Dust shows fast on the white/purple AULA HERO 84 HE in a dry Highveld winter, so clear the gaps weekly. Keycaps and switches pop out without soldering for a deeper clean. Gauteng buyers get a 2-year local warranty on it from Evetech.
From about May, the Highveld dries out. Rain all but stops, grass turns the colour of straw, and by Friday a fine film of dust has coated the desk, the shelves and the windowsill. A white keyboard shows that dust almost at once. If you own the white and purple HERO 84 HE, a simple keyboard cleaning routine through the dry months keeps it looking the way it did on day one and keeps grit away from the switches.
Clear the gaps on your AULA HERO 84 HE once a week through a dry Highveld winter with a soft brush or a gentle air blower, and wipe the frame with a dry microfibre cloth. Once a month or so, pull the keycaps for a proper clean, and remove switches only if one starts to feel gritty. Both keycaps and magnetic switches on this board, which Evetech sells for R719, come out without soldering. Unplug the cable before any of it.
Gauteng and the rest of the interior get most of their rain in summer. In winter the air is dry, wind lifts dust off gardens, verges and gravel roads, and it finds its way indoors through open windows and on shoes. Dry air also carries static, which helps dust cling to plastic.
A light shell makes the build-up obvious, but the real concern sits lower. Dust falls into the gaps between keys and collects around the switch stems. On most boards that eventually shows up as a scratchy or sticky key. Regular light cleaning stops it reaching that point.
Keep this short so you actually do it:
Avoid household sprays applied straight onto the board, and never let liquid run into the gaps. The light box along the top edge only needs a dry wipe.
AULA's page confirms the HERO 84 HE's keycaps are hot-swappable, and a simple keycap puller is all you need to lift them. Before you start, take a photo of the layout so the 84 keys go back in the right places, especially the modifier row and the arrow cluster. Pull each cap straight up rather than rocking it, which is kinder to the stems. Lift long keys such as the spacebar and Shift slowly and evenly, and refit them the same way.
With the caps off, brush and blow across the exposed switches and wipe around each one. This is where most of a winter's dust ends up.
A bowl of lukewarm water with a drop of dish soap is enough. Let the caps soak for a short while, rinse them, then lay them out on a towel until every one is completely dry inside. Refit only dry caps. Hot water is best avoided with any plastic keycaps, since it can warp them.
The magnetic Black King switches are hot-swappable too, but there is no need to pull them for routine cleaning. Take one out only if it feels gritty or sticks after the caps are clean. Pull it straight, clean around the socket with the brush, and push it back until it seats fully. Afterwards, open AULA's web driver and check that key's actuation setting behaves as before.
A magnetic board has one advantage in dusty conditions. Each HERO 84 HE switch is read by a Hall Effect sensor measuring the position of a magnet, not by two metal contacts touching. Fine dust cannot block a contact that does not exist. Grit can still make a stem feel rough, though, so the routine above is about feel as much as looks.
A few extra habits help through the dry months:
If a key ever fails despite care, the board carries a 2 Years Local Warranty from Evetech, so a fault can be handled here in South Africa rather than through an overseas seller. Keep your proof of purchase somewhere safe.
The HERO 84 HE is part of the gaming keyboards range at Evetech, and if you ever want to replace a worn switch, compare magnetic options in keyboard switches, staying within a compatible magnetic family.
A quick brush and wipe each week, and a keycaps-off clean about once a month, keeps dust from building up around the switches.
Yes, in short bursts with the can held upright. Hold the nozzle at an angle so dust is pushed out of the gaps rather than deeper in.
No. Leave the magnetic switches in place unless one feels gritty or sticky after the caps are cleaned.
Stick to lukewarm water with a little dish soap, and dry every cap fully before refitting.
It cannot interrupt the reading the way it can foul metal contacts, but grit can still make a key feel rough.
Contact Evetech with your proof of purchase, since the board is covered locally.
Keeping your desk setup going through winter? Explore Evetech's gaming keyboard range, including the white and purple HERO 84 HE, and find a board worth looking after.
A quick brush and wipe each week, and a keycaps-off clean about once a month, keeps dust from building up around the switches.
Yes, in short bursts with the can held upright. Hold the nozzle at an angle so dust is pushed out of the gaps rather than deeper in.
No. Leave the magnetic switches in place unless one feels gritty or sticky after the caps are cleaned.
Stick to lukewarm water with a little dish soap, and dry every cap fully before refitting.
It cannot interrupt the reading the way it can foul metal contacts, but grit can still make a key feel rough.
Contact Evetech with your proof of purchase, since the board is covered locally.
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