Alright from my personal experiance on fixing powermac keyboards...
1) soak in a tub of distilled water for a few hours and then hang it up by its USB coard until completely dry. This approach is only good if really done ASAP.
2) soak in a tub of rubbing alcohol same steps as above.
3) LAST RESORT AKA I DONT CARE IF IT NEVER WORKS AGAIN...
Take apart the keyboard keys first. Inside there will be a plate with many small screws undo them all. there will be a piece of paper with plastic circutry overlay with holes in it. Use a felt tip contact cleaner pen from RadioShack to clean all circuit traces and holes. Make sure to flip up each layer and do it seperately. Let it completely dry and reassemble. Caution, the small screws strip easily and make sure not to lose parts.
To date I have revived 3 from step 1, one from step 2 and 2 from step 3 (after killing one completely).
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<strong>It still has those funky soft keys that probably have that terrible, weak feeling that I hate.</strong><hr></blockquote>
probably... who knows?
1) soak in a tub of distilled water for a few hours and then hang it up by its USB coard until completely dry. This approach is only good if really done ASAP.
2) soak in a tub of rubbing alcohol same steps as above.
3) LAST RESORT AKA I DONT CARE IF IT NEVER WORKS AGAIN...
Take apart the keyboard keys first. Inside there will be a plate with many small screws undo them all. there will be a piece of paper with plastic circutry overlay with holes in it. Use a felt tip contact cleaner pen from RadioShack to clean all circuit traces and holes. Make sure to flip up each layer and do it seperately. Let it completely dry and reassemble. Caution, the small screws strip easily and make sure not to lose parts.
To date I have revived 3 from step 1, one from step 2 and 2 from step 3 (after killing one completely).
Not to shabby I must say.
A@ron
Ahh the screws, the screws!!! *shudders*
[ 11-21-2002: Message edited by: wolfeye155 ]</p>