Re: beer in my keyboard

Most electronics you can dishwasher with a very small amount of soap
(like half a shotglass), then run the steam cycle twice and it'll be
fine afterward.

In case that helps =)

--Keith

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:24 PM, pbrun01 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, it finally happened, as I had long predicted it would.
>
> About a month ago I accidentally spilled a few ounces of beer into my
> 1987 IBM Model M keyboard. The beer was Summit Extra Pale Ale (St.
> Paul, Minn). As I thought it might, the keyboard began to malfunction.
> Reasoning that it would be better to flush out the offending beverage
> than let it dry inside the keyboard, I unplugged the board and
> thoroughly flushed it with tap water. I mean, I completely drenched it,
> and then drained it. After drying for about 2 weeks, I put the keyboard
> back into service, and all is well. It works just fine.
>
> In case anybody cares.
> -Peter
>
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