Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: StokesAk on December 14, 2010, 08:06:23 PM
-
I spilled Dr Pepper on my keyboard, it still works. Just my space bar is a little sticky and I was wondering if it would eventually wear off if I keep using it.
-
Wipe it off with a commercial cleaner Stokes, just spray the cleaner on the cloth, not the keyboard (or it'll really be screwed lol....)
Suggest you turn it all off just to be on the safe side as well (shouldnt be a problem, but you just never know)
Wurzel
-
Ok, ill try to get my hand on some of that.
Now to get the keys off and on without breaking them!
-
What kind of keyboard, mechanical or solid state. I used to run them through the dish washer but not the dry cycle and worked wonders on sticky, dirty keyboards.
TD
-
Diet or Regular?
-
My G/F is a Chemist for DrPepper and she said that every keyboard on the factory floor is packed full of DrP.
-
I spilled hot and sour soup on mine. I removed all the keys and washed them in the sink with hand soap. use qtips to remove all the sticky stuff (from the soup) with alcohol as needed. make sure you take a picture of how the keys are layed out. make sure everything is dry before you pop the keys back in place. I used a butter knife to remove the keys.
semp
-
make sure you take a picture of how the keys are layed out
You mean your qwerty is different than my qwerty? :D
-
fill a bucket with really hot water, add a very small amount of washing up liquid and give the whole thing a good soak. make sure its completely dried out before you use it again :aok
edit: dishwasher sounds good too, if a bit extreme :D
-
I've seen a "modern" keyboard which had been under a leaking tube for a bit too long. It still almost worked after pouring a pintful of water out and letting dry for some months. Some letters didn't work, so I opened it up to do some studying. The mechanics is like three overhead films stapled together. The outer ones have silvery lines all over on the inner side and the middle one has holes according to the keyboard layout. The idea is to press the conducting lines together through the holes to close circuits. Now in that very keyboard the water had been inside just a little bit too long, so the conductive paint (?) had washed out in one corner.
If you want to be extra careful, open the keyboard (hopefully it's made with screws instead of plastic claws), remove the electronics, rinse the three layered film and separate the layers e.g. with a rolled newspaper. The plastic parts are durable, you can wash them any way you want to. Remember, sugar doesn't mix with alcohol, so don't try any spirituous wipes or the likes.
-
You mean your qwerty is different than my qwerty? :D
just like the girls say, not all querties are alike. there's different sizes and stiles. :rofl. besides I double dare you to remove the keys and put them back without a picture. when i did it only thing i could remember was qwerty, esc, f1-f12 even the 10key pad I put it backwards.
semp
-
just like the girls say, not all querties are alike. there's different sizes and stiles. :rofl. besides I double dare you to remove the keys and put them back without a picture. when i did it only thing i could remember was qwerty, esc, f1-f12 even the 10key pad I put it backwards.
semp
LOL, don't use your phone as a reference for the 10 key.
-
You know.. I seem to recall paying about $12 for my keyboard about 2 years ago and it's still working fine.
Also before that I had a wireless keyboard/mouse now sitting in my closet that I used for almost 3 years, and I got it on sale 50% off, paying $14.95 for it back then. It still works fine but I got tired of screwing around with the batteries.
If something like that were to happen to mine, I think I'd be tempted to just buy a new one. I know that all keyboard aren't cheap but I personally can't justify spending more than that when my $12 keyboard works just fine and does everything I want it to.
I do remember in the old days, throwing the old clickity IBM keyboards in the dishwasher.. I also remember downloading my first nudie picture with a 300 baud modem...
OOO she's a blonde!
OOO pretty eyebrows...
wait ... wait...
ooo blue eyes!
wait.. wait...
well defined cheekbones!
... ten minutes later...
YES! Shoulders!!!
... fifteen minutes later...
SCORE!!! CLEAVAGE!
... five minutes later...
HERE IT COMES!!! I CANT WAIT!!!
"Host Disconnected"...
umm... whaaaaaa?!?!?!
And that was with .gif files.. if it was one of those new fangled .jpg images, you had to wait until the ENTIRE THING was downloaded before you could see it!
-
oh the good old days when you could have a picture of a beautiful girl in 2 minutes.
semp
-
This
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/dichotomy/keyboard.jpg)
-
I know I'm a scrounger, and that I tend to be cheap and not spend money where I don't have to.
