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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Bacontown on Tue, 28 June 2011, 15:02:42

Title: Dell M1330 Spacebar Removed for Cleaning and Now Has No "Spring"
Post by: Bacontown on Tue, 28 June 2011, 15:02:42

I removed my Dell Spacebar for cleaning and now when i try to click it back on it just lies flat and doesn't work at all. I tried removing the wide 'U' shaped bar on the back of the key to insert it in to the pinholes (pic below) separately but still no dice. Any and all timely help is appreciated.

Cheers,

Bacontown

[ATTACH=CONFIG]19856[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19854[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]19855[/ATTACH]

Title: Dell M1330 Spacebar Removed for Cleaning and Now Has No "Spring"
Post by: Ollum on Wed, 29 June 2011, 06:00:02

Dont see a problem here.
Just fit one of the springs in the holes on the sides. Than place the spacebar over the switches and firmly press the spacebar down.
Did this over 100 times never went wrong.

Title: Dell M1330 Spacebar Removed for Cleaning and Now Has No "Spring"
Post by: speakeasy on Wed, 29 June 2011, 06:04:41

Too bad it's broke for good time to drop $100 on a mech keyboard

Title: Dell M1330 Spacebar Removed for Cleaning and Now Has No "Spring"
Post by: Tony on Wed, 29 June 2011, 06:35:30

Check the wiki.

I don't want to open keycaps with stabilizers. To pull them out is already hard, but to put it back in is even harder.

Title: Dell M1330 Spacebar Removed for Cleaning and Now Has No "Spring"
Post by: Pylon on Wed, 29 June 2011, 09:21:04

You're missing the rubber dome.

You could just steal a dome from one of the lesser used keys (e.g. F6 or right Alt or something) and use that, though your keyboard will suffer cosmetics wise.