OK, very interesting & "determined" solution :-)  I'll try try to be
sufficiently circumspect with my keyboards never to need it though!

> Greg wrote:
> 
> Sydney and listers,
> 
> I have lubed the keys of three Duo keyboards and also of one PB 3400c using
> SILICONE CAULK. It does work very well. I have actually done it. It will have
> no affect 
> on the electrical integrity of the key contacts, but it will make the keys
> move smoothly 
> without binding andstickingBefore finding this idea, I experimented with
> Armour All 
> which made the problem worse. Also, WD-40 made it worse as well as did two
> different 
> brands of Silicone Spray lube.
> 
> The silicone caulk method will NOT work if you don't thoroughly wipe it off
> after
> applying it. Although, you can still remove any excess later and redo any or
> all
> keys if you did it wrong initially.
> 
> I am speaking from experience, not from assumptions.
> Greg McIntire


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