But you mean to tell me you guys don't have a box full of keyboards in a closet someplace?
I have at least 6 good ones left that I salvaged from curbside "clean up" week 6 or 7 years ago.
Along with a couple of more modern "USB" type that I don't like as well.
Also if I tended to spill liquids on it often I think I'd get one of those silicone keyboards that you can roll up.
Give it a rinse, hang it up to dry for a couple hours and plug it back in.
(http://www.provantage.com/UNOT00R.GIF)
Virtually indestructible,Can operate in shallow water, dusty, acidic, alkaline and damp environments. Robust silicone rubber design. Washable with water, alcohol or disinfectants
-
When I spilled soda on by keyboard I fixed it by unplugging it (it has no batteries, this is important), unscrewing the casing and rinsing it very thoroughly in hot water, letting it dry, rinsing again and letting it dry for a few days.
It fixed the stickiness and did not harm the keyboard.
-
I've had a number of the older ones get sticky, or stop working after a wash. Upon opening them up, I find the moisture/residue had actually seeped into the layers. Upon ever-so-careful separation of these layers and washing of the residue with hot water and a bit of pine sol in a bucket (you dip a rag in and wipe the parts, don't dip the parts) and making sure they dried, they were golden. Reassemble, keys back on (done it so many times I have QWERTY memorized by now) and it works like new.
-
Thanks for all the responses, ends up i got a spray can of air, the liquid form of it cleaned it right up.
It was my laptop btw, no more drinks around the laptop. I'm gonna need a few breaks during FSO for the furture.
Thanks for your help! :salute
-
Thanks for all the responses, ends up i got a spray can of air, the liquid form of it cleaned it right up.
It was my laptop btw, no more drinks around the laptop. I'm gonna need a few breaks during FSO for the furture.
Thanks for your help! :salute
Two words that I know are going ot sound rediculous. but I've seen it work.
Saran Wrap
-
There was a company that made clear overlays for keyboards doubt they made any for laptops though. I'd try the Saran wrap.
-
On lark I did a google search.
These things look to be pretty good
Seem to have a pretty good range of computers and laptops they cover as well as some universal fit models
Prices dont seem to be too bad either Less then $20
Hell I may get a couple for myself
http://www.protectcovers.com/index.php/keyboard-covers.html
Advertises that the military uses em in Iraq (anyone confirm?)
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-keyboard-covers/bunker2.jpg)
US Government highest "A" grade quality and durability rating 14 years in a row.
We use a .11 Mil thickness high-tech Polyurethane.
100% Latex free material.
This is not the silicone material from China with poor performance and durability.
24/7 Protection
Guards against liquid spills, food, oil, grease, chemicals, children, pets, bacteria, Flu, H1N1, and aids in infection control.
Protect Computer Products
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-laptop-covers/hp-laptop-skin-notebook-key-cover.png)
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-laptop-covers/laptop-skin-protective-key-covers.png)
-
Protects against Aids, lol.
-
lol H1N1 and children
-
On lark I did a google search.
These things look to be pretty good
Seem to have a pretty good range of computers and laptops they cover as well as some universal fit models
Prices dont seem to be too bad either Less then $20
Hell I may get a couple for myself
http://www.protectcovers.com/index.php/keyboard-covers.html
Advertises that the military uses em in Iraq (anyone confirm?)
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-keyboard-covers/bunker2.jpg)
US Government highest "A" grade quality and durability rating 14 years in a row.
Yes! that's them.. I had ordered a dozen of those for an auto shop client.. kept grease and all sorts of nasty stuff off the keyboard. Had to be replaced once a month.
We use a .11 Mil thickness high-tech Polyurethane.
100% Latex free material.
This is not the silicone material from China with poor performance and durability.
24/7 Protection
Guards against liquid spills, food, oil, grease, chemicals, children, pets, bacteria, Flu, H1N1, and aids in infection control.
Protect Computer Products
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-laptop-covers/hp-laptop-skin-notebook-key-cover.png)
(http://www.protectcovers.com/skin/frontend/default/protect_skin/images/content/category-laptop-covers/laptop-skin-protective-key-covers.png)
-
Funny you mentined about keyboard. The other day, my son decided he wanted to clean up my JS because he is helpful little guy, unfortunely he decided he wanted to use water. I had to take it apart and clean it up as best as I could. It is having problems but thankfully still useable until I can replace it. In case anyone is wondering, i use the X52 w/throttle control.