So I built up the courage (and prepared my cleaning supplies
), to dismantle my Displaywriter.
Keys on:
Keys off (this was a ***** to do):
Spacebar, just wouldn't come off...
Double shots!
Speaker...
Interesting pattern
Some, believe it or not, not deteriorating foam, which is attached to a piece of plastic of all things...
Disgusting close-up of the Caps-Lock mechanism (think typewriter like)
I actually thought the spacebar was made of a different material than the other keys, just due to the feel of the key when you press it. Turns out, same material, just thinner.
Now doesn't this look familiar
Top side of the back plate:
Some sort of thick rubbery material used on the back of the capacitive board.
Beam Springs!
Yes, the foam was that bad when I opened it up, already in pieces...
The oddly, shaped insert there, is the capslock mechanism anchor.
Beefy spacebar stabilizer anchors of doom! Um, plastic white thingies.
Foamies...are gonna be a pain to clean up.
Now that's a spacebar stabilizer!
Whoops...didn' do its, I swairs!
Uh oh, that can't good...
Damn, that was a pain, and made a mess of my floor...
Already glad I chose the apartment with laminate instead of carpet
Anchors
Dismantled, capslock mechanism
Switch unit (all of them need a really good cleaning, the foam has turned into this gooey stuff...)
Switch cover (will probably disintegrate if I try to assemble the keyboard with it).
Switch cover kept this part fairly clean...
Can't say the same for the foam...now goo'd onto the plate (ended up destroying a brand new BBQ sponge cleaning it off...)
For the entire album, take a look at
picasa.
Tomorrow, I'll probably clean the individual switch units.
