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Offline Curetia

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How to open a Filco Majestouch 2
« on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 08:51:08 »
Today I get my Filco Majestouch 2, but I think the spacebar doesnt work as it should work. If I press the spacebar it hears like plastic moves on plastic. Now I want to open and check what is wrong, I found 3 screws, but that only get the case open at the F-row but on the spacebar something hold it together.

Can someone help me?

Offline Tempy

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 08:59:24 »
pull the space bar off only, and then apply a lubricant to the plastic stabilizers, check the wiki for this should be something like lubing the space bar.
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Offline Curetia

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 09:48:55 »
I want to open it anyway because I want to make it ErgoClear in the near future.

Offline whiskerBox

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 11:14:58 »
Yes it would be nice to have a wiki article showing how to properly open a filco tkl without breaking the plastic tabs or anything
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 11:18:42 »
I used a butter knife and a library card jammed between the 2 halves to pop apart the retention fingers one at a time.  Start at one end.
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Offline pitashen

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 11:21:32 »
just rip it open like a BOWS!
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Offline Curetia

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 11:54:12 »
Ok I get it with the screwdriver of my Victorinox pocket knive :)



Here you can see it a little bit that the space stabilisator have lubricant on it. But it is only the spacebar that have lubricant on both sides. The backspace and so on doesnt have it. Is this normal? I get it today and the cable tie from Filco was also missing in the Box so I think this is not new, this is a warranty board I think. Am I right?
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Offline Curetia

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 13:07:40 »
So you mean that I should put some more silicon grease on it?

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 06 December 2011, 13:26:49 »
Or you can put some butter on it :)
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