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pseudolobster

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Yeah I would let the keyboard dry out for at least a day or two before reinstalling it. Unless it's dripping wet, it's probably not going to hurt any other components, but to be safe I'd let it dry separate from the rest of the computer. If you plugged it in and turned it on right now, it'd probably make things worse. Give it a day or two at least.
 





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Okay, thank you. I have it opened up drying. Will dust get in there and mess it up?

EDIT: I can't dry them separately. There is a green ribbon holding them together.

-Mark
 
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If you're careful, you can detach the ribbon cable from the motherboard. There's usually a little latch there that you open and the cable slides out.

Probably looks like this: (note the grey clips on either side)
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If you remove the keyboard you'll be able to clean it a lot better, since you'll be able to put it under running water etc.
 
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Rice is an excellent desiccant. Putting the components in a bag of rice for a day or two should remove almost all the moisture. Washing beforehand should help.
 
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Good news: my computer works fine, after a couple of days of being unable to start.

Bad news: now a lot of keys don't work.

What can I do?

-Mark
 
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Just for your info look on your bottle of Isopropyl and see what the % of alcohol is, the rest is water ...
Water dosn't hurt electronics unless you leave the electronics wet, you must dry the water off after cleaning.
I worked in a repair facility where we restored shipboard electronics, we used to put electronic ckt boards in specialy built dishwashers to clean them and then into an oven for drying.




Ash said:
Hmm,.... For some reason, I thought water was bad for electronics. :undecided: I recommend using Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to get the rest of the milkshake off your internal parts, not water.
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charliebruce said:
Keyboard units are relatively well sealed, distilled/deionised water is not really conductive, and won't leave a conductive residue once you let it dry. It's probably cheaper and more readily available, but go with whatever is easier.
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Its sealed? apparently not or he wouldnt be having the comma problem right?
 
pseudolobster

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If your keys still aren't working, chances are it's not dry yet.. Otherwise, maybe you didn't wash out all the conductive junk. Either way, a new keyboard would fix it fine, yes they do come with the cable.

How long did you leave it to dry? Did you use any desiccant like rice or silica gel or cat litter or cardboard? Did you use any heat? If not, it can take a full week to dry out. I'm willing to bet if you took the keyboard out and shook it, you'd get little water droplets coming out.
 
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Protein shake sometimes leaves a powdered residue when dried; it probably got between the contacts of the keyboard. Try removing the keyboard, running it under warm water for 10-15 minutes then putting it in a bag of desiccant...
 
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Will do. It sounds like it's not as worrisome as I had originally thought. Thanks for the help!

-Mark
 
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