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In <H.q&CXAby59KY@zebedee.uucp>,
Geoffrey Coan (geoffc@zebedee.uucp) wrote:

GC>I then dismanteled the keyboard, unstuck the key and cut away the plastic so
GC>that the key mechanism worked properly.  The problem is that when I came to
GC>put the keyboard together afterwards I discovered that I was one little
GC>rubber 'bit' missing.  The piece I am missing is about 1cm accross and
GC>contains a small graphite block which makes the contact on the PCB.

Well - I don't think you are actually *missing* one, as I think it was 
not there in the first place :-)

There usually is space for two of those rubber parts under the RETURN 
key, but there is only one mounted there - so if you place two of them 
under the RETURN key, you miss one elsewhere :-)

btw: if you have disassembled the whole keyboard, it might be a good idea 
to clean the gold contacts and the inner part of the rubber parts (with 
the small, round piece of conductive rubber) with a cotton-wool-tip and 
some ethanol or isopropanol alcohol (use at least 95% pure alcohol, and 
no aceton or other sharper solvents) - you get a much better keyboard 
reaction, just as if it was new :-)

cu
Michael
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