geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Awful on Fri, 05 December 2014, 16:30:21
Title: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Fri, 05 December 2014, 16:30:21
Yeah boyz, my cat barfed into my tkl code.. The backspace, M and, R no longer work? ...He threw up mostly liquid onto the arrow cluster {putting the controller in danger} I let everything dry before I tested it out. At first the backspace, M, and R didn't work. Last night I let is soak in water as a last ditch effort {like the old ripster guide} and this morning the backspace worked again, but not the other two keys... uhh... how's this possible?
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: inanis on Fri, 05 December 2014, 17:04:28
That is terrible! I have two cats and I understand their propensity to puke their guts out in the worst of the worst places (for me this is usually my bed). I hope you can find a way to fix it up.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 05 December 2014, 17:36:02
My home is animal-free for 3 decades and I have not regretted it for a nanosecond.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Fri, 05 December 2014, 18:31:22
Yeah, it's the worst. I know how to soldier a bit, but I'm clueless how to even imagine 3 random keys just not working. I'm glad my bulldog didn't get ahold of it, the damage would have been much worse :P at least my PBT caps are in tact... I guess... that's a positive.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: cephelix on Fri, 05 December 2014, 19:52:23
that totally sucks!.....how bout a new keyboard? ;D
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 05 December 2014, 23:04:40
Egdx is calling.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 07 December 2014, 03:54:41
Might just be a bit of solid matter wedge inside the switch?
Or some mucus or something that has coated the switch contacts and won't just wash away.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: uJalled on Sun, 07 December 2014, 10:56:11
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Sun, 07 December 2014, 20:32:06
I'm trying so hard to salvage this... I realized the left alt, tab, and caps lock doesn't work. Along with the right enter. Could it be some **** on some of the soldier points or something under the plate? I can't see between the plate and pcb obviously.. This blows.. It's not like I can just buy another... like I would have back when :<
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: demik on Sun, 07 December 2014, 20:43:43
sell cat and buy new keyboard
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Sun, 07 December 2014, 20:52:46
Btw feel the need to mention, the jacked up keys don't even register being pressed. I used sharp-key to see if they did :( they're also not anywhere near where he barfed.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: minh278 on Mon, 08 December 2014, 21:39:59
Soak it in water again and see if that helps? If you want to recoup the cost you could probably sell it in classifieds, people may want the switches or the keycaps.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Lu_e on Tue, 09 December 2014, 14:28:49
Soaked in water and plugged in just ~24 hrs later? That's ok? Guess if thats what the guide said. I let my kb dry out for days when I spilled water on it.
Is there nothing about alcohol bath before that?
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:29:40
I used blow dryer, sat it on a heating duct wrapped in a towell, then without all day. I double checked that everything was dry or seemed that way. No moisture in the leds etc. Today a couple more keys work? ... weird... Couple still don't work. Going to soak again.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: minh278 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 18:13:05
You could also follow what Lu_e said and try an alcohol bath different solutions have different effects(it will kill the lube though, as least i think it will)
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Coreda on Wed, 10 December 2014, 18:34:56
fixed. Really though, pets can do some nasty things from time to time. Best of luck with getting it functioning again.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Sun, 28 December 2014, 15:36:27
Someone know any stuff and things about maybe a lead problem or? Idk, but all of these keys work (ins does, I just didn't push it at the time) btw I have now soaked it in 99% iso alcohol.. so, idk.
David over at WASD told me to send it in and I'm about to do just that, but if I could somehow fix this myself that would be swell.
(http://i.imgur.com/82XWweP.jpg)
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: PointyFox on Sun, 28 December 2014, 16:07:14
Usually it gets into the switches and covers the contacts, preventing them from contacting. Try removing the switches, opening them, and cleaning them with a swab and some 90% isopropanol.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Sun, 28 December 2014, 18:37:02
Yeah, about that, I don't know how so solder well enough to do that heh. The water/barf was on the arrow cluster. So I doubt the switches that aren't working were dry.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 28 December 2014, 19:07:03
Are WASD going to fix it under warranty? Or gratis? If so, I would suggest not touching anything. Although you might be able to fix it, you also might make it worse.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: JDorfler on Sun, 28 December 2014, 22:23:09
After all of this, are you going to get one of those acrylic keyboard covers to the chances of this happening again are slimmer? Just curious.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: Awful on Mon, 29 December 2014, 01:30:22
Rowdy - he'll be charging me if necessary (so I'll probably end up paying if it's even possible) which is fine with me, I don't mind at all to pay!
JDorfler - absolutely, I had one from an old Filco, but with the last one I sold I gave it away.
Title: Re: my CODE and cat vomit.. YEP!
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 29 December 2014, 07:04:29