16 Jul
2006
16 Jul
'06
4:11 a.m.
C Fernandez wrote:
I normally clean keyboards with soap and water in
the kitchen sink, scrubbed with an old tooth brush, after it's been
dis-assembled as much as I dare. I then blow out as much water as I can
and stick it in front of a box fan. I've had one keyboard not work
after this process, However, it was an untested keyboard, so it may very
well have been toast to begin with.
It does depend on the quality of your water. Around here it more often than
not results in some keys having to be dismantled individually to get them to
work, as deposits in the water get left behind and stop the switches from
working. On some I've had it completely change the feel of the keyboard too,
presumably as deposits get trapped between sliding components (usually they
loosen up again with use, but not always)
These days I tend to pull keycaps off and wash separately if I can, or if not
use a suitable short brush / cloths and soapy water to try to clean the
keycaps without getting water inside.
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