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#304254 - 21/11/2007 20:23 little rubber button springy thingy
lastdan enthusiast Registered: 31/05/2002 Posts: 352 Loc: santa cruz,ca	Anyone know where I might begin to look for one of these? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/2053719080_71adad2ddb.jpg?v=0 (78k) (anyone know a proper name for it?) it's the rubber pad that sits under a button that makes contact when pressed. ~11 x 10 mm
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#304255 - 21/11/2007 20:31 Re: little rubber button springy thingy [Re: lastdan]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	I'd suggest the automotive equivalent of buying a parts car. _________________________ Glenn
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#304256 - 21/11/2007 20:31 Re: little rubber button springy thingy [Re: lastdan]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	Not sure you can buy those conductive rubber pads. If you have a bad button then carefully gluing some tin foil usually fixes it.
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#304257 - 22/11/2007 00:29 Re: little rubber button springy thingy [Re: lastdan]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	In the US, they tend to be known as chiclet keyboards, especially when referring to QWERTY-type keyboards. What's wrong with yours that it needs replacing? I'm sure they're molded to spec, not an off-the-shelf part. _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#304258 - 22/11/2007 01:58 Re: little rubber button springy thingy [Re: tman]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	I haven't done it but have read about people using rear window defogger repair kits to fix those. _________________________ Matt
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