Re: Fix/clean IBM model M

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

' was a gift. I already cleaned it.

The back-slash and pipe key is messed up. How do I fix that
specific key?

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM adr <adr%sdf.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 3 Apr 2026, Todd Gruhn wrote:
> > I have a key ( pipe and back-slash ); I cant
> > use this key. Idea how to make this key  work
> >u again?
>
> This is an old-school mechanical keyboard. There is a big trend
> now mostly in the gaming world. I like the feedback for typing but
> most enthusiasts these days are gamers. The problem is that unlike
> modern mechanical keyboards, some even not needing soldering for
> replacing switchers, this thing is built solidly in a block and is
> not meant to be easyly disassembled. If you like mechanichal
> keyboards I recommend you to by a new one, there are farely good
> cheap chinese ones with swappable caps and switchers, just choose
> the switchers' color (type) that suit you, and donate that keyboard
> to a retro museum, where someone maybe has the time to take this
> thing appart, clean everything and repare broken paths in plastic
> circuits with toxic silver paste... just an advise.
>
> adr