At 05:48 PM 9/12/2010, you wrote: >On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 5:41 PM, V G wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Marechiare wrot= e: > >> True. Milk costs more than the keyboard nowdays. If someone can afford > >> a bottle of milk each morning, he surely could afford a new keyboard > >> once in a while :-) > > > > I don't want to have to spend $50 for a new Apple keyboard. I really > > like this one, none of the keys stick, and I've always kept it very > > clean. > > > > http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MB110LL/A?mco=3DMTY3ODQ5OTY > > > > I'm worried because NONE of the keys work. What could have happened? > >Also, I measured the resistance of my tap water. The multimeter is >showing anywhere between 2.5 - 5 million ohms. Would such a high >resistance REALLY interfere with electronics inside the keyboard? There is probably liquid trapped between polyester layers inside the keyboard. Modern PC keyboards anyway are made with rigid keys overtop of a silicone "tactile" layer, overtop of a membrane keyboard. Typically on PC keyboards the latter is not sealed. I've disassembled keyboards that had some nice 18-year-old Scotch or white wine spilt on them and restored them, but frankly for a $50 keyboard it's hardly worth the trouble. I just go to the store room and take a new one (generally a MS 4000 series) off the pile. They get dirty over time anyway. >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the rewar= d" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.co= m Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.co= m --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .