Comments on: Curiosity Killed the… Apple Keyboard

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:12:45 +0000

Your post makes me quite sad, as it means I won’t be able to repair my Keyboard

At least I didn’t destroy it…

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:48:10 +0000

It’s a shame these keyboards are glued together.
I was hoping there would be a way to remove the aluminium part to paint it black. So that it could match my PC better.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:06:24 +0000

The keys caps are very easy to remove and replace. Very slight upward pressure under the front of the key will lift the front of the key until the front part of the cap unclips from the retaining clip. At this point the cap will still be attached to the back part of the retaining clip and you can simply push the cap up like you were opening a laptop allowing easy access to clean. If the cap should come completely off it is easy to put back on. Simply lift the retaining clip so that you can clip on the cap to the back of the retaining clip. When finished cleaning, close the cap and press on both front corners until you hear the click.

By: KidHack

KidHack — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:45:22 +0000

After my cat knocked a glass of water over on my Apple Keyboard, the key pad and arrows keys stopped working. So I took it apart and bought a new one.

The trick is patience, putting the keys face down on a surface, and peeling from the front to the back after heating the keyboard in the oven. I used a long knife to pry it apart and accidently cut a thin connector at the back, but now that I know, I’m sure I could do it without breaking it. I didn’t bend the aluminum at all. The oven was set at 220°f.

By: Ben FrantzDale

Ben FrantzDale — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:28:17 +0000

Hisham, thanks for sending me your busted keyboard. I went ahead and took it apart further: http://benfrantzdale.livejournal.com/238768.html

By: Hisham

Hisham — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:53:48 +0000

I’d say it’s a slim hope. They are difficult to put back. I’d suggest you get a good vaccum cleaner instead!

By: Brian Berneker

Brian Berneker — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:10:03 +0000

So is there any way you would say a person could take the key caps off to clean them with some hope of putting them back on?

My keyboard is fine for now (I really love these ones) but I know the day will eventually come to clean it, and I don’t want to have to shell out another $50 for the sake of a few stray eyelashes, skin flakes and the odd bit of dorito dust..

By: Hank Schultz

Hank Schultz — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:11:17 +0000

The blue board in that picture is what’s inside the bump with the USB ports. There has to be room *somewhere* for the USB interface chip and USB ports. We couldn’t get the thing open without destroying it, so I wouldn’t count on getting rid of that bump until Apple releases the next major keyboard revision.

By: Ben FrantzDale

Ben FrantzDale — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:16:17 +0000

So that’s what it looks like inside. I had a tough time finding any pictures. Now I see why.

I am curious what the assembly looks like in the bump with the USB ports that tips the keyboard up. (I would like to remove that bump from mine so the keyboard lies perfectly flat.)