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From: thomson@utah-cs.UUCP (Richard A Thomson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Keyboard Problem
Message-ID: <5432@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: 22 Apr 88 17:49:16 GMT
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Keywords: How to fix broken key?

In article <4790@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Rich Carreiro) writes:
>Last night the (minor) unthinkable happened - the back arrow on my A1000 broke.
>If pushed down it will not return back up.  

Try some slip spray on the key mechanism.  Remove the key kap and spray into
the mechanism with the stuff.  This should lubricate and clean the contact.
I've had several keys (a and f) on my keboard do this, only not as bad.  They
would stick for a moment and then release.  After applications of the slip
spray (try a teflon spray, or one for cleaning electrical contacts) they worked
fine.

>Rich Carreiro

				-- Rich
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