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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: chyros on Sat, 25 July 2015, 16:58:28

Title: Think you've seen dirty keyboards?
Post by: chyros on Sat, 25 July 2015, 16:58:28
Picked up this "beauty" today at the recycling centre. I've had a lot of keyboards that were really, REALLY dirty. But THIS one....

(http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/Chyrosran/WP_20150725_098a_zps2r3pqqgw.jpg)
Title: Re: Think you've seen dirty keyboards?
Post by: demik on Sat, 25 July 2015, 20:36:55
So you found dirty trash in a trash center. What are the odds in that?
Title: Re: Think you've seen dirty keyboards?
Post by: Snowdog993 on Sat, 25 July 2015, 21:42:13
Quote from: chyros on Sat, 25 July 2015, 16:58:28
Picked up this "beauty" today at the recycling centre. I've had a lot of keyboards that were really, REALLY dirty. But THIS one....

Show Image
(http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/Chyrosran/WP_20150725_098a_zps2r3pqqgw.jpg)


Pretty Aye?
(http://i.imgur.com/2MlNEoJ.jpg)

Not even close.
(http://i.imgur.com/CjArgsw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Wluag0p.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/kDBGki8.jpg)
Title: Re: Think you've seen dirty keyboards?
Post by: Snowdog993 on Sat, 25 July 2015, 21:48:36
Quote from: Snowdog993 on Sat, 25 July 2015, 21:42:13
Quote from: chyros on Sat, 25 July 2015, 16:58:28
Picked up this "beauty" today at the recycling centre. I've had a lot of keyboards that were really, REALLY dirty. But THIS one....

Show Image
(http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/Chyrosran/WP_20150725_098a_zps2r3pqqgw.jpg)


Pretty Aye?

Not even close.


If you want to see the restoration from start to finish, I suggest you look at this album....
http://imgur.com/a/b4Q7Q
Title: Re: Think you've seen dirty keyboards?
Post by: chyros on Sun, 26 July 2015, 03:15:59
Quote from: demik on Sat, 25 July 2015, 20:36:55
So you found dirty trash in a trash center. What are the odds in that?
I've had over two dozen keyboards from recycling centres by now so I'm more than aware how dirty they are on average. Some keyboards you'll see in a future review were very bad too. This one is the worst I've seen so far though.

Also, you'd be surprised how clean some of the things I get at the recycling centre are. My AEK and Dell AT101 (non-W) were almost immaculate when I got them, for instance.