Mechanical keyboard used for a long time, the key cap on the key cap may be stained with a variety of stains, in addition, the key gap and the internal accumulation of dust, hair and other dirty things, it is easy to breed a variety of bacteria, so the keyboard can also be said to be the dirtiest computer peripherals. So how to clean up the dirty keyboard? Let's get to know.
How to clean up the dirty mechanical keyboard
First of all, let's take a look at the common mechanical keyboard cleaning methods, mainly cleaning, not involving the removal of the key cap, or even the removal of the keyboard cleaning.
Method 1: dust free paper + alcohol
For buttons used for a long time is easy to scale, the best solution is to find dust-free paper, dip in a little alcohol wipe again. First of all, the alcohol is highly volatile, and it will dry automatically after wiping. Second, it is not conductive, and is not afraid of damaging the keyboard. Wiping with dust-free paper will not leave debris. In fact, not only can the keyboard be cleaned, but many devices related to electronic components can be cleaned in this way.
Method 2: fan blowing
If the gap between the keys is just a little dust, then there is no need to fight to remove and brush. Decisively pick up the hair blower and paste it on the keyboard. The advantage is very easy, the disadvantage is that the cleaning effect is like that.
Method 3: use a vacuum cleaner!
There are many vacuum cleaners on the market for keyboards and other small gaps. Some of them are portable USB vacuum cleaners. The suction may be limited, but it is estimated that they are better than fans. After all, dust doesn't have to fly around. Local tyrant players can also try to use large suction vacuum cleaners. The effect is estimated to be good.
Method 4: brush!
For stains that are not easy to remove, such as hair, we can use a brush to clean them slowly. In this way, the workload is large, and it takes a lot of time to brush clean, but the cleaning effect is much better than the fan.
Method 5: use the keyboard to clean the mud
Driven by the trouble of cleaning the keyboard stains, someone created the 'keyboard cleaning mud', which is now available on the omnipotent x-treasure at a low price. What you need to do is to read the instructions on the package, cover the keyboard with glue, wait for a while and then take it off. It's very simple and effective to use.
Finally, introduce a method, method 6 is more advanced, suitable for the mechanical keyboard structure more understanding, and hands-on ability is stronger friends. In other words, the key cap will be completely removed for internal cleaning and cleaning. Let's take a look at the details.
How to clean the mechanical keyboard
If you know more about the structure of the mechanical keyboard and have strong hands-on ability, you can use the key extractor to remove each key for cleaning. The following is a brief introduction to the next steps.
The main tool used: key extractor, this general purchase of mechanical keyboard businesses will come with a gift, if not, you need to buy separately, generally very cheap.
Wire set key puller
The key extractor is mainly responsible for separating the key cap from the shaft body, which is also better for users to replace the key cap and other operations. The general key extractor mainly has two designs, one is the standard key extractor, which forces the bottom of the key cap through the card slot, and the other is the appearance wire design, which can fix the wire and pull it up directly.
usage method:
First of all, we start to pull out the key cap. In fact, we insert the key extractor into the key cap and buckle it into the slot. Then we pull it out with force. Of course, if you use the key extractor with wire mentioned above, you should fix the wire on both sides of the diagonal of the key cap, and then lift it up.
Note: if you are not familiar with the key sequence of the mechanical keyboard, it is recommended to take a global picture of the keyboard layout with your mobile phone before removing the keyboard, so as to facilitate the installation of the corresponding seat.
It doesn't take much effort to remove the key cap from the mechanical keyboard, but it's also a careful job, because we still need to restore it to its original state after all. If you are a careful person, the author also suggests that the keycaps removed from different keyboard areas should be stored separately, which can save a lot of work during installation.
It should be noted that the removal of the mechanical keyboard key cap should be operated carefully, because the main signal sending device of the keyboard is the shaft body, so the shaft body must be very careful when removing the key cap. If the shaft body is damaged, we need to replace the whole shaft body, and also need to re weld and other work, even if it is returned to the factory for repair, it also involves a warranty problem. There are two points to pay attention to when removing the key cap: one is not to damage the shaft body; the other is to be careful of the satellite shaft under the big key cap.
After removing all the key caps of the mechanical keyboard, the internal dust and hair can be easily cleaned with brushes and hair dryers, as shown in the figure below.
As for the key cap part, you can directly put it in the basin and wash it with water, such as household appliance washing liquid, detergent or soap. Then you can use the unused toothbrush to clean the inside and outside of each key cap. After that, clean it with clean water several times and take it out to dry, as shown in the figure below.
After the key cap is dried, then install the key cap one by one back to the corresponding position of the keyboard. If you don't know the keyboard layout, you can install it one by one according to the photos taken by your mobile phone, as shown in the figure below.
After all the installation, will your mechanical keyboard take on a new look.
The above is the mechanical keyboard cleaning and cleaning tutorial, suitable for users with different hands-on ability. If the mechanical keyboard is not very dirty, the conventional method is OK, simple, convenient, no risk. And if the hands-on ability is strong, you can clean the keyboard by removing the keyboard cleaning method, the effect is better, but Xiaobai may damage the keyboard, suitable for users with strong hands-on ability.