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From: lindwall@sdsu.UUCP (John Lindwall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sticky keys on 1000 - What to do?
Summary: Freon or TV cleaner
Message-ID: <3477@sdsu.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 89 01:05:21 GMT
References: <177@syteke.UUCP>
Organization: San Diego State University, Math/Sciences Dept.
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In article <177@syteke.UUCP>, jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez) writes:
> While I'm sure that this was covered sometime in the past, I am
> starting to have serious key sticking problems on my 1000 keyboard. It
> is mostly the "e" key but others are starting too.  Any advice on how
> to make them stop will be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Sanchez  {sun,hplabs}!sun!sytek!syteke!jim OR
> Sytek Brussels  mcvax!prlb2!sunbim!syteke!jim

I too have suffered with this problem.  My solution USED to be to take the
keyboard apart, clean up dust wiith wet Q-tips (c) and blast Freon into the
sucker.  Click the keys a bit to work it in and reassemble.

My new, improved solution resulted from a visit to radio shack (c) (tm)
where I found some TV tuner cleaner (or something like that) that the r-s guy
recommended.  Pull part keyboard as above, spray, click, reassemble.  I have
to do this about 1.5 times a year but boy does that keyboard feel nice after.
Ask the salesperson for help, they are usually pretty sharp.

Pulling the keys off is easy, use a chip-extractor or a butter knife and pry
those suckers off!  SOme keys (space bar, Return) are not completely removable
so be careful.  I usually wash the keys in the sink too, but make they they
are completely dry before you put them back on ( I use a blow-dryer!).

Note I make no warranty regarding this procedure.  Be careful.  Do not blame
me if anything goes wrong (but it really is very simple!).

John Lindwall
johnl@tw-rnd.SanDiego.NCR.COM
lindwall@ucsd.sdsu.EDU