Sticky Keys.

[dragos240]

Cranberry juice + the average 1995 PS/2 keyboard = :(

Cleaning experience = none.

Help?

[McRat]

Cranberry juice + the average 1995 PS/2 keyboard = :(

Cleaning experience = none.

Help?

The keys pop off. Take a pic first.

Rubbing alcohol is the safest solvent.

Q-tips.

$14 for a keyboard at Frys.

[Giant Speck]

Buy a keyboard that isn't fifteen years old? They've developed nifty, spill-proof keyboards since 1995.

[kaldor]

Why a 1995 keyboard?

Get a new one for cheap, lol

Why bother repairing something that old and outdated? Is it the "no Windows key" thing? :)

[McRat]

The really old ones weigh about 5 pounds and the function keys (F1-F10) are on the left? I'll have to check.

Sugar drinks and electronics have never been good friends. Water or diet soda is the key.

[CharlesA]

Dish washer > 1995 keyboard.

Just make sure it is not set to dry with heat.

[tjwoosta]

Take it apart and pop the keys off, but I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol if I were you, in my experience it eats plastic. Im sure warm water and maybe a bit of dish soap should be plenty to disolve some cranberry juice.

[McRat]

Take it apart and pop the keys off, but I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol if I were you, in my experience it eats plastic. Im sure warm water and maybe a bit of dish soap should be plenty to disolve some cranberry juice.


You are probably thinking about acetone (nail polish remover).

Isopropyl alcohol does not dissolve any commercial plastics. It's harmless.

[Yes]

Can't you put the old keyboards in the dishwasher?

[tjwoosta]

You are probably thinking about acetone (nail polish remover).

Isopropyl alcohol does not dissolve any commercial plastics. It's harmless.

Where did you hear that?



4. Special precautions: Isopropyl alcohol will attack some forms of plastic, rubber, and coatings.


source
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/isopropylalcohol/recognition.html

[McRat]

Can't you put the old keyboards in the dishwasher?

All I know is if you put Kawasaki engine cases in your mom's dishwasher, the outcome will never be good.

[McRat]

BTW - The cases came out EXCELLENT!!! :D

[dragos240]

All clean! Here's what it looked like before:
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No after pic. But it really needed a good cleaning!

[TheNerdAL]

All clean! Here's what it looked like before:
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No after pic. But it really needed a good cleaning!

Nice sock. :)

[McRat]

All clean! Here's what it looked like before:
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No after pic. But it really needed a good cleaning!

I will have to admit, I've never seen a keyboard like that. F12 and round keys?

[TheNerdAL]

I will have to admit, I've never seen a keyboard like that. F12 and round keys?

Lol, really? That's when he took the keys out. :P

[McRat]

Lol, really? That's when he took the keys out. :P

DOH!!!!

:D

I've even swapped keys before. Guess the memory or eyesight is slipping...
:P

[TheNerdAL]

DOH!!!!

:D

I've even swapped keys before. Guess the memory or eyesight is slipping...
:P

It happens. :P

[standingwave]

Take it apart and pop the keys off, but I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol if I were you, in my experience it eats plastic.It comes in plastic bottles. I've used it to clean electronics and plastics with no ill effects many times.

Isopropyl alcohol should not be used to clean vinyl records as it may leach plasticizer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer) from the vinyl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl) making it more rigid. Isopropyl alcohol removes smudges, dirt, and fingerprints from cell phones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phones) and PDAs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDA). It is effective at removing residual glue from some sticky labels although some other adhesives used on tapes and paper labels are resistant to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

[Simian Man]

Upon seeing the title I thought this would be about this kind of sticky keys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StickyKeys). Then I saw who posted it and knew he spilled something on his keyboard instead :).

At least you got it all cleaned up.

[seanelly]

Upon seeing the title I thought this would be about this kind of sticky keys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StickyKeys). Then I saw who posted it and knew he spilled something on his keyboard instead :).

At least you got it all cleaned up.

Heh, I was just about to tell him he could have pressed the shift key 5 times and saved a pile of labor.

[tjwoosta]

It comes in plastic bottles. I've used it to clean electronics and plastics with no ill effects many times.

Isopropyl alcohol should not be used to clean vinyl records as it may leach plasticizer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer) from the vinyl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl) making it more rigid. Isopropyl alcohol removes smudges, dirt, and fingerprints from cell phones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phones) and PDAs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDA). It is effective at removing residual glue from some sticky labels although some other adhesives used on tapes and paper labels are resistant to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

Yea, certain kinds of plastic are fine. Many things come in a plastic bottle that would eat other kinds of plastic, the fact that it comes in a plastic bottle has nothing to do with it. I assume you read my osha link on the page 1? I don't know if the plastic used in keyboards would be affected or not, I was just being on the safe side. Why take a chance and use a strong solvent like rubbing alcohol to clean some simple cranberry juice, when warm water with a bit of dish soap would do the job just fine without any risk, know what I mean.

[Kdar]

All clean! Here's what it looked like before:
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No after pic. But it really needed a good cleaning!

Looks nasty! haha