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In article <$iUPnFAji8TxEwhg@talke.demon.co.uk> Ken Odlum <ken@talke.demon.co.uk> writes:
>From: Ken Odlum <ken@talke.demon.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: How to clean a Keyboard?
>Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:58:11 +0000

>In article <827108102snz@tauzero.demon.co.uk>, Mike Fleming
><Mike@tauzero.demon.co.uk> writes
>>In article <1996Mar16.002142.12121@3do.com> dplatt@ntg.com "Dave Platt" writes:
>>
>>> In article <1996Mar15.010625.23805@indyvax.iupui.edu>
>>>  tskender@indyunix.iupui.edu () writes:
>>> 
>>> >Actually, we wash them out with hot water all the time...  A dishwasher would 
>>> >make the whole thing soooo much easier.
>>> 
>>> For what it's worth - Bob Pease (analog-electronics wizard at National
>>> Semiconductor) writes of using a dishwasher to clean residue off of
>>> high-impedance, leakage-sensitive circuit boards.
>>
>>'Dihwahr'. Damn. Thought it aid 'wahing machin'. Buggr, that' 
>>why th ky arn't working too wllllllllllllllllll.
>>
>I read this thread and as I have a very nice coffee stained keyboard
>that I am fond of I decided to try the dishwasher (well it was no use as
>it was) and it worked.
>It looks like new too :-)
>I used Finnish in liquid for and only half the normal amount and left
>the keyboard in one piece.I also used the top shelf away from the heater
>element.

In spite of all the negative comments in this thread, there is no reason why 
the dishwasher technique shouldn't work. One of the standard cleaning methods 
in industry involves aqueous (read "water") wash using water-based solvent 
(read "detergent") in a board cleaner (read "expensive dishwasher") for 
printed wiring and wire-wrap boards. As long as the keyboard is thoroughly dry 
before use, a water wash should be no problem. (It would probably be a good 
idea to perform a final rinse using distilled and/or deionized water.)


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