On Fri, 3 Apr 2026, Todd Gruhn wrote:
' was a gift. I already cleaned it. The back-slash and pipe key is messed up. How do I fix that specific key?
This doesn't work that way, not with this kind of old-school keyboard. With a new mechanical keyboard, you just unsolder or swap directly (hot swap they call it) the switcher of your faulty key, and there you go. Here all the keys form part of a single block. Look on internet, youtube, I'm pretty sure you'll find what I'm talking about. I remember fixing an old msx 1 computer long, long ago... I think it was a Sharp one. The quality of the keyboard wans't the same, but the construction of the keyboard unit, exept the springs of the M type of course, was similar. It's a mess. Cheap keyboards are still built in a similar form today, but because they are so cheap that people just throw them away and buy a new one. With laptop keyboards you can change a cap, a hinge or maybe a pad, but the norm is to replace the hole thing also. If you like mechanical keyboards, just buy a new one, trust me. Next time a key doesn't work: *pop* - *push* : key just as new. Infinity of cap designs, different types of switchers, lights, bluetooth, usb, variety of sizes (with compatible circuit boards, frames, etc) and materials, ... as I said before there is a trend out there. adr
