keyboard not working after cleaning

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keyboard not working after cleaning

I cleaned the flat aluminum keyboard with a spray that sprays foam and now some keys on the keyboard are not functioning. I have used this spray on other keyboards without any problem.

Yesterday the keys 1, 2, Q, W, A, S, Z, X and the key to lower the volume were not working at all. Today the combination shift + w (to enter capital w) is not working and the volume down key ... what do you suggest? It is very strange if the apple keyabord is so sensitive, this cleaner is supposed to be for keyboards!

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iMac 20'' 2.66 aluminum, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Nov 13, 2008 11:08 AM

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Dah•veed

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Nov 13, 2008 1:22 PM in response to ylianos

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!

what do you suggest?

Based on this experience do not use this foam cleaner on this keyboard.
In the past, if Apple keyboards got wet they just needed a good drying out. And if the liquid was sticky, like coffee or soda pop, they first needed to be cleaned of the sticky stuff and then dried out.
I do not have the aluminum keyboard. Can you pop off the keys? Can you open it up by removing a few screws?

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den.thed

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Nov 13, 2008 5:39 PM in response to ylianos

Hi ylianos

You should have check in your User's Guide for the cleaning instructions! Maybe try blowing it out with canned or dry compressed air, like David say's it might start working again after it dries out?

Dennis

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den.thed

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Nov 13, 2008 5:40 PM in response to Dah•veed

Hi David, how you doing?

By the looks of [this article|http://mustardhamsters.com/?p=86] the Alum. keyboards are sealed units!

Dennis

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ylianos Author

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Nov 16, 2008 1:05 PM in response to den.thed

Thank you for your answers, just for the record, fortunately, after 3 days it was fully functional again!

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den.thed

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Nov 16, 2008 4:47 PM in response to ylianos

Your welcome, glad to hear it's working again!

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efd856

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Nov 16, 2008 7:06 PM in response to ylianos

Just a hint if this happens again....

I had to use a liquid cleaner to clean some stubborn dirt off of my keyboard awhile ago. After cleaning it, I set it over the heat register in my living room so the furnace could dry it out. Worked like a champ!

This also worked once with a cell phone that got dropped in the washer machine. Hurried up and plucked it out, took the battery out, and the furnace did the rest!

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