[DM-MUG] Smelly Keyboard

[Bailey Ford]

eeeeew. oops.


On Dec 31, 2004, at 1:23 PM, jim lagnese wrote:

> No bailey, some of the iBook keyboards, Particularly pre-G4, just=20
> 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=20=

> 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=20
>> 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=20=

>> 10
>> or 20 keys off.
>>
>> good luck.
>>
>> -bailey
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 31, 2004, at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Rempe wrote:
>>
>>> People,
>>>
>>>  =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=20
>>> 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=20
>>> 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=20=

>>> a
>>> $120 replacement.=A0 I leave for New York City in two days and I can=20=

>>> 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.
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>>  Nick Rempe
>>
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