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| Thread ID: 46529 | 2004-06-27 03:25:00 | Off Topic- Keyboard cleaning | R2x1 (4628) | Press F1 |
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| 247919 | 2004-06-27 03:25:00 | While whiling away the time, I found this on Logitech's site. "IMPORTANT NOTE: Under no circumstances should you ever submerge the keyboard in any type of liquid. Submerging the keyboard in any liquid will void the warranty on your keyboard. " (As well as putting the kibosh on the warranty, some other effects might be noticed as well.) It must be about time they improved on this, especially for those with new spa pools that otherwise look like the bee's knees for cleaner keyboards. Many years ago a punch card machine warned the operator sternly, "When cleaning, CAUTION - NOT TO WATER THE ELECTRIC PART, otherwise the computations will be meaningless". That was probably true too. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 247920 | 2004-06-27 03:36:00 | This reminds me of the time many years ago when a technician gave a demo to our computer club on how they cleaned keyboards. To our amazement he dismantled it then washed it in warm detergent water. A quick rinse and that was it. "Leave it for at least 24 hours" he said. I had a badly behaving keyboard some years after that and as a last resort tried it. Yep - it worked perfectly and the keyboard gave sterling service until the entire computer was eventually scrapped. But don't quote me on this!! |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 247921 | 2004-06-27 04:18:00 | It all depends. :D Some will stand anything. Most won't. That's why all sensible places have a total ban on food and drink near the computers. (I wonder how may keyboards Internet cafes lose ;-)). Spills happen. Coffee and soft drinks are usually fatal to keyboards which have real switches. Some of the cheaper ones with a moulded rubber switch membrane will survive almost anything. Jerry Pournelle who wrote a column for Byte magazine for many years used to suggest taking a keyboard into the shower. Tastes differ. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 247922 | 2004-06-27 04:23:00 | My wife's uncle (owns a computer store somewhere) heard a techie mention once that dishwashers were great for cleaning keyboards, if you got them out before the drying stage. So he tried it out on a couple of second-hand keyboards - they worked great afterwards (they needed at least 24 hours to dry fully before use of course). I've never been game enough to try it though. Next time I see him I must remember to ask him if he still does it. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 247923 | 2004-06-27 04:25:00 | I just throw them out. Having said that I constantly eat and drink over my keyboard and they have all given many years of service. For a clean I turn em upside down and thump em. |
metla (154) | ||
| 247924 | 2004-06-28 21:50:00 | Re: "turn em upside down and thump em" I call it "spanking" which I try to give my keyboards routinely... Just don't try to dismatle them unless you are prepared for a 'fight' to get all those little plastic buttons back into (101) exactly correct places ..... |
Woof (2402) | ||
| 247925 | 2004-06-28 22:20:00 | I've washed my old PC Direct keyboard in the sink. Dismatled it first and gave it a good scrub with detergent and an old toobrush. A sunny day and a final blow with a hairdryer on low had it back together and working like new after a few hours. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 247926 | 2004-06-28 22:21:00 | Spanking doesn't really get all the crud out because the rear of the keys are hollow and they catch all the small particles. These get dumped back into the board when you turn it up the right way again It is better to use a small screwdriver to open up the keyboard, then you can clean it out properly. It is pretty hard to do any damage taking it apart and reassembling it, provided you use the correct sized screwdriver. If you are from the "kitchen knife and hammer" school of computer engineering, best you just go burn some money instead; or better, buy a replacement keyboard. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 247927 | 2004-06-29 02:10:00 | a bit of jif on cheesecloth works wonders.. hey if it's enough to keep the MAF guys happy in a butcher shop... Fun fact: The surface of the average keyboard is generally regarded as more of a health risk (bacteria breeding ground etc) than the surface of an average toilet bowl |
whetu (237) | ||
| 247928 | 2004-06-29 02:12:00 | and the telephone | andrew93 (249) | ||
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