Remove the keyboard. Give it a very thorough rinsing, inside and out (a
soaking, really) with distilled water. The water can be warm. Rinse again
with a mixture of warm water and rubbing alcohol (this is to displace the
inner water and speed drying). Shake out as much of the water as you can
and leave to dry for a day or two on a drain rack or a towel. (Near a good
source of moving air, like a strong fan, helps, but don't use a hair dryer
unless you have a setting that isn't too hot.)
You could even put some dish soap in the wash water, but then you'd have to
be extremely thorough in the rinsing, so you should try plain water first.
I have washed keyboards (not laptop keyboards) in a dishwasher. You're not
going to ruin electronics with water, as long as there is no electricity
while it is wet and not so many impurities that you leave massive deposits.
David
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From: "anandn" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:19 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [Thinkpad] Soda / Sticky keys / T400
Guys,
Sadly, as subject says, I have a bunch of sticky keys on my Thinkpad,
courtesy 1/4 glass coke spilled on my keyboard. I turned it off
immediately (took around 15 seconds), tilted, drained the drops, blew
air with pressure duster, applied rubbing alcohol with soft cloth
(couldn't go deep enough), let it dry for a day; didn't have the heart
to power it again, but did so, and it seems to be working ok, but I
now have hard unresponsive sticky keys on the right panel (Enter,
R-Shift, Backspace, Home, End, Pg Up/Down, Right Arrow, Insert, Del).
1) Is there a way I can get rid of the sticky hard keys myself? Any
particular solution, I have scanned the webs, have found some, but I
am not sure about it. Can I pull out a key (I have seen some youtube
videos, but not sure if that's the way it works with t400)?
2) I contacted Lenovo support, and I do not have an extended warranty,
a new keyboard will cost around 145 dollars. I guess I will have to
take this route if 1) does not work.
3) Do you guys know of any private service centers dealing with
Thinkpads for such an issue or one of Lenovo's own in downtown
Chicago?
This basically ends my 10 months clean run of my T400 :-(
Thanks
Anand
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