Take the keycaps off and place them on a flat surface.
That will quickly show if the actual keycaps are distorted or not.
If they are - you can heat them a little with a hair dryer and place a heavy object e.g. a book on top to flatten them out. This technique is sometimes used with warped space bars, but there is no reason why it would not work with the other key caps.
If they are not warped, then maybe the stabiliser inserts are not inserted correctly, or one has worked a bit loose maybe. If that happens you can use a small (~1cm square) piece of plastic sandwich bag to place over the hole under the keycap before you put the stabiliser in. Makes for a tighter fit.
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Kindly note that the temperature of the hot water should only 60-70 degree of Celsius.
I didn't try at 100 degree but it think it may cause bad consequences with that 100 degree.
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Kindly note that the temperature of the hot water should only 60-70 degree of Celsius.
I didn't try at 100 degree but it think it may cause bad consequences with that 100 degree.
hot water is no good because you have to stick your hand in this.
use blow dryer to heat the "inside"
then when it becomes slightly soft, apply mild pressure to the two sides.
THEN dunk whole hand cap included into COLD water while maintaining pressure. hold underwater for 15 seconds.
And children - be VERY CAREFUL when mixing a hair dryer (which is electric) and water.
And children - be VERY CAREFUL when mixing a hair dryer (which is electric) and water.
Wait, what did you say about playing with electri-ZZZ :p
And children - be VERY CAREFUL when mixing a hair dryer (which is electric) and water.
Wait, what did you say about playing with electri-ZZZ :p
Basically, don't mix them.
Not too sure on how to proceed. Heat gun it, and hope I get it right.Eh... I would not use a heatgun at a keyboard or keycaps. There are great opportunities for screwing things up. (speaking from experience...)
I also had to install the stabilizing clips for costar stabs with paper inside of the stem so it would stay.That sounds like the problem right there.
here are few picture of how I fix a warped space bar after heated up by a hair dryerMoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/uILnLIB.jpg)MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/qJzfxVt.jpg)
hope it help you
here are few picture of how I fix a warped space bar after heated up by a hair dryerMoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/uILnLIB.jpg)MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/qJzfxVt.jpg)
hope it help you
I don't have that many Chinese books :(
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Kindly note that the temperature of the hot water should only 60-70 degree of Celsius.
I didn't try at 100 degree but it think it may cause bad consequences with that 100 degree.
hot water is no good because you have to stick your hand in this.
use blow dryer to heat the "inside"
then when it becomes slightly soft, apply mild pressure to the two sides.
THEN dunk whole hand cap included into COLD water while maintaining pressure. hold underwater for 15 seconds.
here are few picture of how I fix a warped space bar after heated up by a hair dryerMoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/uILnLIB.jpg)MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/qJzfxVt.jpg)
hope it help you
I don't have that many Chinese books :(
:D of course you don't need to use Chinese book
here are few picture of how I fix a warped space bar after heated up by a hair dryerMoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/uILnLIB.jpg)MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/qJzfxVt.jpg)
hope it help you
I don't have that many Chinese books :(
:D of course you don't need to use Chinese book
Indeed, he is trolling all of us :))
I'm sorry for making you upset, what I really mean is joking. It is not my intention to accuse you anything.here are few picture of how I fix a warped space bar after heated up by a hair dryerMoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/uILnLIB.jpg)MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/qJzfxVt.jpg)
hope it help you
I don't have that many Chinese books :(
:D of course you don't need to use Chinese book
Indeed, he is trolling all of us :))
It's different. What I'm doing is called "joking". What is different about it is that I expected people to immediately realize I wasn't serious and to laugh at the absurdity. Trolling would be if I said something for the sole purpose of upsetting other people, which clearly I didn't. Though, what you're doing now may be considered trolling, since you're accusing me of something bad, which I didn't do.
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Kindly note that the temperature of the hot water should only 60-70 degree of Celsius.
I didn't try at 100 degree but it think it may cause bad consequences with that 100 degree.
hot water is no good because you have to stick your hand in this.
use blow dryer to heat the "inside"
then when it becomes slightly soft, apply mild pressure to the two sides.
THEN dunk whole hand cap included into COLD water while maintaining pressure. hold underwater for 15 seconds.
And children - be VERY CAREFUL when mixing a hair dryer (which is electric) and water.
Well, if the key is bent and you want to unbend it, well I did it for my space bar and it worked well. I just put some hot water in a bowl (flat bottom), put the key in it (stems up) and put another bowl (flat too and smaller) on top of it to keep it at the bottom. Let it like that a few seconds. I had to do it a few times until I decided to very gently bend them with my fingers after getting it out of the water and then it worked super well.I voted for this solution because I did the same thing with my PBT spacebar.
Kindly note that the temperature of the hot water should only 60-70 degree of Celsius.
I didn't try at 100 degree but it think it may cause bad consequences with that 100 degree.
hot water is no good because you have to stick your hand in this.
use blow dryer to heat the "inside"
then when it becomes slightly soft, apply mild pressure to the two sides.
THEN dunk whole hand cap included into COLD water while maintaining pressure. hold underwater for 15 seconds.
And children - be VERY CAREFUL when mixing a hair dryer (which is electric) and water.
Using distilled water would actually be safe here as it is the trace minerals that cause water to conduct electricity. I have seen video clips of college kids (electronics class experiment) where they had a running computer and dunked the entire thing into an aquarium filled with distilled water. It actually ran like that for about a week until the water started to develop a capacitive state. But in the beginning they showed that it was neither capacitive or conductive.