Since I don't have a dishwasher (yes, I'm the one), I can't speak for it working or not. However, there is a lot of discussion from people who swear that it does work.
Being as clumsy as I am, I'm often spilling Pepsi or coffee or water into my keyboard. The first time it happened (with black coffee) I unplugged the keyboard and bought a new one. I put the "damaged" keyboard upside down in the box and put it up on the shelf. A few weeks later, I baptized the new one with a glass of Pepsi. Not wanting to spend another 30 bucks on a keyboard, I pulled the old one down and plugged it in. It works as good as new. So I took the Pepsi-ed one and gave it a good sink rinsing with a running water rinse for about 10 minutes. After an upside-down storage for about a week, it works just as good as ever. If you do use the dishwasher route, I'd use the top shelf with the gentlest cycle available. I'm not sure about the drying cycle, I'd be worried about warpage. And from what I understand, it will get the keys nice and shiny. Ward Oldham wrote: >Hey Bernie, > >Sounds strange doesn't it? > >To elaborate, I do not believe this applies to the general periodic >maintenance of a keyboard whatsoever. > >By chance, I became aware of this procedure being performed on >keyboards whose functionality was rendered useless after fluid >spillage i.e. soft drinks, coffee, etc. Normally, the keyboard is >pronounced dead and a replacement is purchased. > >But as long as ten years ago, the good folk at Publishers Printing in >Shepherdsville discovered that a subsequent washing of the afflicted >keyboard in the dishwasher rendered them useful once again. However, >I should add that once washed the keyboard was given ample time to >dry (up to two weeks). > >I've never tried it but what have you got to lose? > >Ward Oldham > > >On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Bernard Griffis wrote: > > > >>I was listening to a discussion on PC's and such (WHAS, I believe) and >>they discussed placing your keyboard in the dishwasher for cleaning. >>Supposedly this one individual had discussed this with NASA and >>this had >>been their method for years. >>Anyone know anything? Bernie >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>be July 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be July 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > >
