sticky laptop

elmer

Hi my daughter has spilt fizzy juice on part of the laptop keyboard and now the keys are sticking down.

Does anyone know if its possible to clean this or do we need to have a new keyboard fitted?

Many thanks

Elmer

custardy

I would just replace the keyboard TBH
they're generally not that dear or hard to replace
what model is it?

elmer

Thanks, Ill take it down to my local shop and see what he has to say

Elmer

closed

Remove it carefully (screws, and ribbon cable) and clean with water or isopropyl alcohol, leave to dry before refitting and powering up

elmer

OK that sounds scary. Is it easy for a non technical person to do?

Or am I better just taking it to the chap down the road?

He will charge of course.

Thanks Elmer

Vuze

Personally I don't like having laptops taken apart even if it is a for a relatively non-major replacement like the keyboard, because these are usually machine assembled in the factory and once you open them up and hack them together again they are never quite the same again.. sometimes the alignment can be a bit off etc.

In your situation I would try something myself first.. maybe look at some of the specialist anti-static cleaning products for electronics.. just make sure everything is powered down first completely and let things dry fully before powering on again.

S0litaire

Look at the bottom of the laptop. Are the screw holes marked?

Some Laptops have either the letter "K" or a small keyboard symbol next to the holes that attach the keyboard.
You just need to take those screw out and you can lift the keyboard up and release the plastic ribbon cable that attaches it.
then as above, give it a good clean and time to dry...

esuhl

Vuze wrote: »

Personally I don't like having laptops taken apart even if it is a for a relatively non-major replacement like the keyboard, because these are usually machine assembled in the factory and once you open them up and hack them together again they are never quite the same again.. sometimes the alignment can be a bit off etc.

It's not something I do every day, but I can't say I've ever had a problem with the half-dozen that I've dismantled... As long as you remove the right screws and don't try to force the case apart, it should slot back together fairly easily (with a bit of patience)...

Hammyman

Vuze wrote: »

Personally I don't like having laptops taken apart even if it is a for a relatively non-major replacement like the keyboard, because these are usually machine assembled in the factory and once you open them up and hack them together again they are never quite the same again.. sometimes the alignment can be a bit off etc.

Rubbish.

Keyboards are designed to be removed and companies like Lenovo even treat them as a customer replaceable unit.

Vuze

Thanks for your feedback guys - my information was based on what I was told by a friend who runs a computer shop.. but in his context, he has talking about damaged/broken laptop screens and that when you take the cases apart to replace the screen, the laptop is never quite assembled 100% the way it used to be. Maybe he is not experienced repair guy but he has some experience, which is more than most of us, so that's why I would be cautious about taking an expensive laptop apart if I didn't know what I was doing.

custardy

Vuze wrote: »

Thanks for your feedback guys - my information was based on what I was told by a friend who runs a computer shop.. but in his context, he has talking about damaged/broken laptop screens and that when you take the cases apart to replace the screen, the laptop is never quite assembled 100% the way it used to be. Maybe he is not experienced repair guy but he has some experience, which is more than most of us, so that's why I would be cautious about taking an expensive laptop apart if I didn't know what I was doing.

thats why i asked for a model
nearly every laptop i have had to dismantle has had some form of guide online