[GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

[Don Tai]

Interesting way to fix keyboard traces. I've never done that but will look
next time a keyboard goes bad. With unsalvageable keyboards I cut up the
transparent sheets and use them as small notebook covers. They have a cool
high tech look. With the spare keys you can play fun spelling games with
kids.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:56, Tim Tisdall via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:40, Alvin Starr via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
> > I have an asus of a similar design and the keys actually pop off.
> >
> > They were a pain to get back together but you may be able to pry off the
> > power button and clean the contact.
> >
> > This may be of  some general help.
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txx05fh41z4
>
> I actually did pop off the key yesterday and spent about an hour to
> get it back on without breaking it.  I didn't see anything that needed
> cleaning and the rubber "cup" that acts as a spring seemed to be glued
> and not removable.  That video seemed to show a better way of getting
> the key caps back on, though, so I'll definitely refer to it next time
> a key cap pops off (I have one slightly broken key because I wasn't
> careful enough in the past).  Thanks!
>
> I've fixed a keyboard in the past where the wiring is basically a
> traces on multiple plastic sheets.  A keypress in registered when the
> traces on the two different sheets make contact through holes in
> another sheet where the buttons are.  With the keyboard I fixed, I was
> able to separate the sheets and fix the trace with some conducting
> paint (you can buy it at an auto repair shop to replace the heating
> lines on the back window of a car).  However, almost every newer
> keyboard glues those sheets together and makes it impossible to clean
> or fix those traces.  The one I have seems to have a metal backing and
> melted plastic rivets holding it together.
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