Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!voder!pyramid!leadsv!practic!vlsisj!davidc From: davidc@vlsisj.VLSI.COM (David Chapman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Bad Keys on T1000 Message-ID: <15505@vlsisj.VLSI.COM> Date: 2 Mar 90 09:07:19 GMT References: Reply-To: davidc@vlsisj.UUCP (David Chapman) Organization: VLSI Technology Inc., San Jose, CA Lines: 34 In article bumby@math.rutgers.edu (Richard Bumby) writes: >In article <5044@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken >Mandelberg) writes: > >> Two keys on the top row of my T1000 keyboard have developed troubles >> . . . I guess it must be releated to wear. >> >> Is there a way to repair them? >> -- > >Since the subject has been raised, I would like to add my F2 key to >the list. I actually noticed a little sluggishness when the machine >was new, so I don't think it is use-related. Mechanical keys (the cheapest kind for full-travel) can get dirt in the contacts. Even if you keep your laptop in its case all the time (you *did* buy a case, didn't you?), they can get dirty. Usually you can pry off the keycaps without damaging anything. If so, you can scrape the contacts with a knife blade or wipe them with a swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. You might want to shake the computer upside down to dislodge any dirt, or use a can of compressed air to blow it out. I've done this on standard keyboards many times. My Z-88 has the rubberized keyboard, so it doesn't have this particular problem (instead, some of the keys got mashed when I put something on it :-( Disclaimer: this advice is worth what you paid for it. -- David Chapman {known world}!decwrl!vlsisj!fndry!davidc vlsisj!fndry!davidc@decwrl.dec.com