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jhogan93
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okay just had a bottle of vape juice explode on my keyboard. its a mess and i was thinking of throwing it my dish washer. how bad of an idea is this?

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probably not as bad an idea as leaving the vape juice in there...

 

that said, i'd rather suggest you disassemble the keyboard and rinse it out under a tap (or if you dont dare disassemble, just rinse it under a tap)

 

water isnt necessarily "bad" for your keyboard, just make sure it's unplugged (duh...) and leave it to dry for a while (if you rinse without disassembling, i'd say at least a week to make sure)

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2 minutes ago, jhogan93 said:

okay just had a bottle of vape juice explode on my keyboard. its a mess and i was thinking of throwing it my dish washer. how bad of an idea is this?

Not that bad apparently, according to Linus and Colin:

 

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Don't use soap and let it dry completely, should still work.

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my high school computer/electronics teacher swore by cleaning keyboards in the dishwasher (I graduated in 02 and this was also the year I had that class just for context as to how long this has been a thing) . just don't use soap and let them air dry for a few couple days. I've done it, but I try to use distilled water because the water in my city has a high calcium level (I'm assuming calcium it leaves a lot of hard white spots and residue over time on the faucets)

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