[ale] [OT] Gimme a D, gimme an O, gimme an H, gimme a !

[James P. Kinney III]

Hmmm. I need 4-5 classes and 2 labs to finish a BS in Chemistry, and 5-6
classes to also get a BS in Math. I have a BS and MS in Physics. I
prefer the PBS, Discovery and Learning channels over nearly all other TV
(well, add in Drew Carey :). 

Yep! I think I qualify to wear that label proudly!

On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 18:26, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> JPK, this proves beyond a doubt that you are a hard-core geek.  :)
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James P. Kinney III [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com]
> > 
> > Rubbing alcohol was a very bad idea. It will likely destroy the membrane
> > on the keypad. Every laptop I've disassembled has a detachable (in some
> > manner) keyboard. You need to get the key board removed from the rest of
> > the laptop and flush it out with warm water. The final rinse of water
> > should be with distilled water. That way when it dries there will be no
> > mineral deposit residue.
> > 
> > Drying time will be very, very, very long. The ideal drying condition
> > would be to put it in a sealable box and pull a slight vacuum on the
> > system for several hours. This will evaporate the water with out heat.
> > The next recommendation is to go buy several boxes of ordinary chalk,
> > put them on a pan and bake them at 250F for an hour to drive off any
> > moisture. Take the cooled chalk and the keyboard and seal them up in a
> > large plastic bag for several days. You might want to change the chalk
> > after each day. If you have access to laboratory dessicant, that would
> > be even better.
> > 
> > Start calling the repair shops and look for a replacement keyboard. The
> > alcohol has likely made the lifespan on the membrane very short.
> > 
> > Bummer.
> > 
> > I spilled a very large mug of coffee, with sugar and milk, into a
> > keyboard once. That was a bad day, too.
> > 
> > On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 03:15, Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > > 
> > > I have done something bad. To wit, I dumped about half a pint of
> > > Pepsi (note: no longer an Atlanta resident, therefore free to drink
> > > whatever I want) on my laptop.
> > > 
> > > I immediately popped the keycaps off the affected keys, grabbed
> > > some cotton swaps, looked for a bottle of rubbing alchohol, didn't
> > > find it, went to the local drugstore, bought a bottle of rubbing
> > > alchohol, returned home (elapsed time roughly 20 minutes), and
> > > carefully cleaned both the keycaps and the keyboard mechanism
> > > beneath.
> > > 
> > > Still, things are Not Right. I'm getting periodic random keystrokes
> > > when my fingers are nowhere near the keyboard; obviously
> > > I didn't clean up everything that needed cleaning. So am I just
> > > screwed here, or what? Any advice?
> > > 
> > > Many thanks,
> > > 
> > > -- Joe
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics)
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> > 
> > 
> > 
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James P. Kinney III   \Changing the mobile computing world/
President and CEO      \          one Linux user         /
Local Net Solutions,LLC \           at a time.          /
770-493-8244             \.___________________________./

GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics)
<jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
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