I ripped my space bar off because I thought some liquid got underneath and then I had all these different pieces everywhere your video saved me 😂 thanks!
I purchased a renewed laptop its the same version, the keys were all sticky like someone spilt syrup, i spent a few hours cleaning all the keys but I have not been about to remove the mouse buttons right under the space bar. The left click is fully pressed in. Is there any easy way to remove and replace the key?
Very helpful thank you. I might have broken my new replacement key if not for the details in this video.👍By the way, the tips for backspace also work perfectly for ctrl. (and probably all the other longer-than square pieces except for spacebar) Also, other watchers, keep in mind that the tiny 'lobster clips' are plastic and thus have fatigue wear. Try not to remove your keys unless you have to, and I don't recommend doing it to the same key multiple times unless you want that tiny piece of delicate plastic to break (I broke mine because I tried to clean under it like an idiot.) Fatigue wear happens even if you remove the key perfectly because they're snap clips and the plastic has to flex during install and removal, so even if you do it perfectly like he did in the video, those pieces may still break and you'll have to buy a replacement like me. Trust me, finding a replacement key that fits your laptop isn't easy because even in the same laptop version, your retaining clips may be a different design.
I forget what brand it was, but many years ago, I was over my friend's house and she had her laptop out. Several of the keys were loose. They worked, but wiggled around. She didn't know how it had happened. As I was checking them, one came off completely and I saw that it had a delicate 2-part hinge mechanism under it that wasn't seated properly. After a little experimentation, I figured out how it went together and properly snapped down all the keys. Fast forward to a couple months later and sure enough, some of the keys were loose again. I've taken apart a lot of desktop keyboards for cleaning over the years. The most complicated one was an Amiga 2000 keyboard. After getting one keycap off, I saw that it was an overly complex design with a spring and two metal contacts that stuck up, and which would come together when the key was pushed down. When the key was in the up position, it would separate the two contacts. I decided to put the keycap back on, just to make sure that I could do it. That took me so long to get it back on properly, that I decided it wasn't worth the effort to remove all the keys just to clean it.
The internet continues to amaze me. This is exactly what I needed, specifically the space bar section. Thank you.
You are 🤗
This was the only video that actually helped me to fix 2 loose keys. Thanks so much! 👏
You're welcome!
@@thecollegepicker yo my f11 key looks different than yours it is right sided rather than top to bottom it is a dell latitude 7490
Thank you for explaining everything in such a simple yet precise manner, i was finally able to attach my spacebar because of you 👍
You are welcome. Those spacebar is tricky! Good work
I ripped my space bar off because I thought some liquid got underneath and then I had all these different pieces everywhere your video saved me 😂 thanks!
Happy to help =)
I purchased a renewed laptop its the same version, the keys were all sticky like someone spilt syrup, i spent a few hours cleaning all the keys but I have not been about to remove the mouse buttons right under the space bar. The left click is fully pressed in. Is there any easy way to remove and replace the key?
Very helpful thank you. I might have broken my new replacement key if not for the details in this video.👍By the way, the tips for backspace also work perfectly for ctrl. (and probably all the other longer-than square pieces except for spacebar)
Also, other watchers, keep in mind that the tiny 'lobster clips' are plastic and thus have fatigue wear. Try not to remove your keys unless you have to, and I don't recommend doing it to the same key multiple times unless you want that tiny piece of delicate plastic to break (I broke mine because I tried to clean under it like an idiot.)
Fatigue wear happens even if you remove the key perfectly because they're snap clips and the plastic has to flex during install and removal, so even if you do it perfectly like he did in the video, those pieces may still break and you'll have to buy a replacement like me. Trust me, finding a replacement key that fits your laptop isn't easy because even in the same laptop version, your retaining clips may be a different design.
Great tutorial 👍
I forget what brand it was, but many years ago, I was over my friend's house and she had her laptop out. Several of the keys were loose. They worked, but wiggled around. She didn't know how it had happened. As I was checking them, one came off completely and I saw that it had a delicate 2-part hinge mechanism under it that wasn't seated properly. After a little experimentation, I figured out how it went together and properly snapped down all the keys. Fast forward to a couple months later and sure enough, some of the keys were loose again.
I've taken apart a lot of desktop keyboards for cleaning over the years. The most complicated one was an Amiga 2000 keyboard. After getting one keycap off, I saw that it was an overly complex design with a spring and two metal contacts that stuck up, and which would come together when the key was pushed down. When the key was in the up position, it would separate the two contacts. I decided to put the keycap back on, just to make sure that I could do it. That took me so long to get it back on properly, that I decided it wasn't worth the effort to remove all the keys just to clean it.
You sound highly experienced in keyboard cleaning and mechanism reassembly
Great tutorial ♡ It helped a lot c;
You are welcome
yoooooooo thank you so much
my right key on my latitude broke the metal bars rhar connect it to the rest of the keys..is this fixable
How about the right click on the 3 middle buttons ? I'm stuck without this key
Does this work with Dell Inspiron 15 3511 keys? Just wanted to check before i actually open it
is it the same for precision 5680 ? i have one key that has weird click would replacement maybe fix it ? Thanks
Am having problems with specific keys when typing I have to press had for them to respond this is letter Q, key number 5 and 2 please help to resolve
Hey bro are you still picking? I would like to see another video like the one you did with the vintage Levi’s jacket that you purchase from the Amish
Still picking here and there. Mostly working on hurricane repairs and rentals though 💪
Thank you!!!!
You are welcome
Note to self: 8:20 Backspace Key Installation
What about the keys above the mouse pad.
Thats a good one! I didnt think of doing those in the video =(
can you do a caps lock tutorial i cant find them anywhere and mine has fallen off
hello bro did you find how to fix it?
@@krishftw1222 nah sorry man
Hey man how come the Bonifide rustler stop doing videos?
He posted one a few days ago!
@@thecollegepicker really ? I YT must have unsubscribed me again
Get to the flipping point
Patience is a virtue.
What is the situation with the enter key? Is it like the backspace? or the shift key? or something else yet again? Thanks.
Should be similar to the backspace