Bugger : snapped a bit off my Powerbook...

[neil.b]

I dismantled my old Powerbook today to change the dead hard drive. As part of the disassembly you have to remove four of the F-keys. When removing one of them I managed to snap the little plastic spring mechanism underneath and now it won't go back on.

I rang an Apple shop and they said "Sorry sir, you'll need to buy a whole new keybaord - £100 including fitting". OK, not exactly breaking the bank but its not really worth spending that amount of money on. Besides, I could superglue it onto the rubber button underneath but then I'd never be able to remove it again if I had to.

I'm sure you must be able to get hold of the plastic bits from somewhere - anyone got any suggestions? Apple breakers or something?

[Plotloss]

eBay should nett you a powerbook keyboard I would have thought...

[tog]

These guys have been recommended to me in the past, but I have no experience of them personally. They claim to hold large stocks of spare parts.

www.macfixcentre.com

[thebluemonkey]

Take the middle one out from under the space bar and replace it with that one. That's what I did when I did almost exactly the same thing.

[neil.b]

tog said:

These guys have been recommended to me in the past, but I have no experience of them personally. They claim to hold large stocks of spare parts. www.macfixcentre.com

That link don't work sir.

[neil.b]

thebluemonkey said:

Take the middle one out from under the space bar and replace it with that one. That's what I did when I did almost exactly the same thing.

Now that is a good idea.

[tog]

neil.b said:

tog said: These guys have been recommended to me in the past, but I have no experience of them personally. They claim to hold large stocks of spare parts. www.macfixcentre.com That link don't work sir.

Not sure why - it works for me.

Try it with another slash on the end www.macfixcentre.com/

[Sparks]

Which PB have you got?
If it is the 12" one, I have a spare keyboard (with a missing 'T'). I can send you a key if you want one.

Let me know through my profile.

Sparks

[neil.b]

tog said:

neil.b said: tog said: These guys have been recommended to me in the past, but I have no experience of them personally. They claim to hold large stocks of spare parts. www.macfixcentre.com That link don't work sir. Not sure why - it works for me. Try it with another slash on the end www.macfixcentre.com/

Strange - it works now.

Thanks for that, definitely one for the bookmarks.

[neil.b]

Sparks said:

Which PB have you got? If it is the 12" one, I have a spare keyboard (with a missing 'T'). I can send you a key if you want one. Let me know through my profile. Sparks

Mark, YHM.