songbird <songb...@anthive.com> wrote: > Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > ...keyboard sometimes stops working... > > I have that problem occasionally. I just unplug the USB connector > > then plug it back in and the keyboard works again. > > yes, but it also may indicate a poor connection or a > bad cable so perhaps checking that is a good idea. > > in the past i have had keyboards that were designed > with a plastic case which is not rigid enough to stand up > to my use case (on my lap, unsupported at either end), > after a few years both of them developed the same > intermittent failure where the connection ribbin inside > the keyboard was losing a firm contact. which was too > bad since i liked those keyboards otherwise (i still have > them but have never figured out how to repair them and > they're not worth sending back to be repaired).
Glue some ply or plastic underneath to stiffen them?
