I spilt a bit of tea on my keyboard the other day, and for about a day or so the buttons still worked fine, but now some of the buttons that got wet are not working, and one of them feels like it's jammed. Is it messed up permanently, or will it start working again after it's dried out?
2007-10-20 08:57:21 · 4 answers · asked by DMD3 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
It wasn't a whole bunch I spilt, the glass was like 1/4 full, and there was still a little bit left in there when I quickly tried to turn it upright.
2007-10-21 01:59:57 · update #1
It wasn't a whole bunch I spilt, the glass was like 1/4 full, and there was still a little bit left in there when I quickly tried to turn it upright.
2007-10-21 02:00:00 · update #2
well, what i would do to try and get it unstuck is:
open a word pad: and type:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
till it is fixed. but you have to keep hitting it, not hold it down.
maybe that would work?
dont have any exp though
2007-10-20 09:03:02 · answer #1 · answered by pokefan425 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keyboards are relatively cheap. I got a USB one that required no driver (Plug n' Play) for just 15$. The chance that the keyboard will still work is very slim. I once spilled a couple of drops of Coca-Cola on my keyboard and it instantly storpped working, and still hasn't worked. So you should probably just go buy a new one because there's no reason to waste time just letting keys 'dry' and let them stop sticking. They will stop sticking after constant use over the course of usually a year or so. I hope this helps you out.
2007-10-20 16:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by Josh A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think it's still wet then turn it upside down for a few hours to allow the tea to not rest on the contacts. Otherwise take it apart and clean with a q-tip or purchase a new keyboard.
2007-10-20 16:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that the tea probably already dried out and that is causing the keys to stick or jam, and it could have also done damage to the wiring, depending upon how much you spilled and where it went.
2007-10-20 16:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by jdefulio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