Keyboard not working after spilled water

hannah1346

Please forgive the nature of this basic question, but...  My kid spilled a little bit of water on my keyboard and the space bar stopped working.  Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost (or fixed at all?), or am I better off buying a new keyboard?
I would rather fix it as it was a fairly expensive keyboard and cash is tight this year...
Thank you for any advice!  

Ian

hannah1346 said:

Please forgive the nature of this basic question, but...  My kid spilled a little bit of water on my keyboard and the space bar stopped working.  Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost (or fixed at all?), or am I better off buying a new keyboard?
I would rather fix it as it was a fairly expensive keyboard and cash is tight this year...
Thank you for any advice!  

Greetings. Are you referring to a laptop keyboard or a standalone keyboard? 

hannah1346

Ian said:

hannah1346 said:

Please forgive the nature of this basic question, but...  My kid spilled a little bit of water on my keyboard and the space bar stopped working.  Can it be fixed at a reasonable cost (or fixed at all?), or am I better off buying a new keyboard?
I would rather fix it as it was a fairly expensive keyboard and cash is tight this year...
Thank you for any advice!  

Greetings. Are you referring to a laptop keyboard or a standalone keyboard? 

Ian, I have a standard keyboard. 

TSPhillipT

Hello @hannah1346

When it comes to water damage, you will actually be how surprised how durable and water resistant electronics can be.  I highly recommend letting your keyboard dry out for an extended amount of time, something like a week or two and make sure you do not plug it in.  The issue with wet electronics is when there is electricity running through it, especially when wet.  

Here is a pretty cool video from Linus Tech Tips washing a lot of gaming keyboards through a dishwasher and seeing them work after letting them dry for 2 weeks; 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw