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Keyboard Key Stuck - darn thing
Name: JR Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:03:52 Pacific
Comment:
Hey folks. What does one do about a stuck key on your keyboard? The #6 on my keypad is kind of stiff and crunchy (can I say that??) and gets stuck down leaving me with a line of 6's until I pry it back up. Any ideas? Thanks.
Name: too many Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:17:24 Pacific
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Too many makes of keyboards to even hazard a guess. Take it apart. Most aren't that complicated.
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Response Number 2
Name: Vic Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:40:46 Pacific
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just pop the 6 key off with a butter knif or something flat. clean the rubber boot with warm water and replace. if that don't work, you need to get a new one. I just got a wireless keyboard from comp usa with shortcut keys for $30.00 because I spilt beer all over my keyboard and it wasn't worth trying to clean out.
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Response Number 3
Name: Vic Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:42:06 Pacific
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some don't have the rubber boot. in that case you can use a que-tip with rubbing alcohol to clean under the key.
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Response Number 4
Name: Vic Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:43:11 Pacific
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you could even try silicon spray as a last resort. last suggestion...I promise.
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Response Number 5
Name: Greybeerd Date: December 29, 2000 at 17:50:04 Pacific
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Thow it away and have another beer. Don't spill! Truly, keyboards are about the cheapest thing to replace on these monsters.
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Response Number 6
Name: JR Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:09:01 Pacific
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Holy crap! I popped that button off and found a dustball the size of Bill Gates' bank account!! It's working fine now. Thanks all.
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Response Number 7
Name: Grim Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:11:13 Pacific
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Ahhh! the 6 has been restored to its virgin state!
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Response Number 8
Name: JR Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:13:22 Pacific
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Grim - I like you. LOL
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Response Number 9
Name: Greybeerd Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:36:02 Pacific
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Time for that beer now.
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Response Number 10
Name: JR Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:46:03 Pacific
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Who knew that a butterknife should go in your Computer Repair Kit??
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Response Number 11
Name: Greybeerd Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:49:40 Pacific
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Sometimes I think a hammer and chisel should be included!
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Response Number 12
Name: JR Date: December 29, 2000 at 18:54:09 Pacific
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I think I'll give up my computer and go back to something simpler like making mud-pies.
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Response Number 13
Name: Peer Date: December 29, 2000 at 21:34:25 Pacific
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now wasn't poping off the key a lot cheaper and easier then buying a new keyboard? But if you spill your beer in the keyboard and it stops working and you open up the keyboard to find fried contacts then you pitch the board.
I also hate keyboards with shortcut buttons that weigh a ton, give me a 101 key keyboard, that's all I need
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Response Number 14
Name: JR Date: December 31, 2000 at 09:43:14 Pacific
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Well, there's no beer near my keyboard. Apparently Vic is the one with the Ale/Computing issues. I am just the one who, it would seem, never cleans house and allows dust and crap to pile up in my keyboard... but see how well my "six" works now: 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 - a thing of beauty really.
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