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A1000 keyboard

    29-Nov-90 08:37:45
Sb: #4245-A1000 keyboard
Fm: Gary Lucas 73657,772
To: Alex Schneider 71340,27
Alex, All I can tell you is what worked for me. I was told by a local Amiga Repair Tech. (I am NOT the tech. type) to: buy a can of "PURE" silicone; remove the key cap; slightly moisten the end of a Q-Tip with the "PURE" silicone; lightly apply it to the key post; and work (push up & down) the key post to get "free" movement. In our office, we have had 4 A-1000s since May of 1986. They are used mostly for word processing 8 hours a day 5 & 1/2 days a week. Only 2 have had problems with keys sticking and each had only one sticky key. We used "PURE" silicone (method described above) ONCE and have NOT had any reoccuring problems. The last time we had to "liberate" a key was over a year ago. I still have the FULL can of "PURE" silicone in my desk just in case…8^). — Gary Lucas —