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| Thread ID: 73496 | 2006-10-20 21:23:00 | Dishwasher Vs Keyboard | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 493036 | 2006-10-24 16:53:00 | well it sounds like an interesting experiment, and I admit to having read of this as a cure for cleaning keyboards long ago but have never been game to try it lol.....anyway what with all the hassle of poppin off keys then putting them back on i'd be much more inclined to just go buy another cheapo keyboard for about $10......saves a lot of hassle, (of course theres not as much fun tho) | drcspy (146) | ||
| 493037 | 2006-10-24 20:10:00 | I found out the hard way that my initial keyboard didn't like white wine. But I haven't thrown it away, so maybe I should start digging in the junk room? It'd have to be a manual dishwasher, though. This household's electronics don't go as far as the sinkbench. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 493038 | 2006-10-24 21:37:00 | I have washed keyboards in the past and found it a perfect method for curing some problems. But I never had to pop any keys - just remove the screws on the back to dismantle and wash everything carefully. Rinsing and complete drying is important (I give it 48 hours just to be safe). There are some keyboards which cannot be dismantled. In that case I agree with the advice to just buy a new cheapy. Be interesting to try washing one without dismantling though. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 493039 | 2006-10-24 21:42:00 | I found out the hard way that my initial keyboard didn't like white wine. But I haven't thrown it away, so maybe I should start digging in the junk room? It'd have to be a manual dishwasher, though. This household's electronics don't go as far as the sinkbench. Well, there must be some suitable setting on the washing machine surely.:badpc: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 493040 | 2006-10-25 02:53:00 | The reason why I popped off the keys was that after a few years of corn chips, ice cream, coffee/tea, grilled cheese sandwiches and the like, the sides of the keys were telling me that their undersides were a mess . . . so . . . I just got the first key off (pick one you don't use too ofter, like the "U") and from there it was very easy to get under the others . The space bar and the enter had equalizer ruds under them to make the key stay parallel when you strik it on the edge . . . and those were the only tricky part of the whole dea . Yeaqh . . . if you don't have the keyboard memorized, then either draw it out or have a second unit as reference . After the cleaning, the keyboard has new life and a spring to it again . BTW: the undersides WERE a mess . . . . and there was some semi-dried adult beverage that had coagulated in the tray area under the keys . . . gunk! I tried to scrub and poke at it with a toothpick and an old toothbrush . . . and gave up and threw it into the dishwasher as a last resort . I am happy . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 493041 | 2006-10-25 02:55:00 | Well, there must be some suitable setting on the washing machine surely.:badpc: Perhaps taking the keyboard into the shower with you a few times will be sufficient. :thumbs: Improvise! :thumbs: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 493042 | 2006-10-25 03:38:00 | Well, there must be some suitable setting on the washing machine surely.:badpc: Oh dear - I wish you hadn't said that. It reminds me (on a lovely sunny afternoon when I'm trying to forget how many things are "broken" at present) that the washing machine has just decided not to spin. I expect it's one of those solenoid thingies which seem to govern most of its actions - but it's in my ignore basket for today. Surfer Joe's "improvise" suggestion may be needed for cleaning more than just a keyboard... |
Laura (43) | ||
| 493043 | 2006-10-25 04:04:00 | Yeaqh . . . if you don't have the keyboard memorized, then either draw it out or have a second unit as reference . or don't! Re-assemble the keys in a vaguely similar pattern - maybe switch a few so it's not too obvious and then give it to a friend (or enemy) . . . observe from a distance :D |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 493044 | 2006-10-25 05:26:00 | or don't! Re-assemble the keys in a vaguely similar pattern - maybe switch a few so it's not too obvious and then give it to a friend (or enemy)... observe from a distance :D the , and . keys are good candidates to be swapped round - that would really screw up web browsing & emails if they don't realise what you have done. How many of you would notice if those two keys had been swapped? |
Greven (91) | ||
| 493045 | 2006-10-25 17:04:00 | thanf geensoff I gut mi kebs all en thi rigft plases. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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