Blackwidow sticky keys

[magnum2321]

My little cousin split lemonade in my keyboard, I tried my best to clean it but quite a few of the keys no longer clack and take more pressure to push them down. I took the keys off and tried to clean the switch but it did not help. What would be the best way to clean them?

[tp4tissue]

My little cousin split lemonade in my keyboard, I tried my best to clean it but quite a few of the keys no longer clack and take more pressure to push them down. I took the keys off and tried to clean the switch but it did not help. What would be the best way to clean them?

You can't clean them.. It's impossible.. because even if you get clear liquid in there, it takes forever to dry, as they're not really vented..

The only sure fix, is to desolder each affected switch, and solder in new ones..

DON'T even bother cleaning out the ones that you desolder, because it's not worth the time, each new switche is less than $1

[Coreda]

I've used alcohol and swabs to clean up spills before. Only coffee, mind. Left it to dry for a couple days and the keys returned to their regular state.

You can't clean them.. It's impossible.. because even if you get clear liquid in there, it takes forever to dry, as they're not really vented..

Blackwidows are hard to take apart? Would have thought most boards could be dismantled for cleaning such spills.

[Johan]

I've used alcohol and swabs to clean up spills before. Only coffee, mind. Left it to dry for a couple days and the keys returned to their regular state.

You can't clean them.. It's impossible.. because even if you get clear liquid in there, it takes forever to dry, as they're not really vented..

Blackwidows are hard to take apart? Would have thought most boards could be dismantled for cleaning such spills.

I think coffee spills aren't as bad as sugary drinks, I personally got a miniature drop of coke into my f key when I was cleaning my TA set and I've flushed it almost 10 times with alcohol since mid september. It still has a slight stickyness during the upstroke. I plan on replacing the switch this weekend. I've flushed a coffee spill once before and it was good to go after the first attempt.

[tp4tissue]

I've used alcohol and swabs to clean up spills before. Only coffee, mind. Left it to dry for a couple days and the keys returned to their regular state.

You can't clean them.. It's impossible.. because even if you get clear liquid in there, it takes forever to dry, as they're not really vented..

Blackwidows are hard to take apart? Would have thought most boards could be dismantled for cleaning such spills.

whatever all your personal experiences may be, 

Once sticky stuff gets IN the switch,   flushing is not reliable at all,,  desolder is the only sure fire way to do it.

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

As the others have said, replacing the switch is really the only way to be sure, especially with clicky switches.

You can flush with alcohol (like rubbing alcohol) and ventilate for a while, but changes are the switches will never be the same again.