>I bought a used Apple PowerBook 540C a few months ago and I >immediately hated the keyboard. I bought a used keyboard via eBay >and that helped quite a lot but I still dislike the action of the >keys. (I'm used to a PowerBook 180 keyboard which seems a _whole_ >lot more robust). > >Before I bag the 540C (new PRAM battery, two 85% nimh batteries, >500Mb hard drive, car charger and 36Mb RAM) and try and find a >different model portable, I'm thinking about pulling off all the keys >one by one and cleaning the action(s) to see if that helps. > >Is that a common thing to need to do? Is it difficult? I seems kind >of time consuming but I suspect that I would only need to do it once. >Any suggestions on how to clean the actions would be appreciated.
Thats exactly what I did. I hate finger goo. I dont know if that helped the keyboard action, but it did clean it up. IIRC, there are 3 small parts to each key (and a fourth for some of the big keys). THe keys I individually cleaned with rubbing alcohol, and the small parts I used a bit of soap and water in a bucket. It wasnt too hard. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
