaning the wires or membrane or parts?
| > >>
| > >> It's a keyboard for a desktop.
| > >>
| > >> <*((((><{
| > >> Fishy@Ocean.Net
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
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