Excellent advice.
Suggest you do not do the following, unless you do have a replacement keyboard.
We had accumulated around a dozen or so keyboards here in the office which were well used and had various faults such as sticking keys or ones which would not work. So when I heard about this tip, I was pretty sceptical.
It was to put them in the dishwasher, with the coolest heat setting, and no detergent.
When the wash was completed, put them into a warm cupboard for at least 3-4 days to allow them to dry out. In our house we have what is called an "airing cupboard" where the hot water cylinder has shelves above it.
Believe it or not, all but 2 worked perfectly afterwards.
George
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Sent: 03 November 2018 23:43
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] what to do with a grimy sticky keyboard?
If it’s that bad I would replace it.
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> On Nov 2, 2018, at 4:50 PM, John O'Rourke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Harry:
> The electronics department of Walmart or any other computer store has keyboard cleaners. Use very carefully.
> John O'Rourke
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> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Harry Brown
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> Subject: [VICUG-L] what to do with a grimy sticky keyboard?
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> Hi all,
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> I don't know if I'm the only one having this problem or not.
>
> I've got a keyboard, that's sticky, grimy, and I didn't spill anything on it.
>
> It might be humidity. Anyone else have that problem, and if so, has anyone solved it?
>
> I can use the keyboard but it's like a grimy feeling, a grungy feeling, like things feel in a kitchen sometimes, like a grimy feeling on a kitchen fan above an oven, for example.
>
> Harry
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