On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: > Ajai Khattri wrote: > > On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote: > >> It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would > >> like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the > >> internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not > >> resulted in locating any similar keyboards. > > > > About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously). > > Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, then leave somewhere warm to dry for a > > couple days. > > > > Afterwards, the tactile response feels like new :-) > > When I was working on computers, I used to clean them with pure alcohol > then lay them on top of the A/C condenser, you know, the hot part. It > would dry real good in a couple hours. Heat plus the large volume of > air works very well. Be careful that the air doesn't blow the keyboard > off tho. Some A/C systems can blow huge amounts of air. > > That was mostly done on IBM XT/AT and Wyse 50 terminal keyboards by the > way. I'm not sure about some of these new keyboards with the little > rubber pad thingys. > > Those old keyboards sure did click loud tho. lol
IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made. They were so loud the switch construction even got given a name : buckling spring :-) -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
