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Anonymous   04-22-2004 at 06:05:50 PM

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Hi there,

the Thinkpad 770X service manual tells me /not/ to re-use the plastic
screws which I am about to remove for being able to take the keyboard
from the 770X:

"Size (Quantity) Color Torque
M2.5 x 8 mm, Nylon (3) Black 4 kgcm
M2.5 x 4 mm, Nylon (1) Black 4 kgcm

Note: Make sure you use the correct screw and tighten the
screw to the torque specified. Do not use the screw
that you removed, use a new screw."

Questions:

a) Is there a way to remove the tiny round plastic caps from
the top of these screws without them looking ugly after I
threatened them?
Or are these plastic caps to be replaces by new ones?

b) Can the screws be removed _without_ me having to get new ones
after keyboard is cleaned and put into the laptop again?

c) Is there _another_way_ to clean the keyboard safely?

Given that these screws seem to become destroyed I would prefer /not/
to remove the keyboard - but I do not know how I can clean it when
it is still mounted on the laptop.

Any hints appreciated and thank you again.  :-)

Karl-Heinz
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Anonymous   04-22-2004 at 06:29:58 PM
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Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz@kde.org> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> the Thinkpad 770X service manual tells me /not/ to re-use the plastic
> screws which I am about to remove for being able to take the keyboard
> from the 770X:

Don't worry about it. Just re-use the existing screws and make sure you
don't over-tighten them.

> Questions:
>
> a) Is there a way to remove the tiny round plastic caps from
> the top of these screws without them looking ugly after I
> threatened them?
> Or are these plastic caps to be replaces by new ones?

If you purchased a new set of screws from IBM, they'll come with new screw
covers. But re-use the existing ones. Use a razor blade or similar to peel
them off the machine and attach them to a piece of waxed papaer for safe
keeping. They're then easily removed from the waxed paper.

> b) Can the screws be removed _without_ me having to get new ones
> after keyboard is cleaned and put into the laptop again?

Yes.

> c) Is there _another_way_ to clean the keyboard safely?

Removing it and cleaning is the best way.

> Given that these screws seem to become destroyed I would prefer /not/
> to remove the keyboard - but I do not know how I can clean it when
> it is still mounted on the laptop.

They're not destroyed by use, they're just no longer up to IBM's strict
standard for re-torqueing.

Regards,

James

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Anonymous   04-23-2004 at 02:49:08 AM
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Am Donnerstag, 22. April 2004 14:29 schrieb JHEM:

> Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz@kde.org> wrote:
>> the Thinkpad 770X service manual tells me /not/ to re-use the plastic
>> screws which I am about to remove for being able to take the keyboard
>> from the 770X:
>
> Don't worry about it. Just re-use the existing screws and make sure you
> don't over-tighten them.
[...more good advise]

Thank you, this worked very well: I was able to remove the keyboard,
clean it and put it back again - even the little round screw caps
fitted where they are supposed to - now the laptop looks like new. :-)

Karl-Heinz
--
Karl-Heinz <mailto:khz@indeview.org> <mailto:khz@kde.org>
Zimmer I n d e V i e w K D E
Föhren Presentations Beyond Limitations Conquer your Desktop
www.fiehr.de www.indeview.org www.kde.org

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Anonymous   04-23-2004 at 04:31:22 AM
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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:49:08 +0200, Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz@kde.org>
wrote:

>Am Donnerstag, 22. April 2004 14:29 schrieb JHEM:
>
>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz@kde.org> wrote:
>>> the Thinkpad 770X service manual tells me /not/ to re-use the plastic
>>> screws which I am about to remove for being able to take the keyboard
>>> from the 770X:
>>
>> Don't worry about it. Just re-use the existing screws and make sure you
>> don't over-tighten them.
>[...more good advise]
>
>Thank you, this worked very well: I was able to remove the keyboard,
>clean it and put it back again - even the little round screw caps
>fitted where they are supposed to - now the laptop looks like new. :-)
>
>Karl-Heinz
how did you clean the keyboard??
relloman

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