[G4] Re: G4 Digest, Vol 10, Issue 6

[Steve Adams]

The main trick to rescuing something wet is in the drying process.

It must get cleaned with distilled water or alcohol as soon as  
possible. Rinse several times.

Next, immediately start drying with a hair dryer on the high setting.  
Dry as quickly as possible but make sure it is 100% dry before quitting.

Any moisture left will start growing mildew which will eat up the  
circuit boards.

Steve Adams






On Jun 4, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Matthew Wensley wrote:

> I recently had a spill, and decided to try the dishwasher route,  
> but without any detergents as they are very caustic.
>
> After a rinsing, I poured a half bottle of 70% alcohol into the  
> keyboard, swished it around, poured it out and repeated with a 99%  
> alcohol solution. I let the Keyboard dry.
>
> Several keys still did not operate correctly. I repeated the  
> alcohol treatment, but no success.
>
> The good news is that the price of a new Apple keyboard has dropped  
> to just under $40 CDN
>
>>
>> Ethanol and isopropanol are specifically recommended for cleaning  
>> of printed circuit boards. Plastic electronic parts are safe by  
>> specification with those solvents.
>>
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