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Just found in the mailbox
11-13-2015, 07:21 AM (This post was last modified: 11-13-2015 07:24 AM by ElectroDuende.)
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(10-30-2015 12:26 PM)Marcio Wrote:  I managed to damage mine last night trying to clean it with a cotton swab and alcohol 20% in water. I didn't know alcohol could do that, and I was very careful while handling the swab.

Notice how far more robust the keys are if compared to the keyboard plate. (NOT visible by the naked eye!!)

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Hello Marcio,

I'm afraid that your problem was not caused by the alcohol you used; it was present before. If you look at the picture you posted, around the "SOLVE" lavel, you can see that the paint is not flat; it has "blistered", and is already detached from the base plate. Anything you use to clean it (even a dry cloth, if you press enough) will break the paint and remove it.

It is the first time I see this on a Voyager series, but it is quite common on pioneers; I have an HP22S with the very same problem. For the moment I don't know a way to fix it; maybe a protective lacker coat... but it may help to dissolve the already weakened paint. If it was completely ruined, i would try to use a vinyl sticker, like the one used on WP34S, but it is not something easy to create...

Regarding on what caused this problem, it is difficult to say, but maybe an extended exposure to UV ligth (sun), high temperatures, moisture, certain chemical agents... is the back label also affected? If so, I think we could discard sun...
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Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 10-29-2015, 04:36 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - TASP - 10-29-2015, 05:17 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 10-30-2015, 12:13 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Jlouis - 10-29-2015, 09:38 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 10-30-2015, 12:26 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Jlouis - 10-30-2015, 02:35 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 10-31-2015, 12:48 AM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - ElectroDuende - 11-13-2015 07:21 AM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 11-13-2015, 11:23 AM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - emece67 - 10-31-2015, 12:44 AM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 11-12-2015, 01:33 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Namir - 11-12-2015, 07:12 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 11-12-2015, 07:47 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Brian D - 11-13-2015, 12:48 PM
RE: Just found in the mailbox - Marcio - 11-13-2015, 01:01 PM



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