Congratulations Tim Wife’s commendations would be great but bringing it up to my standards will be more than adequate Severin
Sent from Sev's iPhone > On 10 Jan 2018, at 12:54, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > > 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> > -- 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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