#5658 NORM Ship.2: Sticky Alt or Control Key

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#5658: Sticky Alt or Control Key
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  Reporter:  davidpfarrell  |       Owner:  wad      
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Ship.2   
 Component:  hardware       |     Version:  Build 650
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  0              |    Blocking:           
 Blockedby:                 |  
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Comment(by joemck):

 Replying to [comment:55 wad]:
 > Further disassembly of the keyboard indicated that the problem may be
 insufficient spacer material between the two membrane layers (see attached
 photo sticky_keys.jpg).

 Mine also has reduced spacer material on Ctrl, which sticks
 intermittently, and on Hand, which doesn't stick at all
 (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Image:Kbd-peel-back.jpg - this is as far back
 as I've peeled it). If this is indeed the problem, I probably need an
 RMA...

 Oddly, peeling back the membrane and then sticking it back in (with the
 laptop fully assembled) usually fixes it for a while. So does
 pressing/pulling on the left rail certain ways. Any hope of fixing this
 myself? If not, Holt, you want another one?

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