How Many Clean Their Keyboards?

Yodums · 01-13-02, 03:16 PM

I use to clean my keyboard alot due to the fact I eat at my computer table and stuff and alot of stuff would fall in there and I would see alot of dirt..

Now I seem to get to a very lazy stage where I just leave it.

How many cleaned their keyboards?
As I mean clean, clean not the one where you take the air spray and spray hehe..

My method of cleaning was taking all the keys out then cleaning them as well as as under the keys...

Yodums · 01-13-02, 03:46 PM

Well i just took off all my keys and began cleaning it i will post back with pictures soon....

RainMaQer · 01-13-02, 04:06 PM

A couple of weeks ago I opened my keyboard up... completely

And cleaned it all... My space bar was tickin me off... now it works fine

Kingslayer · 01-13-02, 04:21 PM

Not me. I'm not taking this thing apart. It's not worth it. If it get's dirty I just go buy another new one.

$20 for a new keyboard is less than 2 hours cleaning a keyboard on the weekend because my family and fishing time is priceless.

Yodums · 01-13-02, 04:28 PM

Its only been 45 minutes and I've cleaned all my keyboard completely. The way it feels typing feels VERY SMOOTH AND IT MAKES NO NOISE!

Yodums

Jeff Bolton · 01-13-02, 04:30 PM

how do you go about taking the keys off?

jeff

RainMaQer · 01-13-02, 04:34 PM

Use a screwdriver or something similar and pop them out... just get the screwdriver under the key and pop it out..

Yodums · 01-13-02, 04:45 PM

Yup I used a flat top mini screw drive and put it between the guys and just flick them off and you'll see some going across the room. By the way Rain how is the water block?

Mike K · 01-13-02, 04:53 PM

I cleaned a keyboard about 2 months ago. It was a HP that was bought retail about 2 - 3 years ago. It has a K6-2 366 and cost over $1000, but thats my dads. I build my puters. I took my keyboard apart to see how I can change the LEDs and all those little plastic things fell out!

DarkArctic · 01-13-02, 05:37 PM

For a quick clean I just flip my keyboard upside down and shake like mad. Had a craving for a cigarette after.

-DarkArctic

Yodums · 01-13-02, 06:03 PM

Arctic doing that to mine would have no effect as I have alot of incidents with coke and the keyboard so it was all sticky

Yodums

Ridenow · 01-13-02, 07:24 PM

I work for a company that maintains computers. I collect up some of the ones that we replaced and clean them. Most work just fine after a good cleaning. I have been known to put them in the bathtub and hang them from a closeline. A friend of mine puts them in the dishwasher and then puts them in a gas oven with just the pilot light on to dry.

Warning- Only use these methods if you know what you are doing and let them dry before using them. I take no reponsiblity for any damages.

RainMaQer · 01-13-02, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by Yodums
By the way Rain how is the water block?

Been busy with the laundry all day... I'm about to start on it in about an hour or so... just wanted to get the Forums out of my system before I do

Ebola · 01-13-02, 08:11 PM

just throw it in the washing machine. i'm with kingslayer on this one. just buy a new one for $15.

Shadow ÒÓ · 01-14-02, 05:52 AM

I take the electrical stuff out of mine, then stick the housing in the dish washer about once every 6 months. I too eat at my desk as well as smoke, so the gunk builds up. =)

KeyboardCowboy · 01-14-02, 06:37 AM

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Originally posted by Ebola
just throw it in the washing machine. i'm with kingslayer on this one. just buy a new one for $15.

yep, i have enough on my hands cleaning out 6 pc's, i just buy a new keyboard

Shadow ÒÓ · 01-14-02, 06:39 AM

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Originally posted by KeyboardCowboy

yep, i have enough on my hands cleaning out 6 pc's, i just buy a new keyboard

ever considered a KVM? LOL

JigPu · 01-14-02, 09:13 AM

This keyboard gets cleaned out every few months when either some key stops working, or when we get tired of all the dirt built up. It isn't that hard to clean out, just take off all the keys, and then use your handy canned air to blow out all the loose dust and if anything looks REALLY bad, then clean it. Stick the keys back on, and presto! A new keyboard!

JigPu

KILLorBE · 01-14-02, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by Ridenow
I have been known to put them in the bathtub and hang them from a closeline.

I thought I was the only one, ah well I clean everything with water and soap if necessary

.

