cleaning keys

DRJ1014

DRJ1014

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i have a family member and 2 friends that spill stuf on there keyboard like milk soda protein drinks etc. when they spill it on there keyboard they keyboard is crap. keys dont work. how would they go about cleaning this so they do work again?
 
If the drink went onto the keyboard contacts you might be out of luck. I guess the best way to clean them might be taking off all the keys from the keyboard and putting them into a cleaning solution, then see what you can do to clean it below the keys...maybe a nice amount of windex and then let it dry for a while.
 
we tried cleaning them b4 and if helped a little and when we press keys like if i where to press "n" i would get "j"
 
Take off all of the keys, put them in a bowl of warm soapy water. Let them sit in there for a few hours or whatever. Take off the outter shell of the keyboard and put it in the dishwasher. You can also put the circuit board piece in the dish washer as long as you are careful and don't use the keyboard until it is fully dry. Good luck
 
it will only short out if it's plugged in when in the dishwasher ;) or if you don't let it dry long enough.
 
It MIGHT create shorts if you have a lot of minerals in your water, and they dried between the contacts so that it created a short, otherwise it wouldnt. Obviously water can't conduct electricity when its not there (thats the point of letting it dry out). Putting the circuit board in the dishwasher might not be the best solution unless there is no other solution. Soaking the circuit board in 100% distilled water would be better because distilled water doesnt conduct electricity.
 
do i add soap? i was thinking not to but just thought i would ask first
 
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