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From: dave@lsuc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Keyboard problem (how to maintain)?
Message-ID: <1870@lsuc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 10:52:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: lsuc.1870
Posted: Mon Jun 15 10:52:05 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 16-Jun-87 00:37:14 EDT
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Reply-To: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman)
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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Summary: take 'em apart and clean 'em

I don't know about the construction of AT&T keyboards specifically,
but many terminal keyboards can be easily cleaned, although it's
kind of tedious. First take the keyboard apart (unscrew it) and
vacuum or wipe away all the obvious crumbs, dust, etc. Then (particularly
if you have some keys which aren't working well) remove each keycap
by prying it off with a screwdriver (pry vertically to avoid damaging
it). The contact under the key can be cleaned with rubbing alcohol
(I also find baby wipes work fine!). While you're at it, if the keycap
is grubby you'll want to wipe it over too. Cleaning a whole keyboard
takes over an hour (after I did one, we hired a local high school kid
to do them at slave-labour wages :-).

Open up equipment at your own risk, of course.

David Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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