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HoBoJo
United States26 Posts
Thanks, HoBoJo Great news! The keys are mostly unsticky due to the rubbing alcohol! I just used a syringe to inject the alcohol into the switches of the keys that were sticky, let it dry for a little... and it works!... might have to do it 1 or 2 more times just to get to fully unsticky but I can play starcraft again! Thanks to all that responded. <3's to you all. MODS: may close this thread now problem solved =). | ||
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
Just take the keyboard chassis apart, wash it with water, let it dry for a few days. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8053 Posts
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MannerKiss
United States2398 Posts
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eXigent.
Canada2419 Posts
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Bulkers
Poland509 Posts
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Swilvan
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HoBoJo
United States26 Posts
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Dekoth
United States527 Posts
jk Seriously though, Rubbing Alcohol. It is non conductive and eliminates soda residue like no tomorrow. You will still want to let it fully dry, but that will clean out mechanical switches or really anything electronic. I salvaged my wifes computer when she dumped a coke into the top and it ran through the top usb and all down the motherboard with it. | ||
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
I like the feel of my keyboard compared to mechanical keys anyway, besides all the reviews i read about he blackwidow mentioned faulty engineering for button layout and that some of the middle buttons would stick. Besides i guess i got the money to replace my keyboards more than i should anyways... | ||
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MuATaran
Canada231 Posts
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darkscream
Canada2310 Posts
I suggest you do the same, keep a backup for when you want to enjoy risky behaviour at your computer, like cans of soda >_> | ||
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pungk
Romania61 Posts
you could try some cotton with rubbing alcohol and let it dry really well... spilled coke on my keyboards alot of times and when the keys get sticky i just use some rubbing alcohol on qtips if i dont feel like removing the keys. | ||
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IamSneaky
Germany21 Posts
This also happened to me and this is what I did (it is working fine again and i havent had any problems what so ever) I took it apart + Show Spoiler + 5 screws at the back, opened it, pulled away the 2 plastic parts of the body so that you just have the "mainboard" with the cherry blue switches on washed everything under the shower + Show Spoiler + if you want you can use distilled water and just lay it in a basin full of it, make sure to push the switches like you are typing because the sticky liquid (in your case dr.pepper) is in the switches and you need to wash it out dried it + Show Spoiler + first i shook the remaining water out, put it on the side so that the rest can run out, after an hour i started drying it with a hairdrier for 10 minutes at the lowest level and then i put it on the heating on not max level for 4 hours, you can also use your oven but make sure to set it on maximum of 20 degrees (I didnt test it but it should have the same result as the heating) put it together + Show Spoiler + well just put everything together after it is dry im gonna make a guide how to do this with explenation in the tech forum with at least one picture once I get better in English or have more time to check spelling and stuff  I hope i helped you to get it working again thanks for reading and have a great day everyone ^^ | ||
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MisterD
Germany1338 Posts
I do agree though, that taking it apart is certainly the better way to go. Maybe you have a friend who has some experience with that? | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
If you are using water, you must use distilled water. There are many many other elements in ordinary tap water and this is why water is so bad for electronics. The other elements within the water is what makes it so conductive. There is really no other way to clean inside the switch mechanism as they are soldered onto the keyboard. | ||
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Boblhead
United States2577 Posts
On December 28 2011 05:55 Phayze wrote: Easiest way would have been to find a bag (grocery bag etc), put the keyboard in it, pour in like 100ml of isopropyl rubbing alcohol, seal the bag, and shake the bag vigorously while pressing the effected keys from outside the bag. The isopropyl alcohol is electronics safe and will dissolve soda and sugar. You then dry the keyboard as much as possible (shaking the keyboard, or spin it to allow the centrifugal force to remove as much as the soda filled alcohol as possible (as if there is rubbing alcohol with pop, the alcohol will evaporate and the soda will still be there; this is why you press the buttons to move as much of it as possible into the alcohol and outside the switch mechanism) dry the keyboard over night (as rubbing alcohol will turn to vapor easily). This will mean you do not have to take it apart. I personally spilled something into my blackwidow, i took it apart, but have recently used this method to fix my razer mice. It might take two "doses" if you do not remove enough of the soda on the first wash. I'm not sure what the alcohol will do to the rubber glue that holds the feet down, perhaps remove the feet and glue before hand, as in all likelihood the alcohol will dissolve the glue also. If you are using water, you must use distilled water. There are many many other elements in ordinary tap water and this is why water is so bad for electronics. The other elements within the water is what makes it so conductive. There is really no other way to clean inside the switch mechanism as they are soldered onto the keyboard. are teh blackwidows keys padprinted? if so say bb to your key lettering! I would take keycaps off then do that seeing you can still pretty the switch down. | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
If you want, use a cotton swab or similar object to dab a key you dont really care about with isopropyl alcohol (like a side thats not normally visible), this will tell you whether or not it will dissolve the paint, if there is painting. | ||
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Kaitlin
United States2958 Posts
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HoBoJo
United States26 Posts
When i was surfing through amazon's reviews looking for a good keyboard for sc2, i stuck with the marauder. I would have bought a black widow keyboard but the reviews made it seem it wasn't worthwhile. I like the feel of my keyboard compared to mechanical keys anyway, besides all the reviews i read about he blackwidow mentioned faulty engineering for button layout and that some of the middle buttons would stick. Besides i guess i got the money to replace my keyboards more than i should anyways... I think it was the Spilling of the Dr. Pepper not the Fault of Razer Engineers =P | ||
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HoBoJo
United States26 Posts
I just used a syringe to inject the alcohol into the switches of the keys that were sticky, let it dry for a little... and it works!... might have to do it 1 or 2 more times just to get to fully unsticky but I can play starcraft again! Thanks to all that responded. <3's to you all. MODS: may close this thread now problem solved =). | ||
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caradoc
Canada3022 Posts
It's draining now. So far the click and normal motion of the keys seems to have returned to more or less normal. Hopefully the keyboard works after it all dries out. I'll repost here or edit this post when I try to plug it in again. | ||
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caradoc
Canada3022 Posts
Me and my BlackWidow: 1 Honey Water: 0 | ||
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