crs@lanl.gov (Charlie Sorsby) (04/27/91)
In article <b4c09d63f8bb28131654@rose.uucp>, alain.lachapelle@rose.uucp (ALAIN LACHAPELLE) writes:
=> (I am told that you submurge the keyboard in water (after unpluging it,
=> of course) agitate the water a bit and then dry it with a hairdryer on
=> its coolest setting.
=
= I once did that with a surplus PS/2 keyboard we had. I dried it with an
= industrial air blower (cool air). Then I waited a couple of days before
= plugging it. It did worked afterwards, but not reliably. It would do
= erractic behaviour from time to time.
Well, I can't say whether the keyboard can handle being washed in
water but, in general, if you must do something like that, at least
use distilled water.
Ordinary tap water is likely to be full of minerals (and gawdknowswhat
else) which will be left on the surfaces when the water itself is
evaporated. Humidity from the air can be absorbed by these deposits
providing electrolytic conduction paths all over the place.
Best,
Charlie Sorsby "I'm the NRA!"
crs@lanl.gov