Re: Key Not Working

[Sean Billings]

>Thanks for the responses. I apologize for taking so long to reply,
>don't want to seem ungrateful.
>
>If possible, I'd like to save soldering as an absolute last resort.
>Haven't used an iron since the eighth grade. What would be the best
>way to remove the key cap? I'm hoping that maybe a shot of compressed
>air will blow dust out of there, otherwise I may just desolder the
>switch out, as Sean suggested.

The keycap should pull of if your careful, it goes on a + shaped spline
like the old Lego technical set stuff!

TBH I don't think you will gain much though as you really need to attempt
to dissasemble the switch, If you do want try something without desoldering
though you would be better off with contact cleaner spray or some
isopropryl achohol than air as is is more likely corrosion than dust.

Regards Sean.
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Re: Key Not Working

[Shaun Reynolds]

Thanks for the responses. I apologize for taking so long to reply,
don't want to seem ungrateful.

If possible, I'd like to save soldering as an absolute last resort.
Haven't used an iron since the eighth grade. What would be the best
way to remove the key cap? I'm hoping that maybe a shot of compressed
air will blow dust out of there, otherwise I may just desolder the
switch out, as Sean suggested.

Thanks again,

 -Shaun

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Re: Key Not Working

[Sean Billings]

>Hi All,
>
>I have a 128k keyboard that was functioning perfectly up until about a
>half-hour ago. The 'U' key has mysteriously stopped working. My guess
>is that contact is not being made upon pressing the key. Is there an
>easy fix for this?

The keys are fairly easily desoldered, but then you would need to
disassemble the actual keyswitch and try to fix it.  Contact cleaner will
often resolve the problem to a degree but if it is only one key I would
swap it with a lesser used key switch, even after you have repaired it.

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Re: Key Not Working

[joe]

You can take it all apart and clean everything.  It's not too difficult.

Not what I'd call an "easy fix" though.

On Dec 27, 2005, at 6:04 PM, Shaun Reynolds wrote:


Hi All,

I have a 128k keyboard that was functioning perfectly up until about a
half-hour ago. The 'U' key has mysteriously stopped working. My guess
is that contact is not being made upon pressing the key. Is there an
easy fix for this?

Thanks,

  -Shaun

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