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How do you clean your earphones? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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How often do you clean it too?

One of my bluetooth earphones fell on a footpath, as I was trying to put it back into its case.
Now I'm thinking about the germs that may have gotten on it n all. Generally, I use some sanitizer to clean it from time to time.

Looking to see how others would clean their earphones in such a situation too

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[–] DScratch 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

80% isopropyl alcohol. Use a soft brush wet with some of the alcohol. Brush around the affected areas. Let it dry and that’s all for me.

I wouldn’t recommend dousing electronics in less than 90%. Feels sketchy. But I have nothing to back that up besides “electronics cleaner” being 99% iso.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

70% iso is actually more effective for killing bacteria, as the additional water helps to penetrate the cell wall. Higher concentration iso is better for dissolving crud off a bong tho.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If you use 70% the remaining 30% are typically water. And water and electronics aren't necessarily best friends.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is true but if the water used to create alcohol is distilled, which I think it is, I think it’s okay because it’s the minerals in the water that are the real problem.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's true but the electronics are not as clean and the water will pick up the residue and become conductive again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think in a 70% solution the alcohol disrupts polarity of of the water molecules enough to stop it from picking up the residue. Only one way to find out. pours 70% alcohol onto computer while power is on

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Nooooooooo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Also, the reason for that is that the water conducts electricity, which only matters when the electronics are on at the time. 70% is still going to evaporate before you turn it on (given that you're not fully submerging the thing and getting liquid deep in crevasses).
Also maybe look out for charged capacitors and batteries.