Re: key quit working, now what?

[bird@nwsrs.nw.att.com (J. L. Walters)]

In article <3uj6tm$5i7@cello.gina.calstate.edu>,
LA County Outdoor Science School <lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu> wrote:
>be404@yfn.ysu.edu (Adalbert Goertz) writes:
>> 
>> On my Apple//GS keyboard the TAB quit working.
>> What may be the cause? How to fix? Shouold I soak it with cleaning liquid?
>
>If cleaning it doesn't work, you may need to replace that keyswitch.  A 
>workaround would be using Cntrl-I, which does that same thing as tab.
Good suggestion above. Does the Control-I give you a tab? If not, then
the problem is probably the software you are using.

1. To clean the switch use two small blade screwdrivers and pry up from
   opposite sides on the Tab key. If you pry and an angle you can break
   the stem of the key off in the key cover, so be careful.

2. Look for a hair going into the key beside the stem. I've had that
   happen more than once so I now have a keyboard cover and no
   problems.

3. Spray some contact cleaner down the stem and work the key.

If the above fails then you will have to replace the keyswitch. That
procedure is somewhat too long to go into here. I think there it is
covered in the faq.

(Speaking of the faq, where is it? I have not seen it float by for some
months now.) 

Hope this helps,


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