water spill

[GloriousGamer321]

so one day in November (I forgot the day) I spilled water on my keyboard, it was only the right side and I dryed it (with a paper towel then I took off the keycaps and dried it) but today the glitches have started, the only glitch I can find is that the "A" key sometimes doesn't register, and this wasn't happening before, so is there anyone that can help me?

[podkall]

did you wait at least 24 hours with the keyboard upsite down to dry?

[GloriousGamer321]

6 minutes ago, podkall said:

did you wait at least 24 hours with the keyboard upsite down to dry?

uh, no...

[Sarra]

21 minutes ago, GloriousGamer321 said:

so one day in November (I forgot the day) I spilled water on my keyboard, it was only the right side and I dryed it (with a paper towel then I took off the keycaps and dried it) but today the glitches have started, the only glitch I can find is that the "A" key sometimes doesn't register, and this wasn't happening before, so is there anyone that can help me?

Sounds like there was some moisture left for long enough that it may have started corrosion.

 

You could open it up and try cleaning it, but sadly, usually this is a death knell for a keyboard. Only other option is to find someone with an ultrasonic cleaner and try that, but no guarantees, either.

[podkall]

1 minute ago, GloriousGamer321 said:

uh, no...

keyboard like any other electronics can have many cracks and gaps a water can get inside, so best is to after wiping most of the water wait for the water you can't access, dry

[GloriousGamer321]

3 minutes ago, Sarra said:

Sounds like there was some moisture left for long enough that it may have started corrosion.

 

You could open it up and try cleaning it, but sadly, usually this is a death knell for a keyboard. Only other option is to find someone with an ultrasonic cleaner and try that, but no guarantees, either.

thing is, it's not hotswapable and I don't have the proper tools

 

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

keyboard like any other electronics can have many cracks and gaps a water can get inside, so best is to after wiping most of the water wait for the water you can't access, dry

so is there any fix now?

[podkall]

@Sarra can't op try letting the keyboard dry, maybe it's still gonna survive

[GloriousGamer321]

3 minutes ago, podkall said:

@Sarra can't op try letting the keyboard dry, maybe it's still gonna survive

how should I do it, put it upside down, over night?

[Sarra]

4 minutes ago, GloriousGamer321 said:

thing is, it's not hotswapable and I don't have the proper tools

You could put it in a bag with some uncooked rice, but... If there's something that won't evaporate, it won't work. If it's corroding, then it's beyond repair without disassembling, and at that point, you may as well just replace it.

 

4 minutes ago, podkall said:

can't op try letting the keyboard dry, maybe it's still gonna survive

The spill happened in November, which was at least a week prior to now. Water would have evaporated by now.

 

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

[podkall]

1 minute ago, Sarra said:

You could put it in a bag with some uncooked rice, but... If there's something that won't evaporate, it won't work. If it's corroding, then it's beyond repair without disassembling, and at that point, you may as well just replace it.

 

The spill happened in November, which was at least a week prior to now. Water would have evaporated by now.

 

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

it's winter though, drying isn't as effective as during summer, op could at least try to leave it near heating for a while

[Sarra]

Just now, podkall said:

it's winter though, drying isn't as effective as during summer, op could at least try to leave it near heating for a while

It's been a week. Unless the keyboard has been left outside in sub-freezing weather, the warmer, much drier atmosphere in a person's dwelling or work/office will have had more than enough time to dry everything out via evaporation.

[podkall]

Just now, Sarra said:

It's been a week. Unless the keyboard has been left outside in sub-freezing weather, the warmer, much drier atmosphere in a person's dwelling or work/office will have had more than enough time to dry everything out via evaporation.

yes but in confined spaces it is still harder for the water to evaporate outside the keyboard, no?

[Sarra]

Just now, podkall said:

yes but in confined spaces it is still harder for the water to evaporate outside the keyboard, no?

Not to the extent that there would still be liquid water left inside a keyboard.

 

The failing A key switch might even be unrelated to the water spill; correlation does not mean causation, but it is a coincidence, and those are difficult to ignore.

