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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Half-Saint on Tue, 28 December 2010, 16:01:52

Title: Dirty TG3 help
Post by: Half-Saint on Tue, 28 December 2010, 16:01:52

I recently bought a used TG3 and it is easily the Champion of Dirty. How in the world do you clean a keyboard with plate mounted switches? I've already spent almost three hours scrubbing the keys and the metal plate but without actually unsoldering all the keys, it's impossible to clean!

I tried dipping a toothbrush in alcohol but the grime doesn't go away. Q-tips are so far the best but you need a ton of them to do any significant cleaning. I don't want to spend a further two hours cleaning it so any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Title: Dirty TG3 help
Post by: msiegel on Tue, 28 December 2010, 16:08:15

if there were a way to soak those parts without removing them or dripping liquid into the innards.

but how...

Title: Dirty TG3 help
Post by: msiegel on Tue, 28 December 2010, 16:16:57

what about turning the board upside down and laying it on a towel dampened with water and some detergent.

has anyone tried this?

Title: Dirty TG3 help
Post by: Half-Saint on Wed, 29 December 2010, 00:15:28

I'll try that although I was just about to give up on it. Let's say I got it about 75% cleaned so far...

Title: Dirty TG3 help
Post by: sixty on Wed, 29 December 2010, 01:07:18

Is it one of the backlit or non backlit ones? I'm after a non backlit version since a very long time. If it is and you want to part with it, let me know.