On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote:
Could it really be broken beyond repair? All suggestions are wellcome…
I suggest the 98% isopropyl alcohol soaking solution. They sell pure isopropyl as a gasoline additive to dry any water out of gas. Sometimes you can get pure isopropyl from a pharmacy. It's almost impossible to get stronger than 98% due to the fact that it absorbs water so easily. Isopropyl & water are miscible (mutual solvents of each other) and normally exist in equilibrium at 88% isopropyl & 12% water. Anything stronger than 88% will absorb water and evaporate that water relatively quickly.
The problem with the keyboard is that the contacts are in flat, thin sheets that absorb liquids by surface tension capillary action, so it will be hard to get all the juice to dissolve out from these restricted areas, and you might need to soak the keyboard several times, perhaps swinging the keyboard hard to use centrifugal action clear the dissolved juice before soaking again. Then let it dry a good while in a warm environment before using.
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