How to assemble a keyboard?

Prolonged use of the keyboard can lead to severe contamination. This problem occurs among those users who are accustomed to a delicious meal or to drink tea straight at the desk. Even after the most clean meal for a stationary personal computer, there is at least a couple of crumbs left on the keyboard. This includes simple mathematics: we take into account the number of meals, an abundance of dust and other small debris around the workspace. As a result, our input device turns into a breeding ground for the multiplication of various bacteria, and the pollution itself can cause mechanical damage to the device. The device requires regular maintenance in the form of cleaning. Disassembling the keyboard and doing cleaning is only half the battle. How to assemble the keyboard after all procedures? Many users ask this question, the answer to which can be found in this article.

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Clean gadget to be practiced regularly

Any caring owner grabs his head, noticing that the keyboard is stuck keys. Dirty stripes, cloudy stains, pieces of garbage and crumbs should lead the user to the idea that it's time to do business and eliminate all dirt. If you take it too late, you can stay with a non-working device on your hands, because all the garbage under the keys damages when you click on them.

In order to combat this problem, it is necessary to distinguish two types of pollution - simple and complex. We will deal with each of them separately.

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Simple pollution

In this case, everything is very simple, you need to follow this algorithm of actions:

1. Turn off your personal computer and disconnect the input device from it.
2. Find at home the easiest hair dryer or vacuum cleaner( best to get technical) and blow the keyboard to get rid of small debris and dust. Take a soft brush or brush and walk through the space between the keys.
3. To wipe the surface, use a lint-free cloth or buy a set of computer napkins.

Important! You can use cotton wool to clean or simply pieces of plain wool. The most important thing is not to leave particles inside the structure. Better - if the air flow from the hair dryer is not hot, but cold.

This method does not require disassembly and assembly of the keyboard, since light pollution does not require such measures.

Tools

What tools can I use to clean the keyboard? Check out the following list of effective tools:

• Souffl'sec. This tool will cost around 17 dollars. Souffl'sec is suitable not only for keyboards, but also for other home electronics. The product is a can of compressed air, which can easily blow out all the small rubbish from the keyboard.
• APCK000 - kit for cleaning the work area. It includes: computer napkins, a can of compressed air, an agent on an alcohol basis. The cost of such a set is about 20 dollars.

Important! In fact, no one forbids you to use home-made tools, but some of them can contain basically rigid environments that can damage the plastic case of the device and its conductive elements.

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Complicated pollution

But if everything says that for a long time nobody was engaged in the device, things will be worse. In order to prepare for cleaning, you need to acquire the following tools:

1. The most common package of polyethylene.
2. Unnecessary toothbrush.
3. A little powder for washing.
4. Phillips screwdriver.

How to assemble the keyboard back after cleaning? Experienced users are advised to photograph the location of the keys before any manipulation. The photo will be easier to navigate in the assembly of the keyboard.

Disassembly of the

If all tools are ready and are at hand, then you can start to remove the keys from the device. The procedure will be as follows:

1. Unplug the keyboard from your PC.You need to flip it down with the keys and use a screwdriver to unscrew all the connecting screws.
2. Now remove the bottom cover. You will see a special film in front of you, on which the contact tracks are marked. Remove the screws that hold it, carefully pull out the film.
3. You should have noticed that there are elastic components above each button - we also need to remove them.
4. We take out all the keys with special care, so as not to damage anything. We put each of these parts in a plastic bag, fall asleep a little detergent, mix and rinse under running water.
5. The base of the keyboard, on which there are no contacts, must also be rinsed and cleaned with a toothbrush.

Important! Do not wash the board or elastic contacts. With these actions you will disable the device.

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How to assemble the keyboard after cleaning?

If all actions have been performed, then all components must be dried well and assembled in the reverse order. We need to insert the keys, and this is done as follows:

1. Take the dried elastic contacts and place them on each of the keys.
2. Return the PCB of the information input device to its place.
3. Cover the entire structure with a contact conductive film and tighten the screws with a screwdriver.
4. With special care, replace the cable that is pulled from the card, and secure the cover on the unit with the remaining screws.

It only remains to connect the keyboard to a stationary personal computer and check it for operability.

You learned how to build the keyboard in a few minutes, it remains only to remember that all these manipulations must be carried out at least once in 3 months. Such measures will help prolong the work of the device for a long time.