[CCTALK] Re: [CCTECH] Keycap cleaning strategy - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

15 May 2002

On May 15, 16:29, Tothwolf wrote:
...
  On Wed, 15 May 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote: 
...
   If I'm
*really* lazy, I tie them up in a pillowcase and put them in
 the (clothes) washing machine, and follow up with the tumble drier. 
 That would likely be a bad idea, since the keys would scratch against each
...
  other. Worst case, all of the lettering would be
removed, and best case
 would be a few scratches and dings. 
They don't scratch.  And no reasonable keyboard has the lettering put on in
such a way that it would rub off in a washing machine.  If that were the
case, the legending would rub off in normal use.  Nearly all decent keys
are two-part moulded.  If that were the case, the legending would rub off
in normal use.  The pillowcase/washing machine is a tried and tested
method, and I've heard of lots of people who've used it (I didn't invent
it, though I can't remember who first told me about it).

...
   No.1 tip: make
a note of the layout before you take the keycaps off.
 It all looks very logical until you actually try to put *every one* of
 the symbol keys back in the right place. 
 Or take a digital photo of the keyboard, or make sure you have an exact
 duplicate keyboard. Grid/graph paper can be very helpful when writing down
...
  a layout too. 
Better still, yes.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York