[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers

[Chad N.]

Huh. Now that's an interesting concept. Do you suppose that would be
flexible/stretchy enough to allow for the keys to travel? If so, that could
maybe be a very easy/cheap thing to do between every patron, which would
pretty much be the "Holy Grail" of methods.

Even if it doesn't work well for keyboards, you might be able to get away
with that for mice...



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On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:08 AM Andrea Ralston <andrea.wcpl at gmail.com>
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> It may be better just to use some Glad Wrap Press & Seal...
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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.)
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>> 2 cents,
>> Chad
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>> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH <
>> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
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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.
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