Question from a Technophobe!!

DCFC79

puppypants wrote: »

Thank you all for your suggestions, I'll try all of them eventually!

In the meantime, can anyone recommend crumbless biccies? xx

You could use a full size keyboard and buy 1 of them covers that goes over the keyboard to prevemt crumbs getting in between the cracks.

AndyPix

Robisere wrote: »

*NEVER use a can of air: it will blow moisture into the keyboard at pressure.

Hmm interesting.
I always use a can of air with the keyboard upside down ..


The "moisture" you describe is just liquid flurocarbon, which evaporates in seconds

Robisere

It's the pressure which can cause problems Andypix: blowing the micro-drops into the KB internals at pressure. Even if it does evaporate in seconds, damage to a PCB inside the KB, can begin within nanoseconds. There is also concern growing about the adverse health effects of Fluorocarbon, especially upon children:
http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/aboutus/persistentflurocarbondanger.php

I use only Isopropyl alcohol now for most computer & component cleaning. If I use a spray can, it would be simply air and I would not use that on a keyboard, for the same pressure-impact reasons.

cookie365

Use a rocket blower, just as good as a can of air and never runs out.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giottos-GTAA1900-Rocket-Air-Blower/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513373489&sr=8-1&keywords=rocket+blower

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Robisere wrote: »

*NEVER use a can of air: it will blow moisture into the keyboard at pressure.

puppypants, the gas will make the surface cold for some time. This will extract water vapour out of the air.

just think of the effect when removing a can of drink from the fridge it soon attracts moisture when left in open air.

DCFC79: Don;t those covers cost more than a cheap keyboard, and make the keys feel worse than a cheap keyboard?