BCD996xt cleaning help?

[vzqb30a]

Sorry if this post has already been answered prior, I looked around and didn’t see anything.
I have a BCD996HT that had a bit of coffee spilled on the face. All the number buttons working fine, volume and squelch as well. The scan search, and the hold resume on the far right side seem to work intermittently in time after this.
I have opened the radio and checked to make sure the ribbon connections are good and I don’t believe that to be the problem. Just those two buttons on the far right as described. Any recommendations on possibly an alcohol cleaning of those two buttons? I thought maybe Squirting some alcohol into those buttons, working them a little bitand blowing them out with canned air. Then letting the radio sit for a week or so to completely dry out. My last choice would be opening the radio up and going in further and getting access to the front board and cleaning better. I just didn’t want to go to that extent, any suggestions? TIA

 

[tvengr]

Best cleaner is Deoxit D5 contact spray. I just used it to clean intermittent keys on my laptop.

 

[gary123]

Any non residue cleaner will work. I have had this type of issue in the past. The basics are to disassemble the affected panel. Clean it with a damp cloth/sponge to remove any coffee residue from the buttons/button rubber and the frame. Next is to clean any exposed contacts and any areas where the coffee may have accumulated. Spray the area and soak up the excess. A soft tooth brush is good for wiping the area BUT be gentle. Often the keyboard contacts are protected by the 'rubber' key/keyboard so its not often the coffee makes it to the actual key connections. The largest headache is that the dried coffee is sticky and thus causes the buttons to get mired down when pressed in the coffee goo.

 

[vzqb30a]

Any non residue cleaner will work. I have had this type of issue in the past. The basics are to disassemble the affected panel. Clean it with a damp cloth/sponge to remove any coffee residue from the buttons/button rubber and the frame. Next is to clean any exposed contacts and any areas where the coffee may have accumulated. Spray the area and soak up the excess. A soft tooth brush is good for wiping the area BUT be gentle. Often the keyboard contacts are protected by the 'rubber' key/keyboard so its not often the coffee makes it to the actual key connections. The largest headache is that the dried coffee is sticky and thus causes the buttons to get mired down when pressed in the coffee goo.

So it looks like an extensive internal disassembly of the face is in order. I’ve kind of suspected that. It’s doable and really is probably the best way to get it done properly. Do you think, alcohol, or detox it. I know detox has a lubrication in it, which I’m not always a big fan of.

 

[vzqb30a]

Any non residue cleaner will work. I have had this type of issue in the past. The basics are to disassemble the affected panel. Clean it with a damp cloth/sponge to remove any coffee residue from the buttons/button rubber and the frame. Next is to clean any exposed contacts and any areas where the coffee may have accumulated. Spray the area and soak up the excess. A soft tooth brush is good for wiping the area BUT be gentle. Often the keyboard contacts are protected by the 'rubber' key/keyboard so its not often the coffee makes it to the actual key connections. The largest headache is that the dried coffee is sticky and thus causes the buttons to get mired down when pressed in the coffee goo.

I removed the face without having to disconnect the ribbon. Im happy about that. I was able to clean all the button type contacts with alcohol. I didn’t want any residue left behind so didn’t use DeoxIT D5. So far, working well. Thanks for the help. 👍🏼

 

[wtp]

and thanks, for getting back and letting them know.