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From: lphillips@lpami.van-bc.UUCP (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Keyboard Problem
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Date: 27 Apr 88 14:41:01 GMT
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In <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.  

Probably a result of either dirt causing the key to stick or the little
spring has come loose from its mounting .

>Thus the question:  where can I go to have it fixed?  Can it be fixed or do
>I need a new keyboard?  Can I somehow use this to convince my mother to
>spring for an A2000?  

If caused by dirt, use some alcohol liberally applied while working the key
up and down. If the spring has come adrift, you can remove the keyswitch
from the keyboard (by desoldering), taking it (the switch) apart, and
putting the spring back in place. This is an operation that can be best
described as 'picky', and would be difficult if not impossible to explain
in text. If you know any hardware service types who have 'been around the
block', and who would be willing to help, I'm sure they can figure it out.
Just knowing the key comes apart without being forced should be enough for
a good tech to be able to figure it out by looking at it. Other than that,
it will require either a new keyswitch or a new keyboard, or an A2000.  :)

-larry

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