Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!haven!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jh4o+ From: jh4o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeffrey T. Hutzelman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Keys Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 90 21:25:14 GMT References: <1990Sep04.015133.9552@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 45 In-Reply-To: <1990Sep04.015133.9552@ddsw1.MCS.COM> I believe I may be able to help. I once successfully took out ALL the keys on my IIgs keyboard, cleaned them, and put them back. The secret to putting back keys like the Return key, Shift keys, and Control key, all of which have the little metal bar that keeps the key straight when you press it, is fairly simple: 1.) Attach the bar to the underside of the Return (or whatever) key and let it hang down. 2.) Locate the two "clips"on the keybaord surface under the key in question. They are just about the right size for the bar to sit down and snap into them. In the case of the Return key, they are to the right of the return key, along that plastic thing between the numeric keypad and the rest of the keyboard. Note that the OPEN part of the bar attackes to the KEY, and the CLOSED side attaches to the keyboard. 3.) Letting the bar hang down from the key, set it on top of the clips. Then push down on the whole thing so that the bar snaps into the clips. 4.) Finally... Do this one with the computer off, or the keyboard disconnected, unless you WANT a large number of returns typed (at the beginning of typing a title page is usually a good time to do this step). Swing the key to the left and push down, so that it snaps onto the hole. This may take some manipulation of the key, and it is GUARANTEED to depress the switch (as if you were pressing the key, which you are)m but it WILL work. Whatever you do, don't allow the bar to come out of the clips on the keyboard, or you'll have to start all over again. A final note: While this strategy works perfectly for the Return key, some of the others require slight modifications. Good luck! ----------------- Jeffrey Hutzelman America Online: JeffreyH11 Internet/BITNET: jh4o+@andrew.cmu.edu jhutz@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu ---------------- ----------------- Jeffrey Hutzelman America Online: JeffreyH11 Internet/BITNET: jh4o+@andrew.cmu.edu jhutz@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu