[pmmail-list] Keyboards (Was: A couple of 2634 wish list items....)

[Sorin Srbu]

On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:19:08 +0100, Paul Hodges wrote:

>>  What about the circuitry? Or are you pulling our legs?
>
>I've heard tell of people putting them through a washing machine... 
>What I do is wash them in water with a little detergent (to get out
>any stickiness), run under the tap while wiggling the keys to ensure
>that all the detergent is gone, and then dry standing on one end for
>two or three days.
>
>Electronics doesn't mind getting wet, so long as it isn't operated in
>that state.  I once dropped a (running) Sony Professional Walkman
>into a fish pond.  I removed the battery and tape immediately, ran
>under the tap, and dried it over a radiator for three days.  At the
>end it worked and was completely within spec - I still have it 12
>years on.  The tape was ruined, of course!

Hmmm... I wouldn't tell my users this, when they spill coffee or
acid (we're a pharmacological research department 8-) or whatever
in their kbd's. THey might get ideas... 8-}


BW,

Sorin

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