I hope he didn't think I meant to use water on it when it was still
installed!
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ross" <[email protected]>
To: "anandn" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Soda / Sticky keys / T400
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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