[bksvol-discuss] OT: washing keyboard in dishwasher.
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:52:17 -0700 (PDT)
I just wanted to let you all know that I am typing on a nicely cleaned
keyboard.
Several years ago, Gerald had given us instructions as to how it should be
done. At the time, we were skeptical, but we looked on line, and we had an old
keyboard that was useless because Pepsi had been spilled on it. We tried it
then and it worked. I couldn't quite remember a couple of details and my
husband didn't trust what I did remember, so he googled;
we did it our way, after trying one of the ways suggested on line.
To make a long story. Here's what to do, in case you're interested.
Be sure your keyboard is one that has a plastic covering the bottom
Wrap the cord around keyboard do it won't dangle and get caught on anything.
Put the keyboard on the top rack, upside down, and wash on normal wash I
suggest don't put soap in the machine. The first time we did it we did, because
on line someone did, but when I tried the keyboard after that it felt as if
maybe some undissolved soap pieces were underneath some of the keys, do we did
it again with just water, and now it's fine. BE SURE TO STOP THE MACHINE before
the dry cycle. I was so nervous the first time that I may have sopped the
machine too soon; the rinse cycle may not have finished and that may be why
there was till some soap left. We did the process again without soap and now
the keyboard is working just fine
Take out the keyboard and let it dry upside down on paper towels (I suppose you
could use regular towels; I didn't want the keys so sink at all into terry
cloth. It has to dry for several days. We went out of town for about 45days so
we let ˆdry while we were gone. I think several year ago we just waited about 3
days. Gerald had also said it could dry in the oven for days, with just heat
from a pilot light, but our oven now doesn't have a pilot lite and at that time
we didn't want to chance it--and that would have taken longer than air drying
it.
Cindy
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