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Take Your PC Into The Shower?
If you thought the "Dirty Mouse Ball" discussion was strange (
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-10-11.htm#1 ) you may find this even stranger: A company is applying a layer of insecticide to circuit boards to kill insects that get into PCs!
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,47361,00.html I personally think that simply keeping things clean in and around your PC is a simpler, better idea.
But sometimes, accidents happen, especially with mice and keyboards: Coffee, sugar-laden soft drinks, food crumbs--- yuk!
Here's something many people don't know: If you live in an area without a lot of minerals in your water, you can sometimes save keyboards, mice and other non-motorized electronica by thoroughly *washing* the device, as long as it's unpowered/unplugged before washing, and then and allowed to dry before re-use. (Writer Jerry Pournelle actually took a keyboard into the shower with him once... but that's another story.)
You can use tap water that's not mineral-rich; or buy some distilled water and try that. Repeatedly submerge the unpowered/unplugged device: The water gets in (and out) via the same cracks and openings that the unwanted crud does.
If you wash out the crud and then let the device totally and completely air-dry before plugging it back in, it probably will work fine, especially if the problem was caused by very fine particulates and soluble stuff.
If you live in a humid area, you may wish to hasten drying (and forestall corrosion) by placing the device in an artificially warmed (not hot) or dehumidified area while it dries. And if, after thorough drying, things seem at all funky with the washed device, or if you have any doubts about the success of your cleaning, don't risk plugging it in: Just throw the device out.
Common sense also applies: I wouldn't try to save a $2 mouse by washing it and then plugging it into a $2000 PC, for example. But I have washed old keyboards and successfully got them going again on old PCs. As with any repair, you need to make a rational judgment call about the risks and benefits.
Washing keyboards, mice, or any electronics gear isn't a panacea--- in fact, it's a last resort. But if it's done carefully, it can sometimes work to resurrect hardware that's otherwise been ruined by spilled food, drink, or whatnot. Honest!
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