Disassembling keyboards...
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similar issue happened to my gaming keyboard. soup, not coke. "C" key, not spacebar. I guess I am a sloppy eater. which brings me to - does one "eat" soup? :)
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Slacker007 wrote:
which brings me to - does one "eat" soup?
While we're on the off-topic, how about this one - Is cereal soup?
excellent question. What exactly differentiates cereal from soup? they both have solid food matter in a liquid (soup can just be liquid). They both are primarily served in a bowl with a spoon. soup can be served hot or cold, and I suppose cereal can too.
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Coke was spilt on my desk a few weeks ago, and even though (as far as I could tell at the time) none had been spilt on top of my keyboard, the bottom part was soaking in it. Slowly but surely, after I've cleaned everything up as best I could (without taking apart the keyboard) the tab key started feeling sticky, and now for the past 2 days the tilde/backtick key (right above it) is now getting depressed at the same time I hit tab, adding that character to whatever field I was trying to leave. Long story short, the keyboard's been taken apart and cleaned, those keys now work great, but the spacebar now either has to be hit right in the middle to register at all, or pressed *hard*. I can take the spacebar out and put it back without disassembling the rest of the keyboard, but so far all my attempts to pop it out/back in have failed to improve it or the way it's supposed to bounce back into position (the membrane underneath it is positioned correctly). I found another box (that I had forgotten about) that contains an identical keyboard, and after plugging it in, I realize, has the same problem - and now that I've tried it, I remember going through the same thing with that one...and getting *this* one as a replacement, with the intent to eventually take it apart again and do a better job of putting it back together. And honestly it's not the first pair of keyboards I've taken apart, and have run into problems after that, specifically, with the spacebar. It's not exactly rocket science, yet apparently I lack the "finesse", perhaps, to reassemble these correctly. And no, there are no leftover parts. I hate buying replacement keyboards just for the sake of a spacebar that won't go back correctly.
Try a neural implant! They're all the rage, lately.
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The answer is simple. Stop eating and drinking while you work. I eat at my desk, but move the keyboard out of the way. I know this does not solve your current problem, but for future reference... :)
My train of thought is constantly getting derailed. there must be something wrong with my tracks!
You *know* that's not gonna happen. I already tend not to eat around my desk, although there have been exceptions. But never in my life has food ever been a problem around a keyboard. I'll take a sip and stretch a can of Coke or other soft drink over an entire afternoon rather than finishing it off during lunch break, so "no drinks around the desk" becomes kind of impractical unless I stop drinking altogether.
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Slacker007 wrote:
does one "eat" soup?
If it's one of mine: yes! :laugh: Bacon and potato chowder, with fresh bread and butter. Hits the spot for a winter lunch - but it's way too thick to pour into a glass!
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Damn straight, good soup has chewy bits ( well, tomato doesn't ( I grew up in S. Jersey - ever see a flat bed of bushel baskets of tomatoes going down the road? )) Split pea & ham, chicken veg., cock-a-leekie, even egg drop and sweet sour have bits. ( Note _I_ didn't censor "male fowl" that's auto-mangled.)
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Damn straight, good soup has chewy bits ( well, tomato doesn't ( I grew up in S. Jersey - ever see a flat bed of bushel baskets of tomatoes going down the road? )) Split pea & ham, chicken veg., cock-a-leekie, even egg drop and sweet sour have bits. ( Note _I_ didn't censor "male fowl" that's auto-mangled.)
I make mine as Tomato and Chorizo, so it does have chewy bits! :-D
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Coke was spilt on my desk a few weeks ago, and even though (as far as I could tell at the time) none had been spilt on top of my keyboard, the bottom part was soaking in it. Slowly but surely, after I've cleaned everything up as best I could (without taking apart the keyboard) the tab key started feeling sticky, and now for the past 2 days the tilde/backtick key (right above it) is now getting depressed at the same time I hit tab, adding that character to whatever field I was trying to leave. Long story short, the keyboard's been taken apart and cleaned, those keys now work great, but the spacebar now either has to be hit right in the middle to register at all, or pressed *hard*. I can take the spacebar out and put it back without disassembling the rest of the keyboard, but so far all my attempts to pop it out/back in have failed to improve it or the way it's supposed to bounce back into position (the membrane underneath it is positioned correctly). I found another box (that I had forgotten about) that contains an identical keyboard, and after plugging it in, I realize, has the same problem - and now that I've tried it, I remember going through the same thing with that one...and getting *this* one as a replacement, with the intent to eventually take it apart again and do a better job of putting it back together. And honestly it's not the first pair of keyboards I've taken apart, and have run into problems after that, specifically, with the spacebar. It's not exactly rocket science, yet apparently I lack the "finesse", perhaps, to reassemble these correctly. And no, there are no leftover parts. I hate buying replacement keyboards just for the sake of a spacebar that won't go back correctly.
