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Jim,
At one point in my life, I worked as a factory engineer for a maker of gas
station equipment. Quite often the employees at convenience stores would
spill soda, coffee, or slurpees into the keyboard. Running the keyboard
through a dishwasher worked just fine to clean them up.
HOWEVER: there are several cardinal rules you must follow!
1. Unplug the keyboard <grin>
2. Remove as much of the outer case as possible.
3. Do not use powdered detergents,
they don't always dissolve completely.
4. Only put the keyboard on the top shelf -- the heater element
in the bottom of the washer can melt the plastic.
5. Remove the keyboard BEFORE the dry cycle
(see #4 above)
6. Make sure the keyboard is absolutely, positively,
completely, and totally DRY before you plug it back in.
If you are in a hurry, you can speed up step 6 with a hair dryer --
but not too close to the components.
With that said.....
The keyboards I was working with were designed for a harsh (gas station)
and abusive (c-store) environment and as such, had top of the line
components. The keyboard on a PC was designed for a completely opposite
environment and with economy as the main criteria......
a new (decent) keyboard is only around $30US with cheaper versions as low
as $10.
Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Gill <[log in to unmask]>
> Two "computer teachers" have stated they learned at a
> seminar that the keyboard should be run through a dishwasher to fix it.
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