**EDIT** I used to buy a new keyboard once a month......I smashed them when I was angry.....my landlord ****ed me of.

01-13-02, 03:16 PM	Thread Starter #1
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	How Many Clean Their Keyboards? I use to clean my keyboard alot due to the fact I eat at my computer table and stuff and alot of stuff would fall in there and I would see alot of dirt.. Now I seem to get to a very lazy stage where I just leave it. How many cleaned their keyboards? As I mean clean, clean not the one where you take the air spray and spray hehe.. My method of cleaning was taking all the keys out then cleaning them as well as as under the keys... __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-13-02, 03:46 PM	Thread Starter #2
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Well i just took off all my keys and began cleaning it i will post back with pictures soon.... __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-13-02, 04:06 PM	#3
RainMaQer 3D God Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana	A couple of weeks ago I opened my keyboard up... completely And cleaned it all... My space bar was tickin me off... now it works fine __________________ My dreams of a life beyond what I know will be raved about in the end.
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01-13-02, 04:21 PM	#4
Kingslayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida	Not me. I'm not taking this thing apart. It's not worth it. If it get's dirty I just go buy another new one. $20 for a new keyboard is less than 2 hours cleaning a keyboard on the weekend because my family and fishing time is priceless. __________________ "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem" Ronald Reagan Proud member of the XDC
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01-13-02, 04:28 PM	Thread Starter #5
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Its only been 45 minutes and I've cleaned all my keyboard completely. The way it feels typing feels VERY SMOOTH AND IT MAKES NO NOISE! Yodums __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-13-02, 04:30 PM	#6
Jeff Bolton Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Middle Peninsula Virginia	how do you go about taking the keys off? jeff
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01-13-02, 04:34 PM	#7
RainMaQer 3D God Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana	Use a screwdriver or something similar and pop them out... just get the screwdriver under the key and pop it out.. __________________ My dreams of a life beyond what I know will be raved about in the end.
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01-13-02, 04:45 PM	Thread Starter #8
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Yup I used a flat top mini screw drive and put it between the guys and just flick them off and you'll see some going across the room. By the way Rain how is the water block? __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-13-02, 04:53 PM	#9
Mike K Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, Illinois	I cleaned a keyboard about 2 months ago. It was a HP that was bought retail about 2 - 3 years ago. It has a K6-2 366 and cost over $1000, but thats my dads. I build my puters. I took my keyboard apart to see how I can change the LEDs and all those little plastic things fell out!
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01-13-02, 05:37 PM	#10
DarkArctic Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada	For a quick clean I just flip my keyboard upside down and shake like mad. Had a craving for a cigarette after. -DarkArctic __________________ "Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had." -Linus Torvalds My Heatware \| Overclockers.com Front Page \| Folding for Team 32 \| You Are Here
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01-13-02, 06:03 PM	Thread Starter #11
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Arctic doing that to mine would have no effect as I have alot of incidents with coke and the keyboard so it was all sticky Yodums __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-13-02, 07:24 PM	#12
Ridenow Sneaky Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Springfield, IL	I work for a company that maintains computers. I collect up some of the ones that we replaced and clean them. Most work just fine after a good cleaning. I have been known to put them in the bathtub and hang them from a closeline. A friend of mine puts them in the dishwasher and then puts them in a gas oven with just the pilot light on to dry. Warning- Only use these methods if you know what you are doing and let them dry before using them. I take no reponsiblity for any damages. __________________ Forum Moderator
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01-13-02, 08:11 PM	#14
Ebola Senior Toilet Scrubber Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rosemount, MN	just throw it in the washing machine. i'm with kingslayer on this one. just buy a new one for $15. __________________ [Cythraul Design]
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01-14-02, 05:52 AM	#15
Shadow ÒÓ Mod in Hiding Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida USA	I take the electrical stuff out of mine, then stick the housing in the dish washer about once every 6 months. I too eat at my desk as well as smoke, so the gunk builds up. =) __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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JigPu Inactive Pokémon Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vancouver, WA	This keyboard gets cleaned out every few months when either some key stops working, or when we get tired of all the dirt built up. It isn't that hard to clean out, just take off all the keys, and then use your handy canned air to blow out all the loose dust and if anything looks REALLY bad, then clean it. Stick the keys back on, and presto! A new keyboard! JigPu __________________ .... ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 .... Intel Core i5 2500 ........................ 4 thread ...... 3300 MHz ......... -0.125 V 2x ASUS GTX 560 Ti ............................... 1 GiB ....... 830 MHz ...... 2004 MHz .... G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage ............. 8 GiB ..... 1600 MHz ............ 1.25 V .... OCZ Vertex 3 ................................. 120 GB ............. nilfs2 ..... Arch Linux .... Kingwin LZP-550 .............................. 550 W ........ 94% Eff. ....... 80+ Plat .... Nocuta NH-D14 ................................ 20 dB ..... 0.35 C°/W ................ 7 V "In order to combat power supply concerns, Nvidia has declared that G80 will be the first graphics card in the world to run entirely off of the souls of dead babies. This will make running the G80 much cheaper for the average end user." "GeForce 8 Series." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 Aug 2006, 20:59 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 Aug 2006.
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