Fixing Dead Keys

[diggƒreak]

I spilled some water on my keyboard this morning, so I left it to dry in the window while I went to class. I came back 12 hours later, assuming the keyboard had completely dried, and started up. Everything seemed to be fine, but I just realized that my 3, 4, and 6 key on the upper row are not working.

I opened up the keyboard and gave it the hairdryer treatment for a few minutes, but the keys are still dead. Is there any way to fix this?

It's a Gateway branded Keytronic keyboard from around 2001. I love this keyboard and I hope I can fix it.

It seems that this guy, was able to fix a keyboard by putting down some aluminum foil on the traces that had shorted. Is there any way that I could test where I would need to do this in order to fix my keyboard?

 

[RadioDude]

You could try to wash it with a high concentration alcohol solution. But most likely it's dead perhaps you could replace it under warranty if you know how to word your problem right to the customer support.

 

[scaarbelly]

Take it apart to take out the electronics and the put it in the dishwasher. it works great and is easier than it seems.

 

[diggƒreak]

The keyboard is clean, but I think there's a short somewhere related to the conductive traces. Does anyone know how membrane style keyboards work? Mine has multiple trace layers, should I separate them and clean them off? What might I do to fix my problem without damaging my keyboard?