Storage Hazards

[Tony Duell]

> 
> 
> On Oct 8, 2004, at 3:57 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
> 
> >> Indeed they will.  LK201s will be utterly destroyed if you get them
> >> wet, and I have found no way to disassemble them.
> >
> > Oh, LK201s are easy to take apart (Unclip all the keycaps, then cut off
> > the heat-stakes on the back and take it all apart). It's getting them
> > back together that's 'interesting' (there's not enough plastic left to
> > re-do the heat staking).
> >
> > -tony
> >
> >
> Could you break off what remains of the stake and replace it with a long
> screw, 2 washers and a nut? (is there room underneath?)


Not easily. The top part of the keyboard consists of a set of U-shaped 
plastic chabeeles, the open face of which go agains the membrane 
sandwich, the top face of which carry the keycaps. The heat-stake pins 
are moulded as part of the sides of the channels. There isn't enough 
thickness there to drill holes and fit screws.

-tony