film into a sticky glue that will just jam the keys when dry (not even considering the sticky sugar inmost soda pop. Disassemble the keyboard’s main housings and remove the keyboard printed-circuit assembly. As quickly as you can after the incident, rinse the
assembly thoroughly in clean, room-temperature, de-mineralized water (available from any pharmacy for contact lens maintenance. You can clean the plastic housings separately. Do not use tap water. Let the assembly drip dry in air. Do not attempt to accelerate the drying process with a hairdryer or other such heat source. The de-mineralized water should dry clean without
mineral deposits or any sticky, conductive residue. Once the assembly is dry, you might wish to squirt
a small amount of good-quality, electronics-grade contact cleaner into each key switch to ensure that no residue is on the contacts. Assuming that the keyboard’s circuitry was not damaged by the initial spill, you should be able to reassemble the keyboard and continue using it without problems. If the keyboard behaves erratically (or not at all, replace the keyboard outright.
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