I’ve just gone through this interesting exercise with a wired Apple keyboard
First, take a picture of the keyboard so you can refer to it when you’re replacing the keys. And also so you can proudly reflect on your cleaning prowess. The safest thing is to not wipe the keys just yet, simply flick them out one by one. Once the first comes out you’ll figure out the right force and angle, but a small finger placed under the edge of an exposed key and flicked up to release the clip is the best action I can describe. You may need a spodger to get the first one, a plastic stick. Once all the keys are off, they can be washed in a bowl of cleaning liquid and water, rinsed and dried The exposed base can be wiped clean and the various biscuits you’ll deny ever eating, must have been the cat, can be cleaned up. Then it’s a matter of clicking the clean dry keys back in place, using the photo as a guide. I used an overly damp wipe to start with and found excess liquid has seeped into the electronic components so the keyboard failed. This led me to dismantling it entirely and drying the three layers of printed circuit that perform the switching function of the keyboard. There are little soft plastic cones that give the soft touch we enjoy. They fall onto the floor and hide behind chair legs, so some agility may be required to rescue them. Rest assured They don’t fall out unless you dismantle the electronics. Once resembled twice, I first put the cones in the wrong way, my keyboard is clean and functional and has passed the most stringent assessment of my wife. I hope this helps Tim Sent from Tim's iPhone > On 10 Jan 2018, at 11:46 am, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > My iMac keyboard is disgracefully dirty and I find it very difficult to keep > it clean. I am meticulous about no cups of coffee or the like within range. > Advice appreciated on 1) getting it respectable again and 2) keeping it > that way > Many thanks > Severin Crisp > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > Mob 0484 624 741 mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au > _________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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