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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: aquatic on Mon, 28 July 2014, 03:28:38
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I spilled some water over a filco majestouch 2 yesterday. At first I thought that it was just a little water so I just dried it off. Today i noticed some keys not always registering. So I took the keyboard apart, and some water poured out of it. I guess I spilled more water than I thought. Anyway, after having poured out the water, keys seems to register fine, but I noticed the scroll lock led blinking, instead of being on or off. I have removed the case and left the keyboard to dry, but is there anything more I can do to save it?
I saw threads recommending pouring alcohol over it. Is that to late? What kind of alcohol should I use?
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Rubbing alcohol is generally recommended if sticky liquids have found their way into a keyboard - to dissolve the sugars or whatever else is making it sticky.
In your case if it was just (pure?) water, you should unplug the keyboard and let it throughly dry.
Hopefully the controller is not damaged - the flickering might be intermittent artificial contact brought about by water residue in the keyboard.
If it is not under warranty (if it is - ssshhh!) it might be an idea to disassemble the keyboard (at least remove the case) so that all of the internal parts can dry properly.
I'll also mention that your GH username is somewhat ironic.
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I'll also mention that your GH username is somewhat ironic.
First thing I noticed, too.
Anyhow... OP... do you live in a house with central air or window units? If so, putting wet electronics on the vents is a sure way to dehydrate them in a hurry; A/C basically creates a desert climate when it comes to moisture. I've saved a keyboard, couple of cell phones, a camera this way.
If you don't have it, just try aiming a fan across it and just have patience before you plug it back in.
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Don't use it again, might worsen the situation. You can try leaving it in a bag of rice for a few days. The rice will suck up the water.
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i actually had the same exact problem as you did. what i did was unplug my keyboard and used a ps2 keyboard for about 2 days. i plugged back in my water damaged mech keyboard and it strated working fine again. the scroll lock and the caps lock did not start blinking crazy. i am guessing it just needs time to dry
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Water itself is not likely to do much damage- it is the chemicals and salts in water that conduct electricity and cause shorts, and also cause corrosion.
If you caught it early enough, and nothing shorted (!) you should be fine once it is properly dry.