Re: Problem with IIe keyboard

[joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn)]

Lorin Evans (lorin.evans@tcs.wap.org) wrote:

 >Here is an easy fix.  Turn off your IIe.  _Carefully_ remove the
 >keycap from the offending key(s) by lifting straight up on the
 >cap.  Otherwise, you could snap the plunger off from the switch.
 >
 >   Now take a can of WD-40 or equivalent. Spray some into the
 >opening between the plunger and body of the keyswitch.  Work the
 >plunger up-and-down several times.  That should do it.  Sometimes
 >you have to repeat for more reliable results.

Ack. WD-40?

A far safer lubricant to use would be "Tuner/Control Cleaner & Lubricant"
available from your local Radio Shack as Part # 64-3315. It's about $5 a
can.

Joe Kohn
Publisher, Shareware Solutions II

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