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drewprops
Space Pirate
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2021-11-12, 13:36

Today I decided to fix my sticking T key.


So I:
  • gently removed the key to expose the scissor mechanism
  • removed the mechanism
  • cleaned up the dust and dirt
  • sprayed the area with a bottle of canned air (there was a sizzle)
  • reassembled the mechanism

And now the T key does not work.
With the key popped back off I can press the little silicone nipple and nothing types.

Any advice?


(this was posted courtesy of the keyboard viewer mini-app in the upper right side)

Now I will attempt to reboot the machine to see what happens.

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Steve Jobs ate my cat's watermelon.
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kscherer
Which way is up?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Boyzeee
 
2021-11-12, 13:51

There was a sizzle?

NEVER USE CANNED AIR! It is very cold and can cause condensation when it touches your electrical bits, and then there is a sizzle. You may have fried a circuit.

I hope not.

How old is the computer?

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chucker
 
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2021-11-12, 13:52

For shizzle.
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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2021-11-12, 13:57

LOL

NOW YOU TELL ME

-it's 7 years old!!!

I just ordered a new machine - should be here in TWO MONTHS.

So I guess I will have this serviced to have the keyboard replaced

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Dave
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
 
2021-11-12, 14:06

Or use an external keyboard for two months.
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drewprops
Space Pirate
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2021-11-12, 14:13

That's exactly what I'll have to do. It will cost ~$500 to replace it!

WHAT A GREAT LESSON

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Bryson
Rocket Surgeon
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
 
2021-11-12, 14:15

I think you mean:
WHA A GREA LESSON
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709
¡Damned!
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Purgatory
 
2021-11-12, 14:19

PIRAE BASARD FROM ALANA


all caps lol
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kscherer
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Boyzeee
 
2021-11-12, 15:14



I love hese guys!

Exernal keyboard for he win!

DO NO USE CANNED AIR!
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PB PM
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2021-11-12, 15:41

Or a vacuum. An anti-static brush is the safest tool.
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Bryson
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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2021-11-12, 15:59

See, all you need now is an anti-static brush, a vacuum and a time machine, and you're all set.
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kscherer
Which way is up?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
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2021-11-12, 16:03

Or a low-pressure air compressor.

Then, you likely wouldn't even need to take the key off. There was probably just a piece of Pirate's Booty trapped under there, although why you were rubbing your butt on the keyboard is beyond me.

But, who am I to judge?

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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2021-11-12, 16:12

You Guys Are A Lo Of Help


..t
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turtle
Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
 
2021-11-12, 17:17

You could just copy and paste the "t" every time you need it. That way you don't need an extra keyboard attached. Here, just to make it easier for you:
t
T

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kscherer
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2021-11-12, 17:33

Good.

I'm glad you guys are here. I've been needing a good laugh.

Also, can you converse or inquire and never use a pesky key for which said inquiry is of?

I smell a dialogue challenge.

P.S. Since we have solved said ocean burglar's original problem, we may change ongoing dialogue as such commands. We never desire leaving Drew behind, and since he may no longer converse normally, we desire provision for his needs.

Sheesh.

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psmith2.0
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
 
2021-11-12, 17:41

Drew, I have an old(er) Apple Bluetooth shortboard keyboard (model A1314 released in October 2009) that I can mail to you on Monday, November 22 (long story), if that'll help? It's the "newer" version of that product line, requiring only two AA batteries instead of three from earlier versions.

Think about it, let me know. I can't send it for another 10 days or so (but that gives me time to find a box to put it in), but it's yours if you'd like it, if it'll help you these next few months until your new MacBook Pro arrives. Call it a loaner if you want, and send it back in January/February? Or keep it, I don't care. I won't really need it after next weekend.
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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
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2021-11-12, 22:52

Y'all are the worst and best

Thank you all!

And Paul I have abducted the wireless shortboard that I use with my Mac Mini and have been setting it atop the built-in keyboard and it's almost normal. Mind you, I'll have to limp along with this until mid-January!!!

Thank goodness I can use my phone!


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psmith2.0
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2021-11-13, 00:16

Cool. It'll just make that new MacBook Pro even more awesome/welcome. Gotta have a few clouds/rain to appreciate the sunshine. Or something like that.
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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
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2021-11-13, 06:27


I may still eventually pay to have the old machine properly repaired so I can use it as a spare, but for now I will be limping into the future


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turtle
Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
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2021-11-15, 11:26

Hey Drew, someone just announced a new product for you:


It is even rechargeable!
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psmith2.0
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2021-11-15, 11:34

The pic, with no scale/context, made me think it was something leaf blower-sized. It’s far smaller, upon reading the specs.
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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
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2021-11-15, 11:40

Now that's just MEAN!!



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turtle
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2021-11-15, 13:34

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Dave
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2021-11-15, 14:55

What about using Karabiner or something to remap an F-key to “t” on the internal keyboard? It’d suck, but at least you’d still be able to type everything even if you forget the external keyboard.

When I was a kid, people who did wrong were punished, restricted, and forbidden. Now, when someone does wrong, all of the rest of us are punished, restricted, and forbidden... and the one who did the wrong is counselled and "understood" and fed ice cream.
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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
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2021-11-16, 16:35

Fhaf is a good idea buf if would fake so long fhaf I realized if is easier fo jusf fype an F insfead of a F and fhaf is whaf I am going fo do when I work from my lapfop when I am foo lazy fo pull ouf my wireless keyboard.

Foo bad for you all.

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Steve Jobs ate my cat's watermelon.
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turtle
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2021-11-16, 16:51

The funny part, my brain actually understood what you wrote.
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2021-11-16, 17:04

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