[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers

[Andrea Ralston]

It may be better just to use some Glad Wrap Press & Seal...

Andrea B. Ralston
Outreach Services Manager
Washington County Public Library - Bookmobile Garage
478 Pike Street
Marietta, OH 45750
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On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM Chad N. via OPLINTECH <
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> Yuck. Hate those things. I bought one for myself years ago, used it for 30
> seconds, and promptly threw it away. But I understand the reason for
> considering them now. Ultimately, unless you're considering them to be
> disposable between patrons, they're no better than gloves:  They might make
> you feel better, but you still have to sanitize them exactly like you would
> have to do if they weren't there. The only upshot is that you would have
> the ability to throw them away periodically, which you probably shouldn't
> do with real keyboards or hands. But stressed again: You *still* have to
> sanitize them like you would the things they're protecting.
>
> To Brad's comment about UVC:  UVx can degrade plastics, so that might be a
> downside. However, UVC is common in hospitals and being medical grade
> keyboards, your specific ones might be just fine. Even if they do end up
> degrading the plastic used in keyboards/mice, I'm guessing it's a
> reasonably slow deterioration and honestly probably personally wouldn't
> care too much. But it might be something to be aware of and realize that if
> you UVC your keyboards/mice, you might have to replace them at some point
> maybe sooner than you may have otherwise. (Again...I'd probably still UVC
> them anyway.)
>
> 2 cents,
> Chad
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> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH <
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>> I have been asked to buy covers for the keyboards on our public
>> computers, in order to make the keyboards easier to sanitize between
>> patrons. I'm planning on trying a few different ones I've found on Amazon
>> and Newegg, but I'd be very interested to know about anybody's experience
>> with these.
>>
>> Phil
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