spilled coffee in keyboard ..

[dciple]

so now 7 keys won't work anymore, i already took the keyboard out (its a VGN-A117) and have been looking for a store of service center where I could order just the keyboard but can't find one .. is it at all possible ? And if so does anyone know of a service center in Belgium that fixes Sony portables ? (I found several service centers but they only fix video/TV/audio products).

[kee-lo_]

Woah welcome back Stephanius, been a long time !
How are you?

As for the problem, remove the keyboard and clean it with hot and soapy water and leave to dry for 72hrs.

Then reinstall it on the computer and it should work.

But as you have a warranty I'd use that rather than fix it myself.

[Jay1]

dont know abt cleaning with hot and soapy water i would not recommend that. This might be bad for the componments as well.

What i recommend is to buy the proper cleaning spray. i think it is called a contact cleaner in UK BUT i know there is one just forgot the them ie Maplin have a few sprays

i worked for Maplin for 2 years plus i used some sprays but not maplin it was farnell. Plus i used it for refurbising boards not cleaning coffee

try these links as advise for what u looking for

link 1

link 2

TRY this at ur own risk. there is other ways you might be able to still save the keyboard but try this first


good luck

[ant1uk]

yes i brought a spray from maplin for cleaning an electrical circuit it was very good, the coffee has probably dried on the contact of the key and it just needs cleaning out with somthing.

[seb21__]

Be carefully with contact cleaner. This stuff very fleetingly.

[kee-lo_]

I'm sure someone did that what I suggested and they had no problems, but as Jay said go to Maplins, great store (I was in there for 3hrs playing with DJ equipment and looking at bits!)

[seb21__]

(I was in there for 3hrs playing with DJ equipment and looking at bits!)

only playing?:smileywink:

[kee-lo_]

Couldn't afford to take it home

[seb21__]

I have never played with things like these. And I think not that's the same like a PC programm. (it's much better, I think)

[kee-lo_]

Its a lot of fun Seb

[seb21__]