On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 01:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 09:55 PM, Gerald E. Uhlan wrote: > >> I was going to suggest that in my previous reply, but I wasn't sure if >> anyone would believe that it could be done without hurting the >> electronics, so I was afraid to suggest it. I have done that myself, >> as there is nothing that a quick dunk in water would hurt. The trick >> is to take it apart first, then thoroughly wash the exterior part of >> the keyboard, then dunk the keyboard itself in water once or twice, >> then lay the parts out to dry overnight. It will dry much faster if >> it's apart, and there's less of a chance for anything to get rusty. >> Next day, put it back together and you're back in business. >> > > I believe you...sort of...if for no other reason than I see no reason > for you to lie about it, but I have thought this to be an urban legend > for about 4 years. I spilled a beer (Labatt's Blue) on an iMac > keyboard (Rev. B) and found the same instructions back then. Despite > following them carefully, the board was never the same. To this day > (and the carcass still resides somewhere in my garage) certain keys > just didn't work. > > Of course, after spilling coffee, or whatever, on a re;atively cheap > keyboard, you have little to lose by trying it. > > > dave >
Well, in my case, the keyboard was just dirty. I hadn't spilled any liquid on it while it was in use, either. I'm guessing that something *might* have shorted out on yours if the Mac was on at the time. Mine actually worked better after it's bath, with the exception of one of the shift keys that didn't work anyway. But really, washing it didn't hurt anything. I still have it, and it's still working fine, except, of course, the key that didn't work to begin with. It's now out in the shed with a whole bunch of my old Macs. I moved most of them out there when I bought this iMac about a year ago. You're right - there's little to lose by trying it at this point. Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
