[G4] clean keyboard

[Scott]

Last February, when I moved & knew my system would be down a few days, I 
put my original G4 450 keyboard upside down, on the top rack of our 
dishwasher. Ran it with out soap, heat dry. Then took it apart at the 
bottom (under the space bar). found 3 basic layers and
inserted small spacers to spread the layers out. Then set the whole 
keyboard propped up on end with opening facing a heater w/fan unit and 
left it for a couple of hours. Seemed real dry, so I re-assembled the 
bottom, wrapped the cord up & packed it for the move. 2 days later, set 
it all up, said a prayer, & turned it on. All was & still is fine. Clean 
keyboard. I no longer eat at the keyboard as that was the big problem.
  Kind of unorthodox, but I seemed to have read that someone else on 
this list did that & reported it in this same discussion a year or so 
ago. My keyboard was really bad, cookie crumbs, cigarette ashes, spilled 
pop, & 3 years 3 months worth of accumulated dust , etc. It was
starting to have keys hang and you had to almost punch it to get it to 
register. I thought that if it didn't work it would justify a quick trip 
to the local computer store and purchase a brand new extended keyboard. 
I guess I have gotten used to this compact format they shipped back 
then, and since it all works great again I haven't even thought about 
replacing it.

HTH. What ever you do, good luck
Scott


Greg Manzie wrote:

>> Anyone have any suggestions on how to clean the keys on the 
>> keyboard?  They seem greasy and Im not sure what to use to clean 
>> them.  Dont want to get any cleaners down inside.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jerry
>>
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>
> Jerry
>
> You can turn your keyboard upside down and blow any dust out with 
> compressed air at low pressure. To clean the finger marks and grease, 
> use ammonia in water diluted to household cleaner strength. In 
> Australia that can be purchaced at a supermarket. Use cotton buds (I 
> think you call them Q tips) or ladies make-up pads to apply small 
> amounts of the liquid to the dirty areas. This will prevent any water 
> from getting into the works.
>
> Ammonia water evaporates away completely and will not harm the plastic.
>
> Regards
> Greg Manzie  (Art restorer in Australia)
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