I spilt a vey smal amount of soda on my laptop keyboard lasnight, i took it apart cleaned it the best i could..wasnt much to clean. Restarted my comp and it worked fine for about 2 MINUTES then it suddenly acted weirdly, all my keys work  fine except my space bar and enter key, the enter key when i press it proudces a bunch of weird characters when i press it.

example of what comes up when i press the enter key..." b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b "

Not sure whats causing this or waht to do about it, any solutions?Strange but obviously drink related. When you cleaned it did you warm the surface with anything like a hair dryer? Also when you say cleaned it did you just wipe the surface?
The residue could be causing a SHORT circuit.just removed the keys and cleaned it with a dry cloth, i sense soem of the drink may have gottn under the steel piece that holds the space and enter key, how abouts would i go to clean or fix this?It depends on how comfortable you are dismantling the keyboard. Me personally I would strip it as far down as I could and clean each piece with a slightly damp cloth to remove sugars etc. Then dry immediately with a lint free cloth. Make sure all PIECES are dry and clean (to the touch) and then rebuild.If it's gotten beneath the keys and contacted the circuitry beneath there is very little chance to save the keyboard. Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 15, 2010, 07:17:44 PM

If it's gotten beneath the keys and contacted the circuitry beneath there is very little chance to save the keyboard.

    Split drink, enter and space bar
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Keyboards are cheap like soda.  Most soft drinks(colas anyway) are acidic, just replace the keyboard.

Why is it that no "I have a problem with my laptop keyboard" thread is complete without a "keyboards cost like $8" post from somebody who didn't notice the word "laptop" in the first post?

It is possible to remove the keyboard and clean it.

Yeah, is there any reason they can't just pull the keyboard, soak it in warm water (bucket or bath tub) for awhile (how long - hours?), pour/shake the water out, air dry it with a "fan" for a couple of days and then plug it back in?

I understand desktop keyboards are cleaned this way as long as there isn't a built-in speaker (paper/cardboard speaker cone).

Anyone have any experience with this?