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Old 18-April-05, 04:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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how do i clean out crumbs from one of these things? im afraid to try poping off the keys because of the scissor design. anyone have any experience cleaning one of these kind of keyboards? can it be taken apart like a normal membrane keytronic or are these special? its one of those eluminx slimlines
the great thing about the glow and translucent keys is that i can see all of the snack food particulates and eraser dust. plus it makes a night light when the computer is off.
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Old 21-April-05, 12:38 AM   #2 (permalink)
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since no one had any reccomendations i just pulled it apart to see what i could do. taking off the keys would have required alot of work so i just blew out what i could with the traditional dust off. inside of this $80 keyboard is interesting. i dont think the tape makes it look like its worth $80 though. the way its made is quite good overall. the contacts are traditional thin film sheet like most keyboards
i thought some might be curious to see what is inside of an $80 keyborad.
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Old 21-April-05, 12:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I thought I'd surf their web site to see if they have any recommended cleaning procedures and suprisingly, it wasn't much of anything on that web site. Did you check your keyboard manual?

I guess using compressed air is about the best way.

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Old 21-April-05, 01:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I payed $20 and $30 for my EL keyboards. Eluminxs are overpriced. However, EL sheet (the stuff they use for the iluminated backing) is ridulously expensive. I looked at it when i was building my roomates computer, since hes got a green light theme, we were thinking of replacing the blue with green since they dont make any other color... But it was prohibitivly expensive and would probably be a huge pain in the ass.
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Old 21-April-05, 10:18 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Xoxide had one for 16.99, I gobbled it up. I am also afraid to take it apart but turns out the keys just pop out on mine.
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