On 12/5/21 8:22 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote:
..or take a paper clip, straighten it out, bend two hooks onto each end
and the bend into a U. Didn't we just get a note from Mike Nugent on > this idea? cheers
Yes but I don't think that's actually a great idea because it still
doesn't ensure the cap is pulled straight. It would need at least 3
equally-spaced hooks.
A keycap puller has two flat wires that pass under the key diagonally
and hit 4 points, and makes it impossible for the key to tip in any
direction.
Two hooks still leaves two directions to tip, and the hooks can slide to
one side or the other, and then you've broken it.
If you have to make something instead of getting a real puller, I
suggest do it like this:
https://switchandclick.com/how-to-make-a-diy-keycap-puller/
Which basically does the same thing as a real puller. But They aren't
expensive, so to me this only makes sense if you are up the side of a
mountain and for some reason must pull a keycap right now. Any normal
situation, just get a steel wire type keycap puller like:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HPC88HM
Martin very likely had to order some Deoxit anyway, so it's no longer to
wait.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006LVEU
You may also find either or both of these locally in a retail shop if
you're lucky enough to have a Micro-Center near by, or a real old-style
electronics shop. Possibly a computer repair shop might have the puller
but probably not the deoxit.
You can try automotive contact cleaner in place of deoxit. That you can
get everywhere, Walmart, Target, any auto parts store, most hardware
stores even. But they don't always have anything that breaks up oxides,
nor always leave behind any protective layer after they dry. Some have
one or the other or both, but some do nothing but clean like alcohol
would. But I say just get some actual deoxit d5. That is well proven
both effective and safe. But they should all at least be safe for all
the plastics and dry cleanly as long as it says it's an electrical or
contact cleaner.
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On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 8:18 AM Charles Hudson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Martin Harding wrote:
"Many thanks for the advice. Can thin nosed pliers be used rather
than a keypad puller ?"
Martin,
There isn't a lot of room between keycaps and thin-nosed pliers
won't give you a very good grip on the cap or very good leverage,
either. If you don't have a keycap puller, which has little J hooks
on either side, you can usually get away with using two flat-bladed
screwdrivers, one on either side of the cap, to pry upwards. Be
careful to only insert them far enough to catch the underside of the
keycap.
You want to apply even and upwards force on the key cap from its
underside to separate it from its stem. You don't want to put
sideways force for fear of snapping the stem and you don't want to
crack or crush the cap trying to grip it, as you might with pliers.
hth
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