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Keyboard water damage!

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Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(
 
Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(

Was it just water? If so the hair dryer or a bit of time in a warm place will work. My keyboard drinks as much coffee as I do, which is considerable. :lol:
 
Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(

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Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(

If the hair dryer doesn't work, try a local selling website to get an inexpensive one. We have 'next door' and 'let go'. Both are for local community selling.
 
Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(

I have a couple extras but I ain't telling you where I live.
 
Aargh. I spilled water on my keyboard, so I opened it up, wiped the insides dry and then replaced the cover. Now it isnt working. I'd love to buy a new one but I cant because the stores are in lockdown. Any suggestions? :(

Dell will send you a free one with your new computer :lol:

It should dry out.
 
This is why I try to keep at least one backup keyboard on hand at all times.
 
Newer Logitech keyboards are mostly splash proof... even the cheap ones.
 
If the hair dryer doesn't work, try a local selling website to get an inexpensive one. We have 'next door' and 'let go'. Both are for local community selling.

I should have just let it dry out but too late-I tampered with it so it doesnt work anymore. Damn. No deliveries in the country Im in except for food. Gah. This sucks. Ebay claims it'll take 15-30 days to deliver so I might as well wait till the lockdown is lifted. Oh well...
 
I should have just let it dry out but too late-I tampered with it so it doesnt work anymore. Damn. No deliveries in the country Im in except for food. Gah. This sucks. Ebay claims it'll take 15-30 days to deliver so I might as well wait till the lockdown is lifted. Oh well...

Try walmart. Their deliveries are sometimes insanely fast.
 
I keep two spare wireless keyboards/trackballs just for such a situation. Well used but they all work.
 
I should have just let it dry out but too late-I tampered with it so it doesnt work anymore. Damn. No deliveries in the country Im in except for food. Gah. This sucks. Ebay claims it'll take 15-30 days to deliver so I might as well wait till the lockdown is lifted. Oh well...

Unfortunately, all advice is after the fact. Here's some more. In the future use a silicone skin made for the keyboards you use. Pretty much prevents these problems. And others are right, alternatives to Amazon are out there, with quicker shipping and often lower prices. Newegg. Been around a long time.

keyboards - Newegg.com
 
I keep two spare wireless keyboards/trackballs just for such a situation. Well used but they all work.

A fellow traveler! Ever since the pointing device came out, I have favored the trackball. It is so much rational to roll the pointer around rather than chasing it around via a mouse.
 
A fellow traveler! Ever since the pointing device came out, I have favored the trackball. It is so much rational to roll the pointer around rather than chasing it around via a mouse.

The mice are inside the puter on a treadmill, making things happen, the trackball under my right hand.
 
The mice are inside the puter on a treadmill, making things happen, the trackball under my right hand.

Long ago, in a land far-a-way, I dated a lady with two young sons, 2 & 4. The older boy asked me, “wanna play my puter?” No, boy, it’s COMputer!
 
Long ago, in a land far-a-way, I dated a lady with two young sons, 2 & 4. The older boy asked me, “wanna play my puter?” No, boy, it’s COMputer!

Don't get me more confused. :)
 
I should have just let it dry out but too late-I tampered with it so it doesnt work anymore. Damn. No deliveries in the country Im in except for food. Gah. This sucks. Ebay claims it'll take 15-30 days to deliver so I might as well wait till the lockdown is lifted. Oh well...

As a last resort, put it in a bag of rice to suck the water out.
 
I would have just turned it upside down and let gravity do its job.
 
~ It may work in a day or two. A cellphone I had did that. Got wet - stopped working. A few days later it was OK.
 
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