On most laptops you can remote the keyboard, if you take it apart enough. Just be sure that is is completely dry before putting it back together.
I've cleaned keyboards in the dishwasher about half a dozen times and only once did it break the keyboard. And if it's broken already you have nothing to lose. On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Yves Dorfsman <[email protected]> wrote: > What about removing the battery and clean the keyboard? > > It used to be trendy to clean keyboards in dishwasher, with amazing results > (have to let them dry really well. With a laptop, I'd be worried that water > doesn't drain properly, but might be worth a try. > > On 2014-09-12 20:47, Allan Irving wrote: > > Unrelated to normal discussion but hopefully, of interest to some and > some of you can help point me in the right direction. > > > > Long story short, old laptop. Coffee spill. Works fine, just the > keyboard is stuffed. > > > > Have an idea to utilise it. Guy it from the laptop casing and create a > Lego case from Lego parts around the motherboard. Not sure if I will > utilise the inbuilt screen, current plan is to use an external one. Install > Debian on it and put it to some use. > > > > Now, I'm not too familiar with doing something like this. I can build > computers but in usual components. > > > > First thing, heat + plastic. Bad idea? Any suggestions as to how to > place or manipulate the heat sink and CPU to reduce melting or danger? > > > > I was thinking fans if course, USB ones plus added built in one. > > > > Any other suggestions as to how I can go about making this happen?! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > > http://lopsa.org/ > > > > > -- > Yves. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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