Why couldn't you use silicone grease instead like is used on automotive plug
wires to keep out moisture?
> From: Colin Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:21:43 -0500
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Cleaning Duo keyboards
>
> on 10/10/00 9:00 PM, Greg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have been reading this list in Digest mode for a while and have
>> learned a thing or two. I recently noticed the subject of cleaning duo
>> keyboards has come up. I have owned a Duo 250 and now a 280c and have
>> had great success cleaning the keys such that they have become my
>> favorite keyboards. Below is something I had written some time ago
>> about my technic. It really does work well. I hope someone else with
>> sticky will try it and see. Incidentally, I don't know what revision
>> either of my keyboards are as I only learned tonight from this list how
>> to tell.
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>>
>> I have read a lot of comments on the quality of powerbook keyboards. I
>> have also read articles about cleaning the electrical contacts on the
>> keyboards. One thing I haven't read about is a way to make the keys work
>> smoothly.
>>
>> When I got my used Duo-250 the keys required a forceful tap as they
>> seemed to be a bit sticky. I popped out a key to examine and realized it
>> is just a plastic peg sliding in a plastic hole. I can understand how
>> this combination can have some friction.
>>
>> I used a trick I learned some time ago for making plastic surfaces
>> slick. I used a Q-tip to apply a small amount of Silicone caulk or
>> silicone glue to the key post and also to the inside of the hole it
>> slides in. I immediately used another Q-tip to remove the smeared-on
>> silicon as best as possible. Apply the silicone very sparingly and wipe
>> it thoroughly. Pop the key back into its hole and it's smooth as silk.
>>
>> I did this to my Duo-250 and it is still just as slick as the night I
>> did it in February 1999. It is time consuming (took about 4 hours to do
>> the whole keyboard) but it is a solution to the problem at least for the
>> type of keyboard on my Duo-250. Be sure to have plenty of Q-tips,
>> remembering that the whole idea is to remove all the silicone except a
>> microscopic film.
>>
>> I realize that using silicone ''adhesive'' sounds wrong but it just
>> ain't so! Try this... apply some silicone caulk or adhesive to some
>> plastic item then wipe it off with a rag, thoroughly. You will notice
>> that the plastic item stays slick even after wiping it off. It does not
>> get sticky.
>>
>> Greg
>
> Crap. I tried this method but thank God I stopped after the first row of
> keys! I applied too much silicone and now the keys work, but they take a
> while to pop back up after being depressed. I guess I'm going to try it
> again with the rest of the keys, but this time, I'll wipe off ALL the
> silicone...
>
>
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