WingsOfGold
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Space bar doesn't always space. Cigar ashes no doubt. Suggestions on what I can use to flush it out? Brake cleaner or 90% alcohol?
Cleaning keyboard
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HemiHauler
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I use a small can of compressed air. I am concerned mostly with cat and dog hair which are displaced quite easily with compressed air.
You might have to remove the key caps to have better access - most keyboards have key caps meant to be removed. You don’t have to have a specialized tool to remove, but it helps immensely. I got one for $5 from Amazon.
You might have to remove the key caps to have better access - most keyboards have key caps meant to be removed. You don’t have to have a specialized tool to remove, but it helps immensely. I got one for $5 from Amazon.
WingsOfGold
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My geek son did that years ago on my new computer trying to hide the coke he spilled. Turned out they were non removable. SUPER lucky Best Buy gave me a new one.
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Just saw a vid on a guy that cleans computer boards and repairs them. He sticks them in an ultrasonic washer with a bit of non-detergent cleaner for 10 min or so, then rinse in isopropyl alcohol. Allow to dry. But most aren't as long as a keyboard.
I'd flush it with isopropyl and let it dry.
I'd flush it with isopropyl and let it dry.
HemiHauler
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Either way, I’d be prepared to buy a new keyboard.
WingsOfGold
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Don't wanna, hate setting up new computer.
Is this an internal KB on a laptop? I was thinking that new new plain jane usb keyboard aren't all that expensive. If it's a laptop KB, do you have a PC repair shop "in town" that could do it for you? If the KB is readily available, it isn't that big of a job to swap them. They shouldn't charge much. Good luck.
I may be wrong, but I think WoG uses his laptop literally in his lap.