[geeks] Safe keyboard lube?

[Phil Stracchino]

On 03/09/17 16:37, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> Am 09.03.17 um 20:16 schrieb Phil Stracchino:
>> So:  Has anyone ever figured out a safe lubricant to use on plastic
>> membrane keyboards?
> Don't know about plastic membrane keyboards. But a jamming power switch
> on my SGI Octane was cured by a little bit of silicone grease. It was
> not the actual switch in the chassis, but the plastic cap and piston
> mechanics in the "skin" of the machine that jammed up. It stuck most of
> the time due to friction when the button was pressed. The silicone
> grease reduced the friction to make it go. This was applied 15 years ago
> and it is still going well as of today.

That sounds like a good idea, and almost exactly my problem.  I'll have 
to check my workshop and see if I have any.


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