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Article #2830Re: How to clean a Keyboard?
From: Palma Ceia
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00
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I'd reccommend putting it in the washing machine on the cold/gentle cycle....then tumble dry on low heat.....and, oh yes, use Woolite. RS On 15 Mar 1996 02:09:36 GMT, jengel@fastlane.net (Jeffrey Engel) wrote: >In article <3143e008.6732871@nntp.ix.netcom.com>, mancini1@ix.netcom.com (Sandro Mancini) says: >> >>On Sun, 03 Mar 1996 08:02:15 GMT, istvanc@great-mail.great.fi (Chief >>Wiggum) wrote: >> >>:> There was quite a long discussion in demon.tech.pc a few montsh ago >>:> about just this problem. Several people who had worked for firms >>:> refurbishing & managing computer equipment gave away some of their >>:> trad secrets. The suggestion that I liked best although I've not >>:> actually tried it myself yet is to put the keyboard into a dishwasher. >> >>: Do you remember any details concerning that? Do you have to use a hairdryer >>: to make sure it is thoroughly dry? >> >>I wouldn't recommend it. First. if indeed it is 'safe' to put a >>keyboard in a dishwashing machine, I'd bet using a machine capable of >>operating on cold water is required. Hot water will very likely damage >>the keyboard. Second, I see a potential risk in getting 'dirty' water >>(mixed with dishwashing liquid) inside the keyboard. >> >>Sandro Campos Mancini | mancini1@ix.netcom.com >> "Striker" | http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1233/ > >You would think so. However, when a company I worked for had some PC boards >stuffed the way the assembly house cleaned the solder flux off was in a >dishwasher. > >I wasn't able to get a close look, but I'll bet they had a water softener and >used a special detergent. > >je
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d683,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d683,public X-Google-Thread: 10c6a1,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c6a1,public X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public X-Google-Thread: 10a2ed,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a2ed,public X-Google-Thread: 109e38,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e38,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,cbff7722051524a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public From: rhs@gate.net (Palma Ceia) Subject: Re: How to clean a Keyboard? Date: 1996/03/15 Message-ID: <3149a7a2.168475906@news.gate.net> X-Deja-AN: 142555252 references: <825236527snz@x-ferret.demon.co.uk> <3135625b.39869759@news.demon.co.uk> <313889f0.4277833@news.great.fi> <3143e008.6732871@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <4iajh0$du7@news2.nkn.net> organization: j%nki~w�RJ3M-26XPLZ8L-BFGD44CT-1EA6BC82 newsgroups: comp.periphs,aus.computers,aus.computers.ibm-pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,demon.tech.pc