As far as actually cleaning stuff like coke and coffee off electronics, I have two words for you: "Brake Cleaner" (read "universal solvent"). Generally with space bars, I tend to find the problem has less to do with the mechanical key press stuff than with the little metal balancing bracket thing that's also attached to the key, and somehow has to hook into the keyboard's base as well - many times, one of the anchor points for that isn't fully engaged, and that in turn throws off the whole thing...
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Coke was spilt on my desk a few weeks ago, and even though (as far as I could tell at the time) none had been spilt on top of my keyboard, the bottom part was soaking in it. Slowly but surely, after I've cleaned everything up as best I could (without taking apart the keyboard) the tab key started feeling sticky, and now for the past 2 days the tilde/backtick key (right above it) is now getting depressed at the same time I hit tab, adding that character to whatever field I was trying to leave. Long story short, the keyboard's been taken apart and cleaned, those keys now work great, but the spacebar now either has to be hit right in the middle to register at all, or pressed *hard*. I can take the spacebar out and put it back without disassembling the rest of the keyboard, but so far all my attempts to pop it out/back in have failed to improve it or the way it's supposed to bounce back into position (the membrane underneath it is positioned correctly). I found another box (that I had forgotten about) that contains an identical keyboard, and after plugging it in, I realize, has the same problem - and now that I've tried it, I remember going through the same thing with that one...and getting *this* one as a replacement, with the intent to eventually take it apart again and do a better job of putting it back together. And honestly it's not the first pair of keyboards I've taken apart, and have run into problems after that, specifically, with the spacebar. It's not exactly rocket science, yet apparently I lack the "finesse", perhaps, to reassemble these correctly. And no, there are no leftover parts. I hate buying replacement keyboards just for the sake of a spacebar that won't go back correctly.
Here's an out-of-the-box solution... buy a new one... a good quality wireless keyboard/mouse combo is less than $100. I know that's not nearly as fun as fixing it yourself and learning new things about DFM, but there are more challenging things to apply your curiosity to.
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Here's an out-of-the-box solution... buy a new one... a good quality wireless keyboard/mouse combo is less than $100. I know that's not nearly as fun as fixing it yourself and learning new things about DFM, but there are more challenging things to apply your curiosity to.
The problem with just buying a new one is that keyboard manufacturers all apparently can't help themselves from fiddling with the layout and adding various keys, and as a result no two keyboard models ever feel alike. Mine's no longer being manufactured, and I'm rather underwhelmed by what's currently being offered. Same with mice: I had been using Microsoft's original Intellipoint for many, many years, and when my last one died, I spent literally years switching between various models every few months, and it's not until Microsoft reintroduced a "classic" version of that model that I could stop doing that. I learned my lesson and stocked up. I have spares sitting in a closet that, I hope, outlast me. The same will happen with this keyboard. When I find a good replacement I like (and is still being manufactured), I'll be getting spares.
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Coke was spilt on my desk a few weeks ago, and even though (as far as I could tell at the time) none had been spilt on top of my keyboard, the bottom part was soaking in it. Slowly but surely, after I've cleaned everything up as best I could (without taking apart the keyboard) the tab key started feeling sticky, and now for the past 2 days the tilde/backtick key (right above it) is now getting depressed at the same time I hit tab, adding that character to whatever field I was trying to leave. Long story short, the keyboard's been taken apart and cleaned, those keys now work great, but the spacebar now either has to be hit right in the middle to register at all, or pressed *hard*. I can take the spacebar out and put it back without disassembling the rest of the keyboard, but so far all my attempts to pop it out/back in have failed to improve it or the way it's supposed to bounce back into position (the membrane underneath it is positioned correctly). I found another box (that I had forgotten about) that contains an identical keyboard, and after plugging it in, I realize, has the same problem - and now that I've tried it, I remember going through the same thing with that one...and getting *this* one as a replacement, with the intent to eventually take it apart again and do a better job of putting it back together. And honestly it's not the first pair of keyboards I've taken apart, and have run into problems after that, specifically, with the spacebar. It's not exactly rocket science, yet apparently I lack the "finesse", perhaps, to reassemble these correctly. And no, there are no leftover parts. I hate buying replacement keyboards just for the sake of a spacebar that won't go back correctly.
First, I am not rich enough to split my coke with anyone. I snort ALL of it myself. Second of all, who drinks Tab anymore? Ok, my dyslexia aside, the little levers on your spacebar are counter-intuitive, they may go the opposite of the way you think, or flop over when you put it in. Either a thin piece of cardstock (or two) is needed, or do it upside down if you are that coordinated. Oh, and do the coke AFTER fixing the space bar.
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First, I am not rich enough to split my coke with anyone. I snort ALL of it myself. Second of all, who drinks Tab anymore? Ok, my dyslexia aside, the little levers on your spacebar are counter-intuitive, they may go the opposite of the way you think, or flop over when you put it in. Either a thin piece of cardstock (or two) is needed, or do it upside down if you are that coordinated. Oh, and do the coke AFTER fixing the space bar.
