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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - Hardware / Software - Removing the space bar |
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theclaw Shyguy                   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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Maybe I've gotten lazy, but this keyboard I'm posting with has around 6 years of dirt since it's never been cleaned. I have the tool to remove keys, it works on everything except the space bar. I'll then be able to clean however I'd like. I don't need suggestions on that.  |
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Karadur Red Paratroopa  Since: 11-22-05 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Last post: 6540 days Last view: 6540 days |
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Have you tried just prying it up and off the keyboard? I know that worked with an older keyboard that I mostly use for playing StepMania now. Several of the keys don't pop back up at all anymore, and therefore just touching one lightly is enough for it to register as being pressed 
Anyways, after I had all the other keys off the keyboard, I simply slid a couple knives underneath the sides, then pried it up and out, then moved it back and forth until I was able to actually pull it off. I just tried removing the space bar from the keyboard I'm using to type this, and despite it sounding a bit different now that it's back on, it still works fine. It might take a bit of fiddling around to get the small metal bar on the underside of it to lock back into it's proper place, but that's about the only thing I can see being a problem
Interestingly enough, this is the first time I've ever heard of there being a specific tool to remove a key from a keyboard  All this time, I simply thought anything that was flat and solid enough would do the job just fine 
I'm having trouble finding any sort of cut-and-dried instructions for removing a spacebar in google, so here's what I would do: 1) Try to remove the spacebar exactly how you would any other key, but once it pops up a bit, stop pulling. 2) See if you can tilt it back or forth to get a better view of what's holding it on. Most likely it'll be a small metal bar, attached to tiny plastic clamp-like things. 3) Tug on the spacebar away from the plastic hooks, and it should pop out without too much trouble. If it doesn't, chances are you're pulling it the wrong way. 4) After you've cleaned inside the keyboard, replace the space bar like you would any other key, but just before you push it all the way down, use your key removal tool (in my case, a metal knife) to realign the metal bar with the plastic hooks, then push it the rest of the way down. There's no good way to explain it, so as I already said, it'll take a bit of fiddling to get it back on correctly. It's definitely possible though, so good luck  |
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Basher_101 Newcomer   Since: 07-08-06 From: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Last post: 6518 days Last view: 6518 days |
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Pen caps work...although they make them kind of different than they used to  |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now.  Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| A tool to remove keys!?!?!?
You mean a knife, right? Or a pen or pliers? Unless this is a laptop or some crazy specialty keyboard, please tell me you didn't pay someone for a tool to pry keys off. My spacebar pries off just like any of the other keys, though it's harder because it's on multiple posts. try putting a knife blade under both ends and prying up at the same time. |
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Sukasa Birdo Not quite as active as before. Xkeeper supporter Xk > ||bass I IP Banned myself! Twice!  Since: 11-17-05 From: Somewhere over there Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| 1) get pliers
2) grab spacebar with pliers 3) twist pliers towards you and up slightly. 4) there you go. I had to do that on a keyboard of mine where the right control key was sticking horribly (still sticks, but not as bad). You can't pull the key straight up though, the keys are usually too smooth and the pliers will slip right off. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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Basher_101,
 (edited by HyperMackerel on 07-09-06 01:25 AM) |
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