On 1/30/2016 8:05 AM, Ger wrote:
> Francois Labreque wrote:
>
>> Le 2016-01-29 18:36, clipka a écrit :
>>> Pro Tip:
>>>
>>> Keeping your desk covered with obsolete paperwork can be an effective
>>> first line of defense against beverage spills.
>>>
>>> (A thorough mix of obsolete and important paperwork -- not so much.)
>>>
>>> Confirmed by experiment.
>>>
>>> Also, the "sticky keys" keyoard setting has no effect on coke stains.
>>>
>>
>> I heard that - although never tried - most keyboards can go in the
>> dishwasher (without soap), upside down on the top rack.  You just have
>> to make sure they dry completely before reconnecting them.
>>
>
> Never put a keyboard in a dishwasher, it gets too hot and will most likely
> deform the keyboard.

But you will have lots of hot keys. ;-)

> What I use is hand warm water in a tub, gentle dish soap and a soft brush. It
> will get the keyboard clean and shiny again. You just have to rinse it
> thoroughly to get the soap out. After that just let it dry. For that I put it
> on a fan.
>
The fan is more than a good idea.
When I used to work for a living. It was essential to blow the water 
off. Otherwise you get mineral deposits and that can cause tracking or 
changes in capacitance.
Now here is something you might find hard to believe because I did. 
Coffee with milk is good for cleaning the outside of equipment such as 
the beige system boxes of old.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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