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From: mark_silbernagel@mentorg.com
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Subject: Re: removal of beer from keyboard
Summary: removing liquids from...
Keywords: beer,keyboard
Message-ID: <1991Jun29.043628.12867@news.mentorg.com>
Date: 29 Jun 91 04:36:28 GMT
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In article <13230@aggie.ucdavis.edu> krweiss@ucdavis.edu writes:
>In article <1991Jun11.131710.20086@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
>sukenick@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (SYG) writes:
>>Maybe spilling some coffee will help it :-)


A long time ago in a job far, far, away I faced this with an HP2645 keyboard
which had been in the path of some coffee. I took the cover off, (I forget if I
removed the keycaps) rinsed with water (water is a good solvent for most
things), dried with compressed air, rinsed with Isopropyl alcohol (removes
traces of water, other forms of alcohol should work as well e.g. ethanol) and
then sprayed with compressed air again.

Did the job for me. I was impressed with HP's stuff too.

Once the thing had become wet, it glued all the built-up dust to the board.
Plain rinsing may not remove it... I think the air helped. Additionally,
removing the key caps and brushing lightly with a hobbyist's paintbrush may
help deal with the crud.

Good luck.