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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: AgentHeavy on Sun, 10 April 2011, 13:28:11

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: AgentHeavy on Sun, 10 April 2011, 13:28:11

Hello,

I wanted to pull out my spacebar but I forced to much on the center and the thing bumped in the air. (on RF 87)
Does anybody have a correct method to do it properly and safely ?
I only own the topre puller. (which scratch easily)

Thank you :)

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 10 April 2011, 13:29:35

BE CAREFUL! Pull out the keys to the left and right of the spacebar, then gently lift it up using your fingers and applying equal pressure on both sides. Go slowly.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: AgentHeavy on Sun, 10 April 2011, 13:44:19

Thank you guys.

Ripster, if I remember well, did you replace yours with the one in the HHKB lettered keycaps set ? Is it exactly the same ?

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: theferenc on Sun, 10 April 2011, 13:45:09

You know, it amuses me how many of these threads there are. Easy as pie on my (supposedly) lesser quality HHKB.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 10 April 2011, 14:08:18

I used 2 butter knives as a lever to lift the spacebar. It worked like a charm.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 10 April 2011, 14:14:13

If you go with RiGS' method, better double up on the "praying" part.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: AgentHeavy on Sun, 10 April 2011, 14:18:43

Quote from: keyboardlover;328035

If you go with RiGS' method, better double up on the "praying" part.

:lol:

I trained a bit with your method. I am still not confident about pulling out this key. I scratched it badly the first time.

I understand why you broke the black thing ripster.
The key itself is bad quality in comparaison with the entire board and it's risky to pull it.

The best advice i can give is to not touch it. :p

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 10 April 2011, 14:18:44

It went surprisingly smooth!
Just make sure to keep the ALT keys in place to support levering.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 10 April 2011, 14:28:28

I have just tested it again, It's super easy.

Title: How to pull out correctly the spacebar ?
Post by: guilleguillaume on Sun, 10 April 2011, 15:06:18

Quote from: ripster;328012

Pull the keys next to the spacebar.  Hold onto spacebar with puller on one end.  Use your fingers to grip other.  Wiggle it upwards.

Pray.

Don't do what I did.
[pic of disaster]

This would not happened to you if you have had the HHKB JP Layout Ripster!

Tiny Spacebars don't have this problem :D