Re: a2c - sticky keys?

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, bcarver@ameritech.net.thou.shalt.not.spam (Bill Carver) says:

>"There must be an easier way!"  I could hear you thinking.  And you're
>right.  As an apple technician years ago, I had to take care of this
>problem hundreds of times.  You will have to remove all the key caps, but
>not all the springs.  You will need three cans of magic stuff to get this
>to work.  You will need compressed air, WD40, and Non-lubricated
>electrical contact cleaner.  If you're not really familiar with your
>keyboard layout make a quick copy of it.  Even if you are familiar, make a
>copy anyway.  You'd be suprized at the keys you never noticed.
>
>The first can is compressed air to remove lose dust.  Second, spray the
>keyboard (with caps removed) very lightly.  As you do this, be sure you're
>holding the keyboad so that the keystems are pointing at an angle that
>will cause the excess wd40 to drop on your work surface and not go inside
>the caps.  
>
>Now, work all of the keystems about five or ten times to get the oil on
>the springs as well as the keystems.  (Most people don't know that the
>plastic was also lightly lubricated.)  Finally, to get the rest of the
>excess oil off the keyboard, spray non-lubricated electrical contanct
>cleaner over the board to "wash" off the WD40.  Don't soak it though. 
>Just use the contact cleaner to "sweep" the lubricant in a downward
>motion.  Sure, spraying the cleaner will really piss off Al Gore, but he
>doesn't need to type on your keyboard so F*CK him!
>
>Anyway, place the keys back after you've finished.  The contact cleaner
>dries very quickly so there's no need to wait.

I just have one question...Does the WD-40 get into the contacts?
I for one had had nothing but terrible results with WD-40 on contacts.
It gums up and builds up resistance and makes for unreliable switch contacts.

Jim

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