Is it true that you can wash the iMac's wireless keyboard?

[TJ82]

Most my keys aren't working after spilling coffee on it last night (big ***** spider attacked me and coffee went everywhere).

I saw some guys in threads saying they washed the keyboard under a tap and dried it out. Are they serious? Thinking to give it a try if I can get some reassurance.

 

[koulmj]

Most my keys aren't working after spilling coffee on it last night (big ***** spider attacked me and coffee went everywhere).

I saw some guys in threads saying they washed the keyboard under a tap and dried it out. Are they serious? Thinking to give it a try if I can get some reassurance.

I would just bite the bullet and get a new keyboard.

 

[Satori]

This may help...

http://guides.macrumors.com/Spilled_Liquid_On_My_Mac_or_Keyboard

 

[maflynn]

I saw some guys in threads saying they washed the keyboard under a tap and dried it out. Are they serious? Thinking to give it a try if I can get some reassurance.

Water and electronics don't mix. I definitely would not recommend doing this.

 

[Solomani]

Most my keys aren't working after spilling coffee on it last night (big ***** spider attacked me and coffee went everywhere).

I saw some guys in threads saying they washed the keyboard under a tap and dried it out. Are they serious? Thinking to give it a try if I can get some reassurance.

I'm not sure that's a great idea.

I would dab the keyboard with moist towel and just rub it clean as much as possible. Use moist Q-tips to clean in between the keys and the cracks to clean out the sticky coffee residue. Q-tips moistened with alcohol is the best way to clean off residue in the cracks, since (rubbing) alcohol dries very quickly.

Then let it air dry for a day or two. Should be fine, hopefully.

A spider attacked you while you were on the computer?

Was it kinda like this?

 

[thedeske]

The washed keys I know about were the older wired versions with switches.
Success rate was good. If you try it on a BT membrane key, make sure you're ready to buy a new one if/when it fails.

Coffee is 2 feet to the left and never held over the key, cause Spidey Is Watching

 

[Bodie CI5]

Damn you, Solomani!

THANKFULLY coffee mug was on table and MBA on lap...

In Indiana Jones voice: "Spiders. Why'd it have to be spiders?"

And so, I shall never enter this thread again

But, at the same time I can see your black humour, and almost laughed, even IF I want to non-violently beat you up with rose petals or something

 

[xmichaelp]

Just wash it with a wet rag. But if the coffee did damage then there's nothing you can do.