t60's spacebar balky -FIXED!

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t60's spacebar balky -FIXED!

#1 Post by Muse » Sun May 24, 2015 9:54 am

One of my Thinkpad's spacebar is inconsistent. If I type a sentence without thinking about it, several of the words will have no space between them. I have to remember to press hard, not the usual tap. Can I easily fix this?
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Re: t60's spacebar balky

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun May 24, 2015 10:04 am

Harder to only replace the complete spacebar.
Easier to replace the complete keyboard.
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Re: t60's spacebar balky

#3 Post by MisterB » Sun May 24, 2015 10:12 am

Small objects can get jammed under a key. Lift it up a bit and use an air can to blow under it. I've had this happen several times.
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Re: t60's spacebar balky

#4 Post by eru3 » Sun May 24, 2015 2:47 pm

Also if you laptop was disassembled before the issue started, it is worth to see if all screws are in right places. Before I have remembered the layout, I had similar issues with buttons - turned out to be wrong screws in wrong places(too long).
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Re: t60's spacebar balky

#5 Post by Muse » Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:18 pm

Blew canned air under spacebar yesterday, the problem is not cured. Is it possible to pop the spacebar cover off and clean under it? I had removed the keyboard. I didn't really pry up on the spacebar cover particularly while blowing air in there, I could try harder.
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Re: t60's spacebar balky

#6 Post by Muse » Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:22 pm

Without opening the machine, I pried up the cover of the spacebar some and blew canned air underneath and now I'm not having a problem!!! :banana:
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