beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@

sc1ence · 02-19-2007, 03:37 PM

bleh. I wrecked my keyboard sat night/sun morn around 2 am. Over voip I hear "bail. bail, bail!!!" while in the apc. for some reason, I thought that meant dump a full beer directly into my keyboard...

my new keyboard is a logitec g11 "gaming" keyboard. seems good enough, but its a bit strange going from MS ergo keyboard to a standard layout. the macro keys are nice, and i can see them being very useful in other games.

jonan_ · 02-19-2007, 03:49 PM

Are you sure it broke the keyboard? I thought a keyboard could get wet and you just had to unplug it and wait for it to dry. Either way it is a good excuse to get a new cooler keyboard

=MAXx= · 02-19-2007, 03:57 PM

I remember when i got tired of my old crappy keyboard, I took it to school and during football practice, berzerkwalrus got the keyvoard and smashed it across my head. (i was wearing my helmet when he did it) but it hurt like hell, he had to do it twice in order to completly demolish it. My new key board is a logitech Y-SZ49

sc1ence · 02-19-2007, 03:58 PM

yeah, it is fubar, I took it apart after it had time to dry -To check to see why it was spitting out strange things. For example, when you hit the space bar, it woudl type out "a a 132 9 ". Pretty much every key was remapped like this and often set off several chars. I am guessing the resistances of each connection were screwed with or something. I tried reinstalling drivers etc. I could see the beer had gotten between the two layers of plastic that form the microbutton that the keys depress.

I picked up a new headset too

It sounds much better than my current headset.

jonan_ · 02-19-2007, 04:00 PM

God I love upgrading

=MAXx= · 02-19-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonan_

God I love upgrading

As do I my good freind... as do I...

Hidus · 02-19-2007, 04:14 PM

I purposely buy the cheap-o bottom of the line MS keyboards because it's just a matter of time before I spill beer on them and kill them. Lessons learned the hard way. =P

icky · 02-19-2007, 04:16 PM

That's why you should never have a full beer beside your keyboard. In fact, there is no good reason to ever put down a full beer.

BlackLuck_13 · 02-20-2007, 02:40 AM

this same thing happend to me :|
Take the keyboard apart, there should be the 2 layers of plastic that when you kit the key they connect. clean them and let them dry and put it back together.
The sugar in beer makes them stick. Btw i got the new microsoft ergo its great if you like ergo boards.

sc1ence · 02-20-2007, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackLuck_13

this same thing happend to me :|
Take the keyboard apart, there should be the 2 layers of plastic that when you kit the key they connect. clean them and let them dry and put it back together.
The sugar in beer makes them stick. Btw i got the new microsoft ergo its great if you like ergo boards.

the keyboard i had was the ms ergo one. I tried taking apart the plastic and cleaning - but no luck. I am happy enough with this new one. but it is taking some getting used to. i keep hitting the wrong keys in high stress situations. bleh.

Cylon69 · 02-20-2007, 03:44 AM

I bought the Z board with the BF2142 Key Set. It works well but taking some time to retrain my fingers.

**CingularDuality** · 02-20-2007, 02:30 PM

I haven't tried it, but I understand that putting your keyboard in the dishwasher and then letting it dry is an excellent way to clean it...

JMJ · 02-20-2007, 02:51 PM

Man, I can attest to this. I had a brand new MS ergo 4000 keyboard.....about 3 weeks after owning it I had some beer go down the wrong pipe, I ended up putting a mouthful right into the keyboard...busted the B key. Had to buy a new one. I even sprayed it on my LCD's....man that was an awful cleanup to do right in the middle of gaming

Calvin · 02-20-2007, 02:56 PM

No one else uses Sippy-Cups??

Lame.

**ZWood15** · 02-20-2007, 03:06 PM

The beer helmet is where its at... longer time between fridge trips, and you wont spill it in high stress situations!! Sippy cups are almost as cool

02-19-2007, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
sc1ence Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 4,211	beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ bleh. I wrecked my keyboard sat night/sun morn around 2 am. Over voip I hear "bail. bail, bail!!!" while in the apc. for some reason, I thought that meant dump a full beer directly into my keyboard... my new keyboard is a logitec g11 "gaming" keyboard. seems good enough, but its a bit strange going from MS ergo keyboard to a standard layout. the macro keys are nice, and i can see them being very useful in other games. __________________

02-19-2007, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonan_ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 942	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ Are you sure it broke the keyboard? I thought a keyboard could get wet and you just had to unplug it and wait for it to dry. Either way it is a good excuse to get a new cooler keyboard

02-19-2007, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
=MAXx= Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: somewhere in between heaven and hell. Miami Posts: 405	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ I remember when i got tired of my old crappy keyboard, I took it to school and during football practice, berzerkwalrus got the keyvoard and smashed it across my head. (i was wearing my helmet when he did it) but it hurt like hell, he had to do it twice in order to completly demolish it. My new key board is a logitech Y-SZ49 __________________ After a hard long day on the battlefield, you just wanna play some ball but some idiot wont let you because he has an explosive bag of pitchers' powder....

02-19-2007, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
sc1ence Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 4,211	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ yeah, it is fubar, I took it apart after it had time to dry -To check to see why it was spitting out strange things. For example, when you hit the space bar, it woudl type out "a a 132 9 ". Pretty much every key was remapped like this and often set off several chars. I am guessing the resistances of each connection were screwed with or something. I tried reinstalling drivers etc. I could see the beer had gotten between the two layers of plastic that form the microbutton that the keys depress. I picked up a new headset too It sounds much better than my current headset. __________________

02-19-2007, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
jonan_ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 942	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ God I love upgrading

02-19-2007, 04:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hidus Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 586	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ I purposely buy the cheap-o bottom of the line MS keyboards because it's just a matter of time before I spill beer on them and kill them. Lessons learned the hard way. =P

02-19-2007, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ That's why you should never have a full beer beside your keyboard. In fact, there is no good reason to ever put down a full beer. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

02-20-2007, 02:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
BlackLuck_13 Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 13	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ this same thing happend to me :\| Take the keyboard apart, there should be the 2 layers of plastic that when you kit the key they connect. clean them and let them dry and put it back together. The sugar in beer makes them stick. Btw i got the new microsoft ergo its great if you like ergo boards.

02-20-2007, 03:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cylon69 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near Atlanta GA Posts: 54	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ I bought the Z board with the BF2142 Key Set. It works well but taking some time to retrain my fingers. __________________ I invited everyone at the office to play Battlefield, but it was a rather one side match when I was the only who brought an assault rifle to work the next day :-)

02-20-2007, 02:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 17,078	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ I haven't tried it, but I understand that putting your keyboard in the dishwasher and then letting it dry is an excellent way to clean it... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

02-20-2007, 02:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
JMJ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,077	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ Man, I can attest to this. I had a brand new MS ergo 4000 keyboard.....about 3 weeks after owning it I had some beer go down the wrong pipe, I ended up putting a mouthful right into the keyboard...busted the B key. Had to buy a new one. I even sprayed it on my LCD's....man that was an awful cleanup to do right in the middle of gaming

02-20-2007, 02:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 501	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ No one else uses Sippy-Cups?? Lame. __________________ \|TG-33rd\|Calvin

02-20-2007, 03:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
ZWood15 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 457	Re: beer + keyboard = @#$%@#^Q@ The beer helmet is where its at... longer time between fridge trips, and you wont spill it in high stress situations!! Sippy cups are almost as cool __________________ \|TG-9th\|ZWood15 "By Any Means"

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