Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Last night I spilled a beer[Alaska pale ale, good stuff] on my laptop. Well at first it went bat s..., wouldn't work at all. Now it seems to work OK except some of the keys are non-functional. Most are, but I can't type a j or x for example . Is there some sort of way fix this?? A cleaner of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I did the same thing to my laptop at work (with coffee, not beer) - I immediately dried out the laptop, and had somebody swap out the keyboard. It's been about a year now, and so far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I did the same thing to my laptop at work (with coffee, not beer) - I immediately dried out the laptop, and had somebody swap out the keyboard. It's been about a year now, and so far, so good. Where would you get a replacement keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 replacement keyboards are kind of standard...you should be able to find em anywhere here is one example to start btw...probably will need to try one of those beers before being able to accurately diagnosing the problem.... Where would you get a replacement keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Did you try prying the keys off and then taking a hair dryer to the area? The problem is that it is a laptop and there is all kinds of crap undernaeth it unlik a standard keyboard. My brother dropped his cell phone in a cup of tea one time (don't ask)... Once it dried out, it worked fine... Except for the tea stains. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Fixed it!! my solution No more problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Last night I spilled a beer[Alaska pale ale, good stuff] on my laptop. Well at first it went bat s..., wouldn't work at all. Now it seems to work OK except some of the keys are non-functional. Most are, but I can't type a j or x for example .Is there some sort of way fix this?? A cleaner of some kind? Um I think it's working just fine you typed both a j and an x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Um I think it's working just fine you typed both a j and an x. I may have more then one computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I may have more then one computer? After you nuked one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 After you nuked one? I Keep the spare in a shielded area. God I love being in weapons research. Comes in so handy for those little chores around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I Keep the spare in a shielded area. God I love being in weapons research. Comes in so handy for those little chores around the house. Dude, EM pulse vs a new keyboard? Well, this is what we can expect from the military. Don't tell me, you use a bazooka to hammer in a nail. (Totally kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I am not military, but I do subscribe to the Powell doctrine.Don't use a tackdriver when a piledriver is available. Or the Tim Allen home improvement doctrine, if you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I am not military, but I do subscribe to the Powell doctrine.Don't use a tackdriver when a piledriver is available. Or the Tim Allen home improvement doctrine, if you prefer. Well I suppose Tim did have his moments of success. For what it is worth, militarily I agree, !@#$ them up and answer questions later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I had to blast it again final solution God I love that stuff[pardon me for slipping into my native language on the film] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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