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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Ehrlic282 on Tue, 13 August 2013, 14:47:10
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Hello and welcome to my first post! Hello Geekhack community!
So, My 1995 Lexmark Model M keyboard has been an excellent daily driver for me for my last year of High School and leading up to my first year in college. Unfortunately, my little cousin (4 years old) accidentally spilled soda on the keyboard and seemingly caused little damage other than a few sticky key caps (which were immediately cleaned). After awhile however, several keys have just stopped working; after dis-assembly, it was revealed to me that some of the soda had drained into the keyboard through the small gaps from the plastic that the metal bar sits in that supports the space bar. I tried squirting warm water into the key stems and tried to clean out the sticky sugar left by the soda that might be preventing the springs from properly contacting the membrane. After two attempts with squirting hot water into the keyboard to remove the sugar, dry, and then test again, nothing has changed; the broken keys are still broken and working ones still work. I really do not want to attempt to remove all of the rivets from the back of my keyboard (all of the rivets are still attached perfectly) and ruin what once was a perfectly good keyboard. Then again, I might just be trying to fix an issue that does not exist and something else might be wrong. So please Greekhack community, help me out; as a poor college student I would really love to use this keyboard in my studies (i do have a Focus 2000, but seriously, there is no comparison in my opinion; the Model M trumps it) and not have to break the bank to fix it or buy a new one. I will post a picture of which keys are registering, and hopefully we can go from there.
THANKS FOR READING!
TLDR: Keys on Model M wont work because little cousin spilled soda on it, tried to clean out membrane by using warm water, broken keys still broken, i dunno what to do, don't want to open it up, HALP.
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Hate to tell ya man but I think the only way to really fix this one is going to be a complete dissassembly and clean with the highest content of rubbing alcohol you can find. Hope fully one of the more senior members can chime in here as I don't have any actual experience with BS boards. Just going off what I remember to have seen in similar posts to this previously.
Melvang
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Once disassembled, plain water or warm soapy water will take care of all the dirt/sludge.
The hardware will cost less than $15 delivered, and take an hour or 2 (count on 2+).
This order included 4 packs, but each pack is 100 and it takes less than 50 to do one board. You do not need the self-tappers (the last entry) unless you want to go all the way.
You will need a sharp chisel or chisel tip for your X-acto, a 1/16" drill bit, and 7/32" and 4mm sockets.
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Thanks guys for posting. I didn't know a bolt mod was so cheap. Can you guys point me in the direction of a good bolt mod instruction post?
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TRY THIS LINK OUT, I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT VERY HELPFUL: http://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=Modifications:IBM_Model_M:Nut_and_Bolt_Mod
FOHAT.DIGS ALSO HAS A REALLY GOOD GUIDE HERE: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=37753.10
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Alright, great. Something I can work on in the future and get it working again.. Thanks fellas!
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Just remember, it's wrong to hit children, they'll be more likely to resort to violence during conflicts that are better resolved through diplomacy.
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We need autoban for all caps.
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We need autoban for all caps.
I don't think so because some phones end up posting in all caps
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We need autoban for all caps.
Don't worry man, I gave him a scolding but I understand it was a complete accident. I'll stick with my Focus until I fix it. Who knows, I could maybe get an HHKB someday right? Ill take out a loan.