Date   : Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:11:19 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: Membrane type keyboards

"John & Helen Simpson" <john@...> wrote:
> I've taken the keyboard apart and mechanically its fine. There is some
> dust and fluff between the keyswitches and the membrane, which I'll
> clear out. The membranes are lightly stuck together. Is this normal or
> should I separate them and clean between them?
 
If it's been stored for some time with something sat on the
keyboard some contacts may have stuck closed. This happened to one
of my Compacts, which has a membrane keyboard. Most of it was
fixed by the above type of cleaning, and by tapping firmly on each
key several times.
 
I can't advise on if peeling the membrane apart is suitable on the
A3000 as I've never done that.
 
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