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[Solved] Spilled water over my keyboard (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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I spilled about 200ml of water into my desktop PCs keyboard. Like, it was pouring out when I lifted it off the table 😂😱 I unplugged it and tried to get as much water out by allowing it to pour out and stuck tissues into nooks to soak up the access liquid. I tried opening the case but couldn't make my way inside. So I left it out to dry for now almost 24 hours.

So there isn't much that I can still do with a budget of 0€. No alcohol soak or nothing.

I was just wondering if it was possible for dried residue to short out the keyboard and damage my PC?

UPDATE It works. am typing this on said keyboard right now. weeeeee :D

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[–] comador@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen some keyboards take full immersion and keep working after drying up. I've seen others break or partially break after a bit of coffee spillage.

Sincerely just depends on how the keyboard was constructed and a bit of luck.

Just dry it off as best you can, then let dry on one side in full sun for a day, flip and let dry on the other side the next day. Plugin and try on day 3.