I acquired an Apple IIe at the dump the other day (and a pair of IIgs
machines, sans keyboards/mice - more on those later, probably).
Something heavy has been dropped on the keyboard - there's no damage to the
keytops (amazingly), but the keyboard PCB is cracked and the frame mounting
points bent, and in testing switches around the damaged area I've found
that the '=' key is permanently shorted (I assume it took the brunt of the
impact from whatever-it-was, unless the switches in these machines are
prone to decay and subsequent shorting).
Anyway, is it just a case of desoldering the switch and prying it out of
the metal frame, or is there more to it than that? I did try a little
careful coaxing and it didn't want to move, but I don't want to try more
force if it's the wrong approach.
cheers
Jules