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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: 4NCurrency on Fri, 21 October 2011, 11:26:39
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So i was playing a game of League and managed to spill a cut of wine on the left side of my board. I drained the wine and cleaned it with towels as best i could, but i didnt rip the keys off or anything. I tilted the board and shook it until no more liquid came out, then tested the board to see if it worked. I was able to log into my computer but soon after the keyboard stopped working, all keys, and i dont know what else to do. Suggestions?
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ive tried disassembling it, but i cant figure out how to actually remove the outer layers. i can get the keycaps off just fine but i dunno where to go from there. as far as soaking it.. i heard pure alcohol or something should do the trick?
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alright, cool, thanks. i just stumbled on this site last night and i figured this would be the best place to ask for advice, i havent searched around too much just yet. i appreciate the help
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when trouble calls
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it is a great site for information, so much so, that damn near every topic has been hashed out 2-20 times already, and it's unlikely you'll get any [strike]better[/strike] helpful info than has been posted previously.
I sense frustration due to lack of common sense.
I feel your pain
Anyways, worst thing you can due is get something wet and then try to use it. If you actually let it dry thoroughly, like with a hair dryer and a few days of not using it, you'd have a higher chance of it working
Good luck,.
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Just throw it away and buy a real keyboard. Razer is the Bose of peripherals.
I kid, I kid. Solid advice in this thread.
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I spilled milk on my membrane keyboard back when I played Lineage 2. Only the spacebar was affected but it was enough.
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Rule of thumb regarding to drinking or eating around your mechanical keyboard: DON'T EAT AND/OR DRINK AROUND YOUR MECHANICAL KEYBOARD.
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If you left the keyboard plugged in after the spill, it may suffer the same fate as the xArmor that I spilled water on (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?22725-Possibly-fried-xarmor-HELP-PLEASE-(). It's now sitting in pieces in a basket full of other non-functioning electronics. RIP.
Sent from my Filco.
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Never plug a device in while still wet. If you let it dry first, you probably would not have had any problem in the short run.
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I know the blackwidow has some screws under the rubber pads on the bottom. I saw one when mine accidentally came off.
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So i used distilled water to rinse out the keyboard after i took the keycaps off, let it dry for around 3-4 days over the weekend, and it WORKED!!! amazing! i was so skeptical but damn i spilled a whole glass of wine on my keyboard and now just through rinsing with distilled water its back to full fuctionality
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Nice job, congrats on saving the keyboard.