shift key not working AFTER cleaning (VERY small spill)

[ruger9]

I know, I know... another spill story.

Spilled a SMALL amount of coffee (with cream & sugar of course) onto the area of my left shift key. This was a very minor spill. I found the shift key not working and sounding "sticky", so I popped the key off & cleaned with rubbing alcohol.

While cleaning, the shift ket was working again. I put the key back on, still working fine.

About 5 minutes later... NOT working again?????? I popped the key off, and now can't even get it to work by depressing the small rubber plunger. Any ideas/suggestions? Other than just letting the alcohol dry out even longer, I don't know what else to do. I of course still have the RIGHT shift key, but I only use the left. Just a PITA.

I can't remove the rubber plunger can I? I'd rather not disassemble the computer as well...


oh- MacBook Pro, just over one year old.

 

[harryb2448]

G'day and welcome to the forums.

Not good news I am afraid. Liquid + electronics = death all too frequently.

Try some of the tips in this thread and keep fingers crossed and liquids well away from your computer:-


http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ap...iquid-my-macbook-what-do-i-do-now-thread.html

 

[ruger9]

I think the tell tale sign is that the plastic plunger/dome doesn't even activate the key... in my reading on these forums, it looks like there is a tiny electrical contact under that silicon dome? And once that's shorted out, it's over. I just find it strange that it wasn't working (due to the spill), then when I cleaned it it WAS working, and then it stopped working again.

The mac is flawless otherwise... I have a feeling, in the end, I'll just have to count myself as lucky that all I lost was a shift key. But I'd still REALLY like to get that key working again, I've got nothing to lose at this point, since it's not working anyway.

 

[chscag]

The mac is flawless otherwise... I have a feeling, in the end, I'll just have to count myself as lucky that all I lost was a shift key. But I'd still REALLY like to get that key working again, I've got nothing to lose at this point, since it's not working anyway.

The best repair is to replace the keyboard. Go to iFixit: The free repair manual and look up the procedure for changing out the keyboard. I'm not sure on your model if the entire top case must also be changed out - the ifixit site will tell you what you need to do.