What do you do when you spill stuff on your keyboard?

2007-05-05 16:24:13

#1

Cerpin_Taxt: Member; +155|6664

I once spilled soy sauce on my keyboard. I didn't want it to leak through the keys and kill my keyboard so I used my lips as a vacuum and sucked it all up. It was gross, but it was worth it to save my dear keyboard.

On the plus side, some of the rice that I sucked up went well with the soy sauce.

2007-05-05 16:25:38

#2

Eugefunk84: Member; +48|6995

i get a new one

2007-05-05 16:25:52

#3

G3|Genius: Pope of BF2s; +355|7087|Sea to globally-cooled sea

thankfully, I've never done that.

ANd I hope I never do, because i love my keyboard. I have an Eclipse I. I decided to get that one over the Eclipse II and that fancy one with the screen--i don't remember what it's called.

I'd probably take all the keys off and clean it out with qtips that I dipped in windex.

2007-05-05 16:26:39

#4

okashii: Member; +34|6989|I'm form Poland and I hate it

lol keyboard-soy-sauce-blow-job

2007-05-05 16:30:32

#5

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7032|USA

i turn it upside down. they're pretty safe dude. most of the electronics are sealed off well enough that being dripped on does nothing. immersing it, however...

2007-05-05 16:32:43

#6

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6924|Tyne & Wear, England

I just look down in despair and watch the substance leak down in between the keys.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2007-05-05 16:35:07

#7

sexecuti0ner: What kinda guy are you are?; +148|6693

I've actually killed a couple keyboards from spilling a bottle of chew spit. No way you're getting me to suck that up.

2007-05-05 16:36:41

#8

David.P: Banned; +649|6735

Well if it's really sticky then what do you do? Not that you pervs!

2007-05-05 16:38:09

#9

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7091|Washington, DC

Once I spilled Coke on a keyboard. Unplugged it, then got some paper towels. I set the keyboard upside down on the towels for a few days, to let it drain out. Then I took a knife and popped off all the sticky keys and cleaned them. Worked pretty well afterwards.

2007-05-05 16:42:45

#10

okashii: Member; +34|6989|I'm form Poland and I hate it

[offtopic] sorry but who gave me a +1karma like "omg! you are from Poland? no way..." only in polish and in bad spelling - cuz you forgot to leave your name and bra size...[/offtopic]

2007-05-05 16:46:58

#11

CoronadoSEAL: pics or it didn't happen; +207|6979|USA

i would call dell (best customer service ever) and they would send me a new one within 24 hours.

2007-05-05 16:46:59

#12

Skorpy-chan: Member; +127|6806|Twyford, UK

I generally don't spill stuff on it. I'm very careful about spilling drinks, because I don't want to lose it and clean it off the carpet, the chair, and my clothing.
But crumbs just get left in there, and shaken out when keys start sticking. If I WAS to spill anything in it, I would take the circuitboard out and rinse it under the tap, dry it carefully, and reassemble.

2007-05-05 16:47:24

#13

agent146: Member; +127|6847|Jesus Land aka Canada

turn it up side down and bang it. or jus use a pair of tweezers.

2007-05-05 17:05:22

#14

CrazeD: Member; +368|7134|Maine

Really quickly leap out of my chair and unplug it before it fries. Then I calmly sit back down and wipe it down.

2007-05-05 17:08:19

#15

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6855|The Gem Saloon

i always wind up having my batties cash out on my keyboard while im enthralled with a game.......vacuum FTW!

2007-05-05 17:11:27

#16

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7304|Alberta, Canada

Make a Brandon3773 video about it.

2007-05-05 17:16:05

#17

Drax: Paddles/Plane Whore; +28|7022|Australia, NSW

just last night i dropped a bit of icecream in between the keys on mine. luckily its a very crappy keyboard anyway, and i got most of it out with a tissue

2007-05-05 17:18:11

#18

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6750|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

agent146 wrote:
turn it up side down and bang it. or jus use a pair of tweezers.

Buttsecks?

I just had to say it. It was right there.

Generally when I spill stuff on my keyboard, it's flavoring powder form chips. So it sinks in. Before I can do anything.

Maybe I need a new keyboard.

2007-05-05 17:20:17

#19

Captain_Iron_shooter: Member; +2|7150|Montreal, QC. Canada

Open it
remove circuit board
remove rubber layer (dish washer runs to hot for that, won't melt but may damage it)
Put all the plastic part in the dish washer
et voilà

you got a brand new keyboard

About the keyboard blow job, that's disguting all the stuff that get there between the keys.......... i think i'm gonna be sick

2007-05-05 17:20:45

#20

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7304|Alberta, Canada

cowami wrote:
agent146 wrote:
turn it up side down and bang it. or jus use a pair of tweezers.
Buttsecks?

I just had to say it. It was right there.

Generally when I spill stuff on my keyboard, it's flavoring powder form chips. So it sinks in. Before I can do anything.

Maybe I need a new keyboard.

Naw. Few more months and the whole keyboard will be one massive potatoe chip.

Last edited by Ryan (2007-05-05 17:20:58)

2007-05-05 17:33:19