[GloriousGamer321]

3 minutes ago, Sarra said:

It's been a week. Unless the keyboard has been left outside in sub-freezing weather, the warmer, much drier atmosphere in a person's dwelling or work/office will have had more than enough time to dry everything out via evaporation.

so you're trying to say that there it has corroded?

[podkall]

1 minute ago, Sarra said:

Not to the extent that there would still be liquid water left inside a keyboard.

 

The failing A key switch might even be unrelated to the water spill; correlation does not mean causation, but it is a coincidence, and those are difficult to ignore.

I remember leaving my keyboard dry for a day, only to find it still having water in it..

[Sarra]

Just now, GloriousGamer321 said:

so you're trying to say that there it has corroded?

It's possible. Water gets on a circuit, it starts the corrosion process, evaporates, and the corrosion process continues.

 

I've killed so very many keyboards by spilling on them, it's actually kind of sad. I'm not allowed (my own rules) to drink at my keyboard anymore.

 

It's difficult to figure out what's happening, to solve it, or determine if it's a total waste of time, without taking it apart and at least looking.

[GloriousGamer321]

2 minutes ago, Sarra said:

It's possible. Water gets on a circuit, it starts the corrosion process, evaporates, and the corrosion process continues.

 

I've killed so very many keyboards by spilling on them, it's actually kind of sad. I'm not allowed (my own rules) to drink at my keyboard anymore.

 

It's difficult to figure out what's happening, to solve it, or determine if it's a total waste of time, without taking it apart and at least looking.

how do I take it apart without destroying it

 

[Sarra]

Just now, GloriousGamer321 said:

how do I take it apart without destroying it

 

Depends on which exact keyboard it is.

 

Just taking the case off and looking at the PCB is all you really need to do; if you find discolored areas, you can clean that with Isopropyl alcohol.

[GloriousGamer321]

3 minutes ago, Sarra said:

Depends on which exact keyboard it is.

 

Just taking the case off and looking at the PCB is all you really need to do; if you find discolored areas, you can clean that with Isopropyl alcohol.

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[Sarra]

5 minutes ago, GloriousGamer321 said:

hyperx alloy origins core tkl

 

The top plate of the keyboard is held on to the PCB by the switches, which are soldered.

 

It's going to cost several hours of time to desolder each switch and LED.

 

My only advice is to find someone local to you that does PC repair that has access to an ultrasonic cleaner. Put the keyboard in the cleaner, run it, and then after you dry it as best as you can, put it in a sealed bag with uncooked rice for a few days.

 

This may or may not fix it.

 

It's really all you can do besides replacing the keyboard; If this doesn't solve the issue, you're replacing it anyway.

[Blue4130]

13 hours ago, podkall said:

it's winter though, drying isn't as effective as during summer, op could at least try to leave it near heating for a while

Where I am winter dries stuff out MUCH quicker than summer. Winter air is so incredibly dry it sucks out moisture from everything.

[podkall]

5 hours ago, Blue4130 said:

Where I am winter dries stuff out MUCH quicker than summer. Winter air is so incredibly dry it sucks out moisture from everything.

yes but physics say you need heat for vapor, though water vaporises even when it isn't boiling, the vaporising process is slower the lower the tempature..

[Blue4130]

27 minutes ago, podkall said:

yes but physics say you need heat for vapor, though water vaporises even when it isn't boiling, the vaporising process is slower the lower the tempature..

The temperture is the same. Room temp. It's just that the air is much drier and more ready to accept any evaporation that is happening.

[podkall]

7 minutes ago, Blue4130 said:

The temperture is the same. Room temp. It's just that the air is much drier and more ready to accept any evaporation that is happening.

my room is much colder in winter and much hotter in summer so..

[Blue4130]

1 hour ago, podkall said:

my room is much colder in winter and much hotter in summer so..

Irrelevant. Temperature has nothing to do with it. It's all about relative humidity. Lower relative humidity equals faster drying time (or evaporation if you want to become technical)