Laptop keyboard problems

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:42 pm

Hello everyone, I got me a pickle of a problem:

My laptops keyboard has lost some of its functionality. Several letter keys, number keys, and function keys no longer work. I took the keys off and looked at the mylar sheets that have the printed circuits and several circuits are broken by corrosion. Apparently some water got into it somehow. They laptop is not under warranty anymore. Do I have any options other than replacement of the entire laptop? I can still use the laptop fine, provided I have a PC keyboard to plug into it, but that is not acceptable for portability. Would electrically conductive tape or film do the trick perhaps? How much does that stuff cost and where do I get it? Other than that, what hope do I have of restoring functionality to this keyboard?

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:28 pm

What about getting a replacement keyboard panel off eBay for it? Theres tons of laptop parts floating around.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:46 pm

thats the route i would take, is find a cheap easy to get replacement off Ebay

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:17 am

What kind of laptop is it?

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:29 am

Just wanted you guys to know, I fixed this thing.

I got a rear window defrost repair kit from an auto parts store here in town, tore the keyboard apart, and re-painted the broken traces on the mylar sheeting. Keyboard works perfectly now. Yay for working keys!

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:20 am

Intriguing. Thanks for the update.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:18 am

very intelligent move there.

ive heard of people using that stuff to fix printed electronics with ultra fine brushes and applicators