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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 02 November 2010, 04:42:24

Title: Keyboard I acquired yesterday
Post by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 02 November 2010, 04:42:24

Here are some pics of a keyboard I acquired yesterday.  Its an old Dell Model AT102W, it has black ALPS switches.

Here it is before and after cleaning, as it had been a little abused.

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a0HicLYI/AAAAAAAAAEU/DZxeAjcGdUw/DSC01522.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a07AC_DI/AAAAAAAAAEY/gNKweA1MymI/DSC01523.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a1MbhaoI/AAAAAAAAAEc/3_TVBWfdDxY/DSC01524.JPG)

(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a2ZZqOCI/AAAAAAAAAEo/ClcNs53iWG4/DSC01527.JPG)

(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a28E0Q-I/AAAAAAAAAEs/GrNWXhzlfCk/DSC01528.JPG)

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_PVR_ShOaXgY/TM_a3CIgy8I/AAAAAAAAAEw/Uskw8NJpZbE/s800/DSC01529.JPG)

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Laggy-gaga on Tue, 02 November 2010, 05:51:40

nice work

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Brian8bit on Tue, 02 November 2010, 06:05:27

That cleaned up nicely. What did you use?

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 02 November 2010, 06:20:09

Quote from: brian8bit;241467

That cleaned up nicely. What did you use?

Cilit bang and Cif.  Was surprised how well it cleaned.  Took bloody ages to take all the keys off and clean though.

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: javifast on Tue, 02 November 2010, 07:17:29

Very good job. Now it's like new.

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: jeyoung on Tue, 02 November 2010, 07:58:06

I suppose you got them off eBay UK from that seller who had a truckload of them. Seems to confirm that his definition of clean is skewed :)

I got mine to be just as clean by simply washing it with Fairy liquid.

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 02 November 2010, 08:04:14

Quote from: Dobbs2010;241474

Cilit bang and Cif.

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Keymonger on Tue, 02 November 2010, 09:47:10

Quote from: Dobbs2010;241474

Took bloody ages to take all the keys off and clean though.

Lol, yup. I took my old IBM 8923 keyboard and cleaned it up... it's a rubber dome but it was a nice enough looking board. My, what a mess it was. I've seen some nasty things under those keys... nearly made me puke.

Title: Keyboard I aquired yesterday
Post by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 02 November 2010, 17:46:14

Quote from: jeyoung;241509

I suppose you got them off eBay UK from that seller who had a truckload of them. Seems to confirm that his definition of clean is skewed :)

I got mine to be just as clean by simply washing it with Fairy liquid.

It was an old one from work that was getting scrapped, so got it for nothing which is even better.