Laptop -v- Beer!

fred246

I just put keyboard to one side.
Get a new £10 keyboard out of cupboard and plug it in.
After drying out if it works put it back in cupboard.
If it doesn't put it in bin.
Not sure if everyone gets it. Desktops are MASSIVE moneysavers.

Biggus_Dickus

Carrot007 said:

Not that I have done it to laptops so far. But should beer/wine/gin/whatever and keyboard mix. The best option it to immediately get in the shower with the item (yes a laptop keyboard removal is likely far more pain!) and give is a nice hot hosedown and they prop up to a radiator and let it dry properly before reusing.

Saved me a lot of repalcement keyboards that has since I am clumsy!

Should work with any tech. Removing power asap and letting dry properly are the hard parts. I guess around here eventual deposits from the hard water may cause other issues but it's not conductive so a couple of accidents over the life does no harm.

So remove the keyboard and take it in the shower (just water no soap) and leave it to properly dry. It should work. (some of the keyboards I have done this to are essentially laptop keyboards in a usb case. Drying fully is the important factor.

Is it worth finishing off the drying process by popping it in the spin-dryer for a few minutes?

Farway

Biggus_Dickus said:

Carrot007 said:

Not that I have done it to laptops so far. But should beer/wine/gin/whatever and keyboard mix. The best option it to immediately get in the shower with the item (yes a laptop keyboard removal is likely far more pain!) and give is a nice hot hosedown and they prop up to a radiator and let it dry properly before reusing.

Saved me a lot of repalcement keyboards that has since I am clumsy!

Should work with any tech. Removing power asap and letting dry properly are the hard parts. I guess around here eventual deposits from the hard water may cause other issues but it's not conductive so a couple of accidents over the life does no harm.

So remove the keyboard and take it in the shower (just water no soap) and leave it to properly dry. It should work. (some of the keyboards I have done this to are essentially laptop keyboards in a usb case. Drying fully is the important factor.

Is it worth finishing off the drying process by popping it in the spin-dryer for a few minutes?

A low oven is better

jsmith9

Damn - mine is eye-level.

Biggus_Dickus

jsmith9 said:

Damn - mine is eye-level.

Stop that mirth;...it’s unbecoming.

Manxman_in_exile

Thanks everybody.

Got the spare USB keyboard to work eventually after trying to ensure none of the laptop keys were "beered" into the down position.  (It's a bit like one of those physical coordination exercises - I'm using the mouse pad on the laptop but the USB keyboard - I keep trying to use the laptop keyboard and wondering why it doesn't work!)

Now I've managed to transfer the data I wanted out onto a USB stick (and a backup of the backup), but I'm still trying to get the laptop working again (I don't want to buy a new one just yet).  I can get my browser homepage (Firefox) up ok, but if I try to get onto any other sites, the screen starts rapidly oscillating so that the screen appears doubled up.  (A bit like a rapidly slipping vertical hold on an old TV for those of you old enough to remember).

Any ideas what that might be?  It would be nice to get it fully functional again as this notebook is dreadful.

Thanks again for the help so far.  Being able to backup data was my main concern

The_Fat_Controller

It's obvious, still drunk !

Manxman_in_exile

The_Fat_Controller said:

It's obvious, still drunk !

I hadn't thought of that! 

EDIT:  Ahhh!  It seems to have sobered up now.  I'll see how it goes - I think it may be working again...

Cheers all!!!

Mistral001

I would not rule out replacing the keyboard yourself.  I did it with my Acer.  It was quite easy to do as it could be done from the top without having to open up the laptop.  See the video links others have posted above.  A £150 repair cost me just the £12 I paid for a new keyboard on Ebay.