CM Storm Quickfire Red soda spill

[AeneaS]

Hey there
So I managed to spill a little bit of red bull >.< over my keyboard, didnt even thought that alot got in but after some hours it started makind double keys and now it doesnt work at all anymore -_-
All that happens when I plugg it in the capslock and the numlock light up but I cant use the keyboard at all. All it does is have those 2 keys lightes up :S

What can I do fix this? Is my keyboard broken or can I clean it somehow? If yes with what...

I didnt open the keyboard yet because of warranty but I do not even know if CM gives warranty on keyboards that you shipped over from taiwan? (got mine from PChome)

Any help is highly appreciated
so long AeneaS

[Anonymuse]

I don't think many manufacturers give warranties for damage like that just shipped with the product. I think you most likely have to buy one separate. About cleaning it I have no idea but it sounds like it's really f'd up.

[AeneaS]

First of all thx for the replies
Well ripster your link is more about getting one faulty key to work again and I have found this one already before and couldnt get too much gain out of it (I do not have destilled water connector cleaners etc.^^ ) But ty for the link anyways
All my switches are in wonderful condition.
It was about the keyboard not wanting to work as a whole...


So ok since you are right Anonymuse, the manufacturer will see the obvious water dmg and it wont be under warranty so I decided to open it up.
Some cleaning later  (ever tried to clean a mainboard of a liquid? IMPOSSIBLE lol!) with cotton swabs and wriggling with the connector cable of it it suddenly started working again!
I am happy and just hope it will stay that way and in the future I will keep my beverages as far away from it as possible -_- ^^

If anyone got some advice/experience on cleaning the mainboard(or how its called) itself feel free to still post since I haven't found alot on it and cleaning it by hand seems rather impossible because of all the connectors etc sticking out and such and I obviously didnt wanna bath it in anything since that just feels to me like it would destroy the board ^^

[Skillzz]

Hey AeneaS,

I had a similar problem to you; spilled a few drops of soda water on my Quickfire and now it doesn't work. I've let it dry out for a few days, but there must be some residue or dampness left inside because every time I plug it in, the lights flash momentarily and then it shorts and stops working.

How did you disassemble the keyboard? I pulled the screw out of the back but I can't quite figure out how to pry the bottom off to get at the circuitry.