i threw... yes threw

about a liter of Astroglide™ on my keyboard. i've got most of it cleaned off, but...

am i in trouble when it dries?


i know that 'glide is a good substitute for the grease Apple puts on the wires attached to the space bar, etc.

i've borrowed my sis's laptop for the moment; right now i don't want to use my keyboard, in case i distribute the residue more.

What machine is this on? You're almost positively going to want to get a new keyboard, but you're going to want to take other steps if it's a laptop.

Astroglide? Okayyy, anyway. The residue on that isn't going to be great.

I agree with Biff - pick up a new keyboard! and keep ALL fluids away from the Mac at all times.

i unplugged immediately, and started rinsing it immediately. final 2 rinses with distilled water. it's drying in the attic crawl space now. (HOT and dry up there.)

damn.. yeah, i figured i was hosed (not with water). the stuff's water-soluble, but there was a LOT, and it got down under the membrane.

and.. yep, i knew there'd be speculation about the Astroglide™, but if i'd said "a lubricant", you'd have thought i was talking about 3in1 oil, or something.

this wasn't a sex situation, btw. (i hope that's not too much information). a friend's dad works for the company, and it's excellent for a roister of wrestling. that was the plan. unfortunately, i had some on my hand when S and i started some "pre-combat" negotiations for the grease.

ding dang damn

i don't even know anyone who has a dishwasher.

the water is horrible. more minerals than a block of concrete. that's why i have distilled water (and used it).

let it dry in progress. i'll try disassemble and clean if it isn't ok. re-assemble will be a trick.

thank you

x

yeah.. the possibility that i'll need to replace it is on my mind. i can't use this loaner for long.

USB .. only a couple of years old.

ebay Canada is a joke. there's the scams, and the big sellers, and nothing is cheap.

i appreciate your thinking on't.

i do realize this was not meant to be funny, but i laughed ~ i cant help it

mick said...orson, orson, orson.... you have led a very sheltered life, haven't you?

shhhhhhhh-dont tell anyone

i'm still in "rue".

funny will be considered after i see if it still works after being lubed to the point of flooding.

give it some credit mick, your keyboard's not just a wide flat paperweight, ...... it now comes with a great story.

mick said...keyboard's a wide flat paperweight. the lube dried under the membrane.

oh.. btw? i won.

even with my dial up connection, I request video proof.

It's possible- the dishwasher has a blasting effect, but as cheap as USB keyboards are, it's often not worth the effort.

When apple ADB keyboards were $100+, it was worth a shot.

veryfunnybones said...give it some credit mick, your keyboard's not just a wide flat paperweight, ...... it now comes with a great story. even with my dial up connection, I request video proof.

and.. (your imagination got away with you, vfb. think "less sexy, more fierce with grunting and cussing". )


flak, it is a good question. how hot do dishwashers get? i flooded it immediately in the shower, and the water was (eventually) hot.

what i have is a membrane that is welded to the body of the board. i'm soaking it again, but i think it's going to rip if i try to pry it off.


Biff's right that keyboards are fairly cheap. trouble is, so am i. *nod*


rbernato, how very kind of you! i've been disassembling computers and peripherals since i was 15 (reassembly is always the trick). the first thing i do when i get a new electronic tool is find a take-apart manual. The wire hinges under some of the keys are lubed with a very fine grease on assembly. this grease is not readily available. Astroglide™ is a good substitute.


anyone taken apart one of the new Alu keyboards? i live with cats and a woodstove, and am used to popping the keys off and cleaning thoroughly about once a month.

i can't tell if this is better or worse as far as cleaning.

colour shifted to enhance hinge viewing.

oh and i would, too.

the alu keyboard is pretty sexy.

flak said...The aluminum keyboard is awesome. I paid way too much for a Macally Icekey a while back (it's got keys like my PowerBook), and when I got an aluminum keyboard with this iMac, I originally stuck with the Icekey anyway.

It took a few days to get used to, but I really prefer the aluminum keyboard now. It's just so awkward to use anything else.

Edit: I haven't taken it apart, but the keys are so low profile that you shouldn't need to. Not much can actually get inside the keyboard, really.

Great idea on the shower, I hadn't thought of that. How do you guys live without dishwashers? (Vera doesn't have one, either) Please tell me that you own a microwave.

Vera doesn't have a microwave either!!

i've had a microwave. they're pretty much useless unless you have a half cup of coffee that's not quite warm enough.

i sold mine. i don't miss it, and i hope no one ever gives me another one; i'll have to sell that one, too.

they ARE useful for half-cooking vegetables for a huge stir-fry, but .. so is a steamer basket.



i had a MacAlly mouse; it was the crappiest piece of lightweight fluff i'd ever pushed across a mousepad. I guess i'm soured on all their products from that experience. good to know you had a keyboard from them that you liked.


my membrane ripped . it wasn't good for me.

x

no, the membrane ripped.





i thought of another use for a microwave. it's good at de-staleing bread.

do try peanut butter and dill pickles; even people who don't normally like dill pickles often really like the combo.

yep

the 'glide-welded oversoaked membrane. how can something be waterlogged AND crusty, i ask you?

i was gentle, too.

i'm giving it up for a lesson learned. (never taunt S with a jug of Astroglide, for starters).

i'll strip it down for parts.

microwaves "cook" by exciting water molecules. (whee!) it heats water better than it bakes bread.

i feel that they cook unevenly, but then i differentiate between heating and cooking. it might be a predjudice; maybe just a pref.


as an aside, i got asked about the title to this thread. Astroglide™ can be associated with an increased incidence of yeast infection. Bottom line is, if you get it on anything, wash that anything, after.

None of them had accidents involving astro glide.

Cum

80% of them other peoples tea, coffee, cat sick

yeah, cat sat on my keyboard and threw up, it's dead now.

mick said...microwaves "cook" by exciting water molecules. (whee!)

Haha, that made me laugh.

I had to google astroglide to confirm my suspicions


btw Astrofun!

I thought that cats ate grass specifically to make themselves sick, something to do with the lack of digits for the two finger approach.

Edit, yeah

Why do cats eat grass?
Cats don’t eat grass as a source of nutrients. For them eating grass has a purely mechanical function. Ingested blades of grass trigger regurgitation of indigestible or hard to digest matter, like the cats’ own hair swallowed during grooming, or fur and bones of prey. Expelling this matter through regurgitation, similar to birds of prey, is safer than allowing it to pass through the digestive tract where it could possibly cause a blockage.

http://www.felinefuture.com/health/catseatgrass.php