[DM-MUG] Smelly Keyboard

[jim lagnese]

No bailey, some of the iBook keyboards, Particularly pre-G4, just stink. We
have a theory it may have to do with the reaction with the oil in an
individual's skin that makes it vary, but I doubt that it's anything lodged
in there. We've seen too many of them smell the same stinky way, just
varying in intensity.
Jim



On 12/31/04 1:12 PM, "Bailey Ford" <bailey@mac.com> wrote:

> Have you tried removing the keys to see what might be stuck down there?
> If you are careful, you can pry off the plastic key tops and they just
> click back on. Take a look under there - you might just need a Q-Tip
> and 20 min of careful effort to be stank free. Try to go on and off
> with one key first to make sure you are comfortable doing it - some of
> the laptop keys have to be lined up properly before they will click
> back on easily - not a big deal, but worth looking at before you pry 10
> or 20 keys off.
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> good luck.
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> -bailey
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> On Dec 31, 2004, at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Rempe wrote:
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>> People,
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>>  =A0 I hope all of you had a fantastic holidayand are prepared for 2005
>> later this evening.=A0 Being a college student, I am definately enjoying
>> the four weeks off that the wonderful people at Central College give
>> us.=A0 Anyway, here is the issue.=A0 I have a smelly keyboard on my iBook
>> G3/900Mhz/12 in. computer.=A0 It smells terrible, almost body odor
>> like.=A0 Has anyone had these problems also?=A0 I was searching for
>> similar problems online and there was a handful but they didn't really
>> go anywhere for a solution.=A0 The obvious one would be to get a new
>> keyboard but my battery died at the end of the semester and that was a
>> $120 replacement.=A0 I leave for New York City in two days and I can get
>> used to the smell, but if I am going to the incredible Mac Store they
>> have in SOHO,=A0 I was wondering if I could get one that they have on a
>> dead system or any of the spares they might have laying around.=A0 Just
>> a thought, let me know what you guys know about this issue.
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>>  Thanks,
>>  Nick Rempe
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