Hello:
Never trust color ...
As an architect by trade, I don't.
I only trust what I see and how I see it.
I was just making a reference to the others. 8^)
... have inserts in many colors ...
Four or five of the keys in this keyboard are of a different coloured plastic.
But morphologically, they seem to be identical.
... can take many tries to get a key stem seated properly.
So I have read.
My problem is not so much that it won't
click although it is rather dissapointing if it cannot be fixed.
My problem will be if the Enter key does not register.
I have to go out for a PS/2 -> USB conversor tomorrow, so I won't know how everything is registering till I get it properly wired.
I found a sample with the proper chip (13ba:0018 PCP-BCG4209) so it is just a question of hard-wiring it inside the case.
That particular key (ie: Enter), with the rubber thinguies added on must have been banged to death.
Maybe the flapper has moved, is not properly seated or it's damaged?
I've seen you can buy sets of 10 for around US$1.00 ea., so it won't be too much of a problem, just a question of time and money.
As a last resort, I have the screw mod, which I was hoping to avoid.
Particularly since all the rivets are in one piece.
... most of us stand the keyboard up ...
... then lean it the other way ...
... and try it that way.
Eventually it will find its way into place.
I've already tried that.
Will try again, of course.
I also took out and straightered the spring which was bent, to no avail.
And switched springs with one of the direction keys but it did not work.
As a result, I now have
two keys that do not
click. LoL!!!
... look into the key stem you will see a tiny dimple ...
Yes, I already figured that one out.
But I'll get it done, sooner or later.
First I need to finish up the clean-up.
The keys and keycaps are now as NIB.
Great invention, the ultrasound cleaner.
But the barrel board is rather hard to clean when you cannot put it in warm water and degreaser.
And the q-tip method gets old in a short while.
Then there's issue of the slightly yellowed case, I'd like to get it a bit cleaner.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for your input.
Best,
U24