18 Nov
2004
18 Nov
'04
2:30 a.m.
james wrote:
I've washed all my keyboards (incl Sun) in dishwashers on regular cycle
with a little detergent (NOT Cascade or other powder detergents that
contain sand - use liquid). I don't recommend using the drying cycle.
wow. that's amazing. and it works?
ok, I spilled some red wine a keyboard the other day and the space bar
no longer works.
I'll try this tonight.
(btw: I've also dumped a martini on a keyboard but I found that
afterwards it worked *better*. So, martini good, red wine bad - at
least for keyboards :-)
i'm guessing hot wax only increases performance in the movies - ouch! :-)
The trick is to chase the water afterwards and I use
isopropynol
(rubbing alcohol) to do that. Isopropynol binds to water and will take
it away as it flows off the board.
"chase the water" - can you explain? does that mean after the dishwasher
spray the top of it liberally with isopropanol?
Follow with a hair dryer and a day or two in the sun.
and then use the hair dryer, followed by sun?
-brad