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To: MileHi

Found the answer. Simple fix. I just Step 3 with a table knife. (Turn off the computer first).

Step 1: Blow compressed air Blow compressed air around the stuck key.
TIP: Make sure the computer is unplugged and turned off.
Step 2: Wash area Wash the area around the stuck key with a cotton swab dipped in distilled vinegar.
Step 3: Gently scrape around key Gently scrape around the stuck key with a small screwdriver.
Step 4: Dislodge the key Dislodge the key by gently prying it up with the screwdriver.
Step 5: Blow compressed air Blow compressed air under the dislodged key.
Step 6: Wash area under key Wash the area under the key with a cotton swab dipped in vinegar.
Step 7: Continue typing away Let the vinegar dry and type away.


1,813 posted on 02/11/2021 8:40:39 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: stars & stripes forever

I’ll try that


1,862 posted on 02/11/2021 10:00:23 AM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Vinegar? heck no! use 90+% rubbing alcohol. Vinegar will end up getting onto the clicky pads and corroding them if any of the covers are breached..

Best way to do it right once is open the keyboard, take the rubbery pad cover off and clean the contacts with Q-tip dipped in alcohol and then the undersides of the keys.

I’m gonna try it on an old one, but probably the fastest way is to just hold it sideways and hose it down with a half can of hexane brake cleaner (NOT the chlorinated good stuff, that will probably dissolve the keyboard!). I’ll report back from the Leon and Jeeter redneck laboratory on that, oh, and hold my beer...


1,998 posted on 02/11/2021 4:18:52 PM PST by Axenolith (WWG1WGA!!!!)
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