On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 10:33 AM, Pat wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. The keyboard is sitting in > the kitchen -- just waiting for me to be brave enough. > What do I have to lose? Not a thing. Some idiot, who shall remain nameless, managed to dump a cup of coffee with cream and sugar on to his Apple Pro USB keyboard. Results were sticking keys, keys that didn't work, and keys with a new "auto repeat" feature. Finally decided there was nothing to lose, and got a tiny allen wrench and disassembled it. Cleaned everything at the kitchen sink with warm water and a mild soap solution. Rinsed thoroughly. Put the disassembled board in the oven on warm to dry it. Lubed the mechanical plungers with a "Q" tip using break free, and it all worked.
> Can I take keys off this keyboard? I heard that you > can't get individual replacement keys. I've done that > with with old ones -- Nope. They don't offer replacement keys. I am aware of someone who went to Comp. USA and swapped his keys with worn away letters, for the same keys on a demo unit keyboard. This is not an endorsement of such actions. Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
