![]() ![]() Simply slide the wire hook ends over and under each key then lift up. It's tedious as you have to go one by one, but it's easy to do. Use the keycap puller to pluck the keys from your board. With your computer off and the keyboard unplugged, it's time to get to work. It's also a good idea to have a general purpose cleaner of some sort handy (isopropyl alcohol will also work) as well as a microfiber cleaning cloth. I picked up a kit that came with the tool and two cleaning brushes for $6.99 over on Amazon. ![]() Paramount to a proper keyboard cleaning is a keycap puller tool. For this, you'll need a few more tools and a bit more time but again, it's a worthwhile investment. The whole process takes less than five minutes and is certainly worth the time and effort but occasionally, you'll want to go further and perform a thorough deep clean. Once every few months or so, I'll do a routine cleaning consisting of running the flat edge of a business card or a craft-style pipe cleaner between the rows of keys to pick up any stray hair before flipping the board upside down and beating the devil out of it to coax out any loose debris.Ī few blasts with a can of compressed air will also do the trick, and I've even heard of folks using a shop vacuum to suck out stubborn particles. Build quality aside, I credit its longevity to regular maintenance cleanings. ![]() I've been using a Das Keyboard 4 Pro exclusively since 2014 without incident. The message stuck to the point where I'm semi-obsessed with keeping things in tip-top shape to extend their usable life as long as possible.Ĭase in point is my keyboard. "You can't have nice things until you learn to take care of them," my mom used to tell me. One of the values my parents instilled in me at a young age was to take pride in my possessions. ![]()
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