Tech guru Leo Laporte has mentioned this very issue on many of his shows. He has even done it himself, although his cleaning solution was to use the dishwasher (who knew keyboards would be dishwasher safe?). In any case, he's always recommended the longest drying period possible, in excess of 5 days, or more.
- Tony On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > My kids managed to split a can of Coke over my white Apple keyboard > yesterday. So I washed it this morning in a sink fully of warm bubbly > water. > > Besides the Coke it had gotten very grubby so it needs a good clean anyway. > > Obviously it needs to be dried thoroughly before plugging back in, it is > hanging on the washing at the moment but will put it in the airing cupboard > later. > > How long should I give it to dry out. I want to make sure it is fully dry - > lucky I have a spare keyboard. > > Simon > > --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk - Mac news, reviews, guides, upgrades, > hacks and more... - http://www.nmug.org.uk - webmaster for Norwich Mac > User > Group - The box said requires Windows XP or better, so I bought an Apple > Mac. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
