spilled coffee on my keyboard today - Democratic Underground

Rockholm

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Fri Mar-25-05 09:38 AM
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spilled coffee on my keyboard today

really messed up shit is happening with space bars, caps, etc. great, now i need to get a new one. any thoughts. can i save this keyboard would do a question mark but i can't

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LynzM

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Fri Mar-25-05 09:40 AM
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1. Take all the keys off

And take it apart as much as possible, clean all the parts, let them dry, and put it back together. Pain in the neck, but might save it. Otherwise, keyboards are pretty cheap, as long as it's not a laptop. I spilled wine on my laptop, and there are now 6 keys that just don't work, at all. Meh. Good luck!

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Misunderestimator

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Fri Mar-25-05 09:47 AM
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4. I spilled water on one of my laptops.... now the left shift-key doesn't

work, I guess I should feel lucky I have another one, but I found out that I never use the right one. I do now... pffft.

Good suggestion on the keyboard though, as long as it's not a laptop. Well, even it if is. I took out my pcmcia card I had in the slot, and turned the laptop on its side, and more water spilled out, even after I had taken the keys off and dumped it upside down. :crazy:

I don't keep liquids anywhere near them now.

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madison2000

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Fri Mar-25-05 10:02 AM
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6. I wouldn't recommend this

there is nothing harder to put back together than a keyboard- I tried it once and I will never bother with it again because its pretty hard to get all the keys working and its a big hassle.

Bite the bullet and buy a new one.

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TreasonousBastard

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Fri Mar-25-05 10:50 AM
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8. After taking many keyboards apart...

I've found the best part is when you lose one or two of those tiny screws.

Almost as much fun as trying to remember where the tilde key goes, or balancing over 100 of those teensy springs or rubber caps while putting it together, and finding out after it's put back together that one was cockeyed.

Years ago, we ran them through the dishwasher and that usually worked.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Fri Mar-25-05 09:41 AM
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2. 7 dollars will get you a new one. That's what I did when mine died an

untimely, coffee induced death. :hi:

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DebJ

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Fri Mar-25-05 09:44 AM
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3. just did that last month. tried a $10 Micros keyboard..POS. Now

it is sitting on the floor. The QWERTY section won't work more than half the time.
Ended up with a Microsoft keyboard. I think it was $20.

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Kathy in Cambridge

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Fri Mar-25-05 10:00 AM
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5. At work, I have an ergonomic optical mouse/keyboard

I got it at Costco and there was a rebate. I highly recommend this type of keyboard.

I ruined my home laptop keyboard with coffee. Lynz is right-you can take it apart and clean it, but it's tedious.

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welshTerrier2

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Fri Mar-25-05 10:07 AM
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7. very easy fix

keep typing the words "paper towel" over and over until your keys don't stick anymore ...

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DS1

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Fri Mar-25-05 10:52 AM
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9. Take it outside, hose down the shit out of it

leave it to dry in the sun for a couple hours. It'll be fine.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-25-05 11:16 AM
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10. I second that. I have saved several keyboards that way.

This keyboard (Apple Pro) has had tea and ginger ale spilled in it. The quicker you soak it down the better. You don't want the sugars and acids to affect the circuitry.

I put a fan by the keyboard to speed the drying.

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Rockholm

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Fri Mar-25-05 02:03 PM
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11. Keyboard Issue Resolved....For Now.

Many thanks to all who offered expert advise. I unplugged the keyboard, removed random keys and dried and wiped residual coffee away. I switched keyboards with another desk. I feel much better. At least until Monday!

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