Re: beer in my keyboard

I usually work better after I've dried out a couple weeks, too.

:)


--- In [email protected], "pbrun01" <pbrun01@...> 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
>