Hi,
Does anyone know whether a non-functioning CTRL key is likely to be the keyboard membrane or something more serious?
When I hold it down, nothing happens. So for example I cannot delete.
Thanks
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Re: Ground CTRL to Major Prob
I've had that key fail on the membrane a couple of times, mainly (I assume) because the CTRL gets a lot of use. You could try putting something like a piece of card or paper on the CTRL connections of the membrane to act as a shim to see if that makes a difference.
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Thanks will try.
I do actually have a spare membrane but my wife helpfully folded it in half when I'd left it out on my desk. Ahem. Apparently this was my fault for being messy.
I do actually have a spare membrane but my wife helpfully folded it in half when I'd left it out on my desk. Ahem. Apparently this was my fault for being messy.
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Likely a membrane failure. Modifier keys have a special set of diodes in the KBD1 line from the keyboard, though, so maybe its worth checking those (D1, D2, D3) - but its unlikely something failed there.Sparrowhawk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:47 pm Thanks will try.
I do actually have a spare membrane but my wife helpfully folded it in half when I'd left it out on my desk. Ahem. Apparently this was my fault for being messy.
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@tofro: THanks fo rthe extra info; I have ordered a new membrane from sellmyretro, so hopefully that will be the fix.
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