Comments on: How to Save Your Keyboard After a Spill http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill Use your head (and great software) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Angelo Trivelli http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-587 Angelo Trivelli Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:33:31 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-587 That keyboard is a lot more complicated than most. Usually, the key contacts/membrane and the circuit board are shielded from dirt and spill so all you normally have to worry about are the keys and the platform underneath them. Here's I clean my keyboard: 1) Pop off the keys (the first few are the hardest), then put them in a rubbermaid container with water and soap. Shake and let it soak, then rinse and dry overnight. 2) Wipe off the area under the keys and the outside. 3) Re-assemble and your done. That keyboard is a lot more complicated than most. Usually, the key contacts/membrane and the circuit board are shielded from dirt and spill so all you normally have to worry about are the keys and the platform underneath them.

Here’s I clean my keyboard:
1) Pop off the keys (the first few are the hardest), then put them in a rubbermaid container with water and soap. Shake and let it soak, then rinse and dry overnight.
2) Wipe off the area under the keys and the outside.
3) Re-assemble and your done.

]]> By: tamar http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-552 tamar Sun, 31 May 2009 01:59:15 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-552 Sheesh. You have like one of the cleanest keyboards evar. Sheesh. You have like one of the cleanest keyboards evar.

]]> By: Troy Malone http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-551 Troy Malone Sat, 30 May 2009 14:45:13 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-551 The dishwasher trick sounds like an emergency tracheotomy. Risky but can save a life. I would have never guessed that you could do that. Looking at Gina's pictures, I know that I would be left with a few extra screws after the re-assembly! The dishwasher trick sounds like an emergency tracheotomy. Risky but can save a life. I would have never guessed that you could do that. Looking at Gina’s pictures, I know that I would be left with a few extra screws after the re-assembly!

]]> By: Michael Moncur http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-550 Michael Moncur Sat, 30 May 2009 11:08:54 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-550 (Gina's way is the proper one and far more likely to work, but I'd rather not spend four hours doing keyboard surgery so I usually just take a chance.) (Gina’s way is the proper one and far more likely to work, but I’d rather not spend four hours doing keyboard surgery so I usually just take a chance.)

]]> By: Michael Moncur http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-549 Michael Moncur Sat, 30 May 2009 11:06:57 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-549 The dishwasher trick is a risky last resort, but it's worked on five or six keyboards for me. Put the keyboard in the dishwasher for a short cycle with hot water, remove it while it's still wet. Place it keys-down on a dry surface (such as a towel) in a dry place (such as outside in the sun). Wait a WEEK. Drying is key. I've used a manual hot water spray instead of a dishwasher in a pinch, that also worked. You can speed up drying with a hairdryer or compressed air, but I keep backup keyboards handy, so I just plug one in and leave the other one for a week or so. The dishwasher trick is a risky last resort, but it’s worked on five or six keyboards for me.

Put the keyboard in the dishwasher for a short cycle with hot water, remove it while it’s still wet. Place it keys-down on a dry surface (such as a towel) in a dry place (such as outside in the sun). Wait a WEEK. Drying is key.

I’ve used a manual hot water spray instead of a dishwasher in a pinch, that also worked.

You can speed up drying with a hairdryer or compressed air, but I keep backup keyboards handy, so I just plug one in and leave the other one for a week or so.

]]> By: BioXD http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-548 BioXD Sat, 30 May 2009 04:52:32 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-548 Would it be a good idea to try it on a macbook's keyboard? some of my keys stopped working about a week ago after i cleaned it with some cheap foam. My AppleCare expired already so i´m not worried about voiding the warranty. Would it be a good idea to try it on a macbook’s keyboard? some of my keys stopped working about a week ago after i cleaned it with some cheap foam. My AppleCare expired already so i´m not worried about voiding the warranty.

]]> By: emailtoid.net/i/48647b36/… http://smarterware.org/1792/how-to-save-your-keyboard-after-a-spill/comment-page-1#comment-547 emailtoid.net/i/48647b36/… Fri, 29 May 2009 21:34:11 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1792#comment-547 Have you tried the keyboard in the dishwasher trick? Have you tried the keyboard in the dishwasher trick?

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