OK, found it...
At 12:42 PM -0800 1/25/98, chuck goolsbee wrote:
> >Can anyone fill me in on what is the procedure to fix a trackpad button on
> >the 2400c that starts to go bad? I understand this is pretty common. Mine
> >often doesn't work unless I press several times or in different spots and
> >seems to not make good contact overall. I heard this is just a matter of
> >cleaning it. How to proceed? Instructions available on the web?
>
>On the suggestion of some other folks on the list (The thread was called
>"The Clicker Mystery Solved (????)" last Nov/Dec) I did the following
>procedure myself a while ago and have been very happy since then:
>
> | __________ |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | /^| |----------| |^\ |
> | / +--------------+ \ |
> | \____-----------_____/ |
> |______________________***______________________|
> ^ ^
> | |
> Here and here
>
>
>First pop off the button itself by using a very thin object such as a
>jewelers flat bladed screwdriver and inserting it in the spaces indicated
>above.
>
>Inside you will see the "clicker" is composed of two parts. One is a
>"stick" and the other is a "bubble" that the stick clicks when depressed. I
>added some narrow strips of tape to the "stick" side of the clicker to
>increase its size. You may need to try different tape or use a thin tape
>and add several strips to achieve the feel you are looking for. I used 3
>strips if pretty thin tape. This seems to have completely solved my (very
>irritating) "clicker problem."
>
>
>I don't know what long-term affects it may have on my hardware, but I
>really don't care if it works the way I want it to. However - that said,
>the usual caveats about opening your own box, voiding your warranty, etc of
>self-surgery apply here. Don't hold me, or the list responsible if you
>break your own stuff.
>
>
>Good luck!
BTW... my original 'fixed' clicker still works just fine... and is
now coated with green paint.
--chuck goolsbee
geek wrangler, digital.forest inc, bothell, wa <http://www.forest.net>
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