Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Coffee damage :(

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Hey MB.

So i stupidly spilled coffee on my keyboard. Removed all the keys, cleaned the keyboard and keys and it is now turned upside down to dry until the morning. Any suggestions as to what i can do more?
 
Before you plug it in, I would recommend you dunking the whole thing in a bucket of some deionised (deionised is not the same as distilled) water to get all the stuff out (you can get some at a chemist for a few ronds). You can use the keyboard straight away even while it is "wet". DI water does not conduct electricity and will evaporate naturally. The the stuff in you coffee makes water much more conductive. The idea is to dilute the salts present in the coffee to such an extent that you no longer will have any shorts in the electronics :) . A bucket of DI water with vigorous sloshing wash should do the trick - otherwise do it twice if you feel you need to. It shouldn't be expensive (two buckets' worth is much cheaper than a new keyboard)
 
agentrfr said:
Before you plug it in, I would recommend you dunking the whole thing in a bucket of some deionised (deionised is not the same as distilled) water to get all the stuff out (you can get some at a chemist for a few ronds). You can use the keyboard straight away even while it is "wet". DI water does not conduct electricity and will evaporate naturally. The the stuff in you coffee makes water much more conductive. The idea is to dilute the salts present in the coffee to such an extent that you no longer will have any shorts in the electronics :) . A bucket of DI water with vigorous sloshing wash should do the trick - otherwise do it twice if you feel you need to. It shouldn't be expensive (two buckets' worth is much cheaper than a new keyboard)
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Thanks! Will definitely give it a shot, although dipping my keyboard in a bucket of DI water feels wrong.
 
agentrfr said:
Before you plug it in, I would recommend you dunking the whole thing in a bucket of some deionised (deionised is not the same as distilled) water to get all the stuff out (you can get some at a chemist for a few ronds). You can use the keyboard straight away even while it is "wet". DI water does not conduct electricity and will evaporate naturally. The the stuff in you coffee makes water much more conductive. The idea is to dilute the salts present in the coffee to such an extent that you no longer will have any shorts in the electronics :) . A bucket of DI water with vigorous sloshing wash should do the trick - otherwise do it twice if you feel you need to. It shouldn't be expensive (two buckets' worth is much cheaper than a new keyboard)
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...uh not a good idea. Given that all that kark on the keyboard is now in said water and it does not conduct elec.
 
HavocXphere said:
...uh not a good idea. Given that all that kark on the keyboard is now in said water and it does not conduct elec.
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With a vigorous enough wash and mixing, the concentration of salts should be far too low to be meaningfully conductive. If 5L of DI water is used to dilute the coffee residue with more or less homogeneous mixing it still shouldnt be conductive. Using the keyboard "wet" shouldnt be any more conductive than using it "dry" :)
 
I dropped coffee on my Lycosa a few times, a normal wash took care of it, coffee never got into the inards mostly, so wasn't a big worry...
 
agentrfr said:
Before you plug it in, I would recommend you dunking the whole thing in a bucket of some deionised (deionised is not the same as distilled) water to get all the stuff out (you can get some at a chemist for a few ronds). You can use the keyboard straight away even while it is "wet". DI water does not conduct electricity and will evaporate naturally. The the stuff in you coffee makes water much more conductive. The idea is to dilute the salts present in the coffee to such an extent that you no longer will have any shorts in the electronics :) . A bucket of DI water with vigorous sloshing wash should do the trick - otherwise do it twice if you feel you need to. It shouldn't be expensive (two buckets' worth is much cheaper than a new keyboard)
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Do i have to remove something first before i take the keyboard for a swim?
 
Bees ZA said:
Do i have to remove something first before i take the keyboard for a swim?
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It's a mechanical keyboard isnt it? You can probably just take off the keycaps to make it easier to handle.

Make sure you use deionised water and not distilled :)
 
I knocked over a beer on my Razer Deathstalker.

I unscrewed the keyboard, chucked the plastic covering into some warm water with sunlight liquid, gave each key a clean, scrubbed the thin plastic sheet on the inside with a cloth, left it in the sun for a few mins then stuck it back together.

Still working fine
 
agentrfr said:
It's a mechanical keyboard isnt it? You can probably just take off the keycaps to make it easier to handle.

Make sure you use deionised water and not distilled :)
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It is yeah. So i am going to remove the keycaps, plastic holder and the cable and then just put it in water? Sorry if i sound dumb but i have never done this before.

So it would basically look like this now?
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(not mine, but it almost exactly the same)
 
I remember reading this water story once. I told all the guys at the office I'll wash my keyboard ... and dunked it in the bath. Came out clean and fresh.

I let it dry out fully before plugging it back in and it worked ... for a month. Keys started dying eventually :(

Though this was standard water - the tip neglected to mention any other type
 
Dolby said:
I remember reading this water story once. I told all the guys at the office I'll wash my keyboard ... and dunked it in the bath. Came out clean and fresh.

I let it dry out fully before plugging it back in and it worked ... for a month. Keys started dying eventually :(

Though this was standard water - the tip neglected to mention any other type
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Rip. That is exactly the reason i am asking all these questions to make sure i don't make a mess of it.
 
OK spilled a hole cup of coffee on my G710.

I opened it up so I could see the pcb. ( warranty is anyway gone as soon as you spilled coffee on it) I took a empty handy Andy spray bottle filled it with spirits and starts cleaning it.

Now the big problem is the bloody switches so I took a syringe and a needle and injected some spirits into the switches to get the sticky ass goo out.


This worked well. I let it dry and while I was gaming I still had few sticky keys but I just used the syringe with the spirits to clean them out.. alcohol will also work wonders.


Keyboard is still working 100%
 
Fill a large ziplock bag with raw rice. Leave it in a dark place overnight.
The rice will attract Asians.
The Asians will repair your keyboard.
 
Keyboard is now working! :D Still have a few sticky keys tho, but that can easily be fixed.
 
DTBA said:
Now the big problem is the bloody switches so I took a syringe and a needle and injected some spirits into the switches to get the sticky ass goo out.
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It is a good idea to start with washing, dry it out, then apply spirit to absorb and evaporate residual water particles. Don't wait with applying spirit when keys stop working, do it immediately (before corrosion take place).
 
Bees ZA said:
It is yeah. So i am going to remove the keycaps, plastic holder and the cable and then just put it in water? Sorry if i sound dumb but i have never done this before.

So it would basically look like this now?
View attachment 370115
(not mine, but it almost exactly the same)
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A bit excessive, I'd just remove the caps and dunk it for am hour or two, giving a good sloshing stir every 15 minutes or so :)
 
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