Re: Do's and don'ts about cleaning keyboards
From: Carl Perkins (carl_at_gerg.tamu.edu)
Date: 06/18/03
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Date: 17 Jun 2003 21:02 CDT
In article <2RFHa.2737$lv.2468@news.cpqcorp.net>, "John E. Malmberg" <Malmberg@dskwld.zko.dec.compaq.hp> writes...
}David Michaels wrote:
}> Paul Sture wrote:
}>
}>>My heartful thanks to the person who recommended putting my LK keyboard
}>>through the dishwasher.
}>>
}>>It is beatifully clean now.
}>>
}>>But a pity it doesn't work any more...
}>>
}> WD-40 = water displacement - 40
}>
}> I've never seen it harm electronics. Not to say it can't, but I haven't
}> seen it.
}
}Any high pressure stream of gas or other small propellent, if fast
}enough can build up a static charge and can destroy some electronics.
}
}I know from personal experience spray paint has enough pressure to do
}that. I was attempting to waterproof a circuit, coincidentally for a
}keyboard, back in the days when people were building Z80 based systems
}from parts.
}
}
}The fumes from WD-40 are quite combustable for at least a minute or two,
}so any sparks near them can cause a fire to start.
}
}The small spark from the ON/OFF switch of most electrical devices that
}do not have specially rated switches is enough.
}
}-John
Your keyboard gets dirty, so you run it through the dishwasher.
It then doesn't work so you use WD-40 on it to dry it out. When
you plug it in it bursts into flames. This then triggers your
machine room's fire suppresion system.
Now that's comedy.
--- Carl
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