Re: how to fix keyboard spills..how to insert ribbon if clip missing

2004-08-24 Thread George Mogiljansky
Yes, but the upper half of the socket is missing. Question: is the clicker/trackpad assembly for the 5300 the same as that for the 3400? I could possibly replace the damaged one and wedge the ribbon with a piece of thin plastic. > > A paperclip with the last 2mm bent in a vise at 90 > degress i

Re: how to fix keyboard spills..how to insert ribbon if clip missing

2004-08-24 Thread VidaVerde
Excellent advice. I got a replacement motherboard and the clip for the tracker/clicker ribbon is missing. External kb and mouse work fine. Is there a good way of inserting the ribbon? Attempts so far have resulted in some damage to the ribbon. I will try a thin piece of plastic as a shim. If that f

Re: how to fix keyboard spills..how to insert ribbon if clip missing

2004-08-22 Thread George Mogiljansky
Excellent advice. I got a replacement motherboard and the clip for the tracker/clicker ribbon is missing. External kb and mouse work fine. Is there a good way of inserting the ribbon? Attempts so far have resulted in some damage to the ribbon. I will try a thin piece of plastic as a shim. If that

how to fix keyboard spills

2004-08-22 Thread VidaVerde
thought I might share this with you . . . got water in the keyboard of my 3400 (oops) and it simply wouldn't dry ever out. I even put it on a tin plate (removed from the pb!) on the wood-stove to drive the water out - and it got a bit better but no joy - the reboot key was still registering a