Hey guys,
So I recently snagged a Model M 1391401 off of eBay for about $35 with shipping. I received it last night and the board is in pretty good condition; no stains, just crumbs, and dust, etc. I played around with it for a bit before starting to pull key caps for cleaning. The only bummer was that the alt and ctrl key caps are blue/red, and the shift keys are green.
Is it normal for some of the springs to sit rather loosely in the barrels once the key caps are removed? To the point that they tip over and lean against it?
All of the springs in the bolt mod thread seem to sit mostly centered in the barrels. The first key I noticed it on was my right shift key, so I replaced the key cap to see how it felt compared to the other and, while it still worked, it definitely didn't have the same click.
I haven't been able to take it apart, but I'm heading to Princess Auto to grab a hex key tonight (none of my sockets will fit far enough down to reach the screw heads).
Also, would anyone have spare Ctrl, Alt or Shift key caps that they'd be willing to part with?