Waterlogged keyboard typing multiple characters

[Riyguygaming]

What do I do if my keyboard is waterlogged? It's typing multiple characters and it's annoying.

For example, when I press a or s, it types a and a together. Same thing happens with q and w, caps lock and tab, z and x, grave and f1, and surprisingly, escape and backslash. Since I do a lot of gaming, this is extremely annoying. It started when I wiped out the inside of my keyboard, more precisely, under the keys. Some water may have entered the actual keys themselves. I've tried clearing water of all the affected keys, and even taken a blow dryer and blow drying it for 10 minutes. Help would be appreciated.

 

[CountMike]

Water probably got inside the layers of the printed circuit where actual switches are, maybe even shorted controller circuit if it was connected while still wet. Only time will tel if drying it out worked. Air from a fan can't get inside it, it's bellow the keys.

 

[Petrossa]

Putting it in the oven at low heat should dry it out.

 

[Riyguygaming]

I made sure not to have it plugged in while I was cleaning it. I did plug it in to test it though.

 

[Riyguygaming]

What is a good heat to put it at? I want to make sure I don't actually cook the entire thing.

 

[Petrossa]

Anything less than the boiling point of water should be good. 60-80C I'd say.

 

[Riyguygaming]

How long should I put it in for? I never considered my oven as a solution.

 

[Petrossa]

The only reason I suggest it is because it will provide a nice hot and dry environment which should allow the water to dry nicely.
So I'm guessing here. An hour perhaps?
Of course, your device could already be broken from the short circuits the water would have caused.

 

[Riyguygaming]

Very true. I'll make sure to update with a solution, if there is one.

 

[Riyguygaming]

Waiting it out did work for now, but your oven idea is pretty good. I'll have to try it next time I spill something on my keyboard.

 

[USAFRet]

Oh good grief.
NO OVEN!

Take it apart, rinse completely, let dry for a few days.
Put it back together.


If I did not make myself completely clear...NO OVEN.