Keyboard + dishwasher = ?

[sigma7]

Anybody have any experience cleaning keyboards en masse? Say, in a dishwasher? I'm willing to give it a shot as I've got a few replacement keyboards on hand and it seems like a worthy experiment in which to sacrifice a guinea pig-board. But if anyone else has any secrets for clicky-clacky maintenance, I'd like to hear 'em.

Picspam to follow.

Comments

[aota.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you know this but I think you should let them air dry since they might melt in the drying cycle of most dishwashers.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Yes, active heating is right out. But I still really want this to work....

It works.

[legless123.livejournal.com]

At least for keyboards as long as you let them dry properly.

It doesn't work for laptops as an ex-boss found out. Then he had the cheek to try and blame me!

[begstodiffer.livejournal.com]

I've always read that the way to clean a keyboard is to disconnect it and soak it for a few minutes in a bathtub with a few drops of dish washing detergent. Drain the tub and let it soak in some clean water to rinse, then air dry. I'd suggest that approach over the dishwasher.

Opinions vary on whether to remove and re-attach the keys.

[snazzykathy.livejournal.com]

You would almost need to remove the keys if you were using the dishwasher method, otherwise the part that needs cleaning the most probably won't even be touched by the spray. That is probably why the soaking method is more common, I've heard of that one too.

To speed up the drying, a blow dryer on cool can be used if need be, I spilled some water into my Casio SK-5 Music Keyboard when I was a kid and the hairdryer method worked like a charm.