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Thread ID: 43973 2004-04-02 22:04:00 Arrow Key stuck down on my Keyboard! help starfish (3019) Press F1
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226777 2004-04-02 22:04:00 My arrow key is stuck down and will not work. I have turned the keyboard upside down and removed a few crumbs!!! (kids) but the arrow key is not coming back up., Help. starfish (3019)
226778 2004-04-02 22:09:00 Gently prise it off with the edge of a rounded knife or similar. Wash, rinse and repeat, tell two friends, replace the key and bob's your uncle.

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Jester (13)
226779 2004-04-02 22:20:00 Thanks but didn't work. When I turn the keyboard upside down the key comes up but then when I put it down on the desk it stayes down - it is not working at all. starfish (3019)
226780 2004-04-02 22:50:00 New keyboard required. godfather (25)
226781 2004-04-02 23:25:00 I have a PC Company computer and PC Company keyboard. Can I just buy any type of keyboard or does it have to compatible? How much is a cheap one? starfish (3019)
226782 2004-04-02 23:48:00 I think a small spring either has gone missing or is broken. If it's still there, you can try salvaging the longer half, stretching it a bit to the length of the original and reattaching. Might pay to make a coil at one end similar to the other. For all the effort, you may have to get a new one as GF recommends. Tom McB (832)
226783 2004-04-02 23:55:00 Any type of keyboard will be fine, as long as the plug is the same as the keyboard you have now . A cheap keyboard can be from around $20 to $40 depending on the "features" (ie buttons) that it has .

Remember that "cheap" keyboards may not last as long as more expensive ones, particularly with high use . I have found that some of the letters on my $35 BTC keyboard are half worn away after 15 months' use whereas my Microsoft keyboard has no wear whatsoever on the letters after a good six years' thrashing .

I would advise you to try out a few in the shop prior to purchase as they all feel quite different to each other and you may prefer one type of "feel" to another .
Susan B (19)
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