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On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: |
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> Ajai Khattri wrote: |
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> > On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote: |
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> >> It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would |
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> >> like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the |
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> >> internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not |
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> >> resulted in locating any similar keyboards. |
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> > About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously). |
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> > Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, then leave somewhere warm to dry for a |
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> > couple days. |
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> > |
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> > Afterwards, the tactile response feels like new :-) |
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> When I was working on computers, I used to clean them with pure alcohol |
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> then lay them on top of the A/C condenser, you know, the hot part. It |
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> would dry real good in a couple hours. Heat plus the large volume of |
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> air works very well. Be careful that the air doesn't blow the keyboard |
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> off tho. Some A/C systems can blow huge amounts of air. |
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> That was mostly done on IBM XT/AT and Wyse 50 terminal keyboards by the |
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> way. I'm not sure about some of these new keyboards with the little |
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> rubber pad thingys. |
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> Those old keyboards sure did click loud tho. lol |
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IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made. |
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They were so loud the switch construction even got given a name : |
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buckling spring |
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:-) |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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