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Mog
Created : 11 December 2009
 
System : Windows

Damn laptop spacekeys!

They're bastards

So i took my spacebar off of my laptop to get some dog hair from underneath that duster wasnt up to getting, and then i go to place it back on and notice that it's ....wobbly. Grrr, is it supposed to be like this?

So i try it again, and notice there's one of those stamper bars. Annoying... so i try to get it into its metal holes on the motherboard-

no luck. then, the little plastic retainer comes unassembled, so i have to fiddle with it now.

It's still not fixed, has anyone else had issues with these fiddly little bastards?

 

Comments


Saturday, 12 December 2009, 02:22
Jayenkai
You took off the spacebar!?! That never goes right!
Best bet, for future reference, is to remove the adjacent keys, and use a little thin paint brush to do the dirty work.

Always handy, those things..
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 05:11
Mog
Yeah i ended up raging on it since the clips broke and clawing the rest of the keys off - sharp little corners on those bastards... My hand hurts.

Ordered a new one, 12 dollar fix, nothing too steep but still... Oh well, the old keys were beginning to feel spongy.
Monday, 14 December 2009, 13:39
spinal
You know, every time I see this entry in the Latest Items bit, I read - 'Damn laptop space monkeys!'. I don't know why that is.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 01:16
Jayenkai
I thought that was just me!!