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How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#1 Post by Bookworm » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:29 am

760 & 765 keyboards are well known to stiffen. If this is such a well known problem, there should be a well known repair, but I can't find it. How do I fix it? What causes this problem?

This is my favorite ThinkPad, and I can't use it at all. :cry: Please Help!

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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#2 Post by Harryc » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:06 pm

What do you mean by 'stiffen'? That the keys are hard to press?

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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#3 Post by Bookworm » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:24 pm

> What do you mean by 'stiffen'? That the keys are hard to press?

Yes.

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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#4 Post by Harryc » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:50 am

What I would do is to remove the keyboard and soak it in Isopropyl alcohol for a day. Then rinse it in a distilled water bath, then let it dry in a warm dry spot for a few days.

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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#5 Post by Neil » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:46 am

Just a FYI, when Harry says "Isopropyl alcohol", he means 99% pure isopropyl, not rubbing alcohol like you might have in your medicine cabinet. Rubbing alcohol has a lot of oils that would cling to the keyboard, attract and hold gunk.
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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#6 Post by Bookworm » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:19 pm

Has this been tried before? It seems like soaking in alcohol - especially that strong and for that long - would melt the plastic. I've seen and heard of other chemicals doing the same thing in a lot less time.

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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#7 Post by schen » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:22 am

Alcohol isn't really a solvent. It's an astringent that drives out moisture. At least that's more what the pure stuff is anyway.
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Re: How do I fix my 760XD keyboard?

#8 Post by Bookworm » Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:48 pm

I was probably thinking of another alcohol, the kind used for nail polish remover. It does melt plastic.

Any Idea where I can get pure isopropyl? I'll check one local drug store that has chemicals, but if they don't, where can I order some?

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