Re: Keyboard repair

[u901841@student.canberra.edu.au (Hickey / Michael Gerard (ISE))]

In article <9406060345.AA24470@cs1.presby.edu> sebugg@CS1.PRESBY.EDU
(Stephen Buggie) writes: 

>The keycaps in the IIe keyboard can be pryed off (upwards) and you can
>then drop or spray cleaning fluid.  I restored two keys at different 
>times this way.
>
>The IIc keyboard will be ruined if you try to clean it ---- different keyswitch
>technology.   Do not try to clean the IIc keys.  IIe full-travel keys can
>be cleaned --- in my experience.
>

I have restored two Apple //c keyboards which presented with very 
"sticky" keys... hard to press down, sometimes not popping back up etc.  

I removed every keycap and sprayed a couple of drops of DW-40 or RP-7 
inside each keyswitch. Now they work like new (almost)!


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