Faulty Space Bar on Laptop Keyboard

[Oddjober]

The Space Bap on A friends Laptop Keyboard dos'nt work,it's just out of warranty. If I open it up can I clean or cure the fault.Thanks .Oddjober

[vehelpfulguy]

Keyboards are rather delicate things so do not think it is a good idea to open it up.

You can by a spray that can be used on computer equipment to clean things and loosen things up.

PC World, Maplin etc sell them. Something like this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&DO Y=14m8&ModuleNo=25351&criteria=

[Ethel]

You can pop the keys on and off. It's amazing the amount of gunge that gets under the keys, and you can't really turn the laptop upside down and give it a good shake as you do with ordinary keyboards.

Here is a good tutorial for pinging off your keys and replacing them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uiBjva4Ibc

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Replacing-a-key-on-a -Sony-Vaio-laptop_W0QQugidZ10000000003046318?s sPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:SEARCH:1

[ACtheTROLL]

If you are going to do it (and i'm not sure that you should)

try this first .... it will come in useful when you try to get the key back.

First you must realise that the space key is usualy a double key (ie there are two deckchair arrangement left and right that holds it all together)

take a paperclip straighten it out - put a 90 bend in it just less than the width of the key.

insert the tool parallell to the bottom of the spacebar and rotate 90 deg .... carefully move left to right ... blow to move any debris as you go.

repeat from the top of the key ....

I stole one of the wife's blusher brushes ... nice long britsles .... carfully "stab" the bristles so they end up working under the key.

if none of this works ... pop the top off ....

you can use the paperclippy thingy to help replace the key ... so not a waste