My keyboard v's fizzy lemonade

aliasojo

The lemonade won.

I've unplugged it and drained the juice out but I'm assuming the sugar/acids ect will be harmful? Is it daft to just rinse it under the tap and put in in my tumble drier on a warm setting? (I have a shelf, the keyboard will be still and not tumbling about inside btw)

scottishblondie

might work. i'd leave it somewhere warm rather than a tumble dryer tho, it might be a bit too hot in there.

-TangleFoot-

Does this help?

busenbust

Just let it dry out; anyhow, not a huge expense ; and lucky it's not a laptop keyboard :eek:

nickcardwell

unplug it ,

rinse it under the tap (cold water) for a good few minutes.

then leave to dry naturally (hot press)

do not use the tumble dryer!

Could take a few days

Happended to me about 10 years, dropped a new (2hr ) nokia phone into a pint of beer, had to rinse under the tap and 3 days later it worked!

JasX

if all else fails you can pick up a brand new dell keyboard for about £10 delivered on ebay these days....

busenbust

busenbust wrote: »

Just let it dry out; anyhow, not a huge expense ; and lucky it's not a laptop keyboard :eek:

Asda do some fairly decent keyboards also

totalsolutions

Undo a few screws and take it apart. You can even pop it in the dishwasher too. I would leave out the membrane bit and just wipe it over. About 30 mins of your time.

Don't drink and drive a PC.

busenbust

Don't drink and drive a PC.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^:rotfl::rotfl:

aliasojo

Thanks everyone. It's now been rinsed and is sitting draining, I'll put it in the airing cupboard once it's stopped dripping.

I started taking the screws out but there were a couple I just couldn't budge so I decided just to hose it down.

I've got a spare keyboard in the loft but this was my favourite as it was one of those 'natural' shaped ones so I hope it survives.

The annoying thing is that is was me that spilt the juice...and not even one of the kids. :rolleyes:

Fingers crossed and thanks for the help.

totalsolutions

MS Natural Keyboard -? Still using mine too. 7 screws. Needs a bit of a clean. Might just do what I say.