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    Spilled milk on keyboard

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by TZ300, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. TZ300

    TZ300 Notebook Evangelist

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    Kid spilled milk on keyboard of my TT, quite a bit. :( I quickly turned it vertical, turned it off, and wiped it clean. What else can I do before I can turn it on to check?
     
    TZ300, Mar 28, 2009
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    Make sure everything is all dried up before you do anything.
     
    jkemnitz23, Mar 28, 2009
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    Wow I hope your laptop is okay.. just try your best to make sure it's dry.. use a dehumidifier or somthing... good luck mate.. I mean it from my heart.
     
    Ahsan Ashraf, Mar 28, 2009
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    Let it dry for at least a day, otherwise you could damage something.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 28, 2009
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    "Suck it up", lol

    Pull the battery, the power plug and let it dry for a day or two. Cross your fingers and try turning it on.
     
    Persnickety, Mar 28, 2009
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  6. Bog

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    Did you remove the battery as well?
     
    Bog, Mar 28, 2009
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  7. TZ300

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    Yes, I did remove the battery. It was still running ok when I turned it vertical, and turned it off by pressing the power button. I wiped off the milk after that, and removed the battery. Somewhere I read that the keyboard is water tight. Can some one confirm that?

    Will blow dry with a hair dryer do?
     
    TZ300, Mar 28, 2009
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    after it dries, remove the keyboard from the computer. run the keyboard under running water until you think it's clean (yes, very serious).

    let that dry. hit it with a blow dryer on low heat. wait a couple extra hours, then reconnect. it'll be working fine.
     
    ajreynol, Mar 28, 2009
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    Blow dryer can go wrong very easily... I managed to melt some keys on my old Medion after 3 years - I just bought an external USB keyboard, its a brick anyway.

    Got my SZ nowadays :)
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 28, 2009
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  10. TZ300

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    OK. Thanks for all the responses. I was going to disassemble the keyboard to clean it out, but at the last minute change my mind. Turned it on, and works. :) A couple of keys were sticky. I plied the key out and cleaned it with a wet cue tip, and is ok. It does seem that the keyboard base is one whole piece and water tight. BTW, it was skim milk and was very thin milk. I did not blow it dry, but it is winter here, and humidity is low, and it dried out fast.
     
    TZ300, Mar 28, 2009
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