8 Jun
2010
8 Jun
'10
4:07 p.m.
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010, steve shumaker wrote:
I'm considering disassembling a Model M keyboard
to see if I can repair
a key problem. Currently pressing either the "B" or the "V" keys
give a
two character string "BV", regardless of which key is pressed unless you
hold it for a several seconds, at which point the actual key pressed
starts repeating.
I've never been inside a Model M before... Is there anyone on list with
said experience that can offer pointers? or thoughts on the problem.
Keyboard is a complete unknown although everything else *seems* to work...
two physically adjacent keys?
That sounds as though it could be as simple as some foreign matter. Or
domestic, it doesn't really matter where it came from. You would be
amazed at what is in keyboards - staples, marijuana seeds, Pepsi, etc.
Turn it over and on end, and shake it and rap it a good one.
If that doesn't help, do NOT remove the space bar! But you can pop the
other keytops off and clean out the top.
Thee are conflicting views on whether you should run the keytops, or the
whole machine, through the "dishwasher" (parts cleaner).