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Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: Jazradel on Mon, 27 February 2012, 19:07:45

I spilled juice on my Steelseries 6GV2 and now the L-Alt key doesn't work. I assume there is a short going on between the Ctrl/Alt keys or something similar, so I want to open the keyboard up to have a look. I've unscrewed the four screws on the back, but I can't open it, and I can't figure out if there are clips. I don't want to force it because I'm worried about snapping something.

Does anybody know how to open it? Would I have better luck soaking the keyboard in isopropyl or distilled water?

Apologies if this is in the wrong place, this is where I ended up from Google and I didn't see a sticky.

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: Tony on Tue, 28 February 2012, 08:01:45

We prefer tea.

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?17929-Spilled-tea-in-my-Ducky-__

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: blert on Tue, 28 February 2012, 10:58:55

Don't get ahead of yourself and immerse it in anything or throw it in the diswasher.  (And check the threads that Tony and ripster have supplied.)  Unless you're wanting an excuse to get a new keyboard, in which case try Windex and WD-40 (but no, really, don't).

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: Jazradel on Thu, 01 March 2012, 15:25:35

Thanks for the advice. As well as the four clips down the bottom, there is a 5th clip where the cord is. That clip requires a significant amount more force to open.

I tried cleaning with a toothbrush and isopropyl but now it won't power up. Guess it's time to get it repaired.

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: sth on Thu, 01 March 2012, 15:33:20

Good excuse to upgrade! Just get a cover or leave the bevs away from your desk ;)

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: Jazradel on Thu, 01 March 2012, 17:18:47

I just tried connecting the keyboard via USB, and interestingly it does power up (I'm going by the LEDs here) for a second before dying.

What does that mean? Have I accidentally caused a short somewhere?

Edit: To clarify, there was about a week between my spill and my attempt to clean the keyboard. It was fine after the spill, except for the alt key. The failure to remain powered on only happened after I cleaned it.

Title: Spilled juice on Steelseries 6VG2, LAlt doesn't work, how do I open it?
Post by: Jazradel on Mon, 05 March 2012, 23:35:24

As a final followup for anyone who googled this thread, I cleaned the board again in the same way, waited 5 days and the keyboard now works perfectly.

Thanks for everybody's help.