XP60 Key replacement. Very hard to remove.
29 Jul 2023, 17:02Howdy. An F# key broke off of my beloved XP60. It was sticking and then I noticed after opening it up that it was broken of of the metal slab.
I see YouTube videos where people are just popping keys on an off on the XP60, but mine looks like the picture at the end of this post.
The keys are affixed to this very, very well. You can't pop them off by hand. Plus there is this very rugged plastic adhesive strip going across for all the black keys. I don't see that on videos of other XP60s! The key in question broke off pretty clean and all that's really left attached to the metal plate is the little nub of the keys that's still poking through the other side.
I guess the plan is the force-pop out the remaining nub of the broken key (with a tool) and hope a new key will somehow attach well. The black nub is also attached to that heavy duty black adhesive strip. Has anyone worked with this type of key design? Also open to suggestions of where to order replacement keys from the US.
Thanks! -Steve
I see YouTube videos where people are just popping keys on an off on the XP60, but mine looks like the picture at the end of this post.
The keys are affixed to this very, very well. You can't pop them off by hand. Plus there is this very rugged plastic adhesive strip going across for all the black keys. I don't see that on videos of other XP60s! The key in question broke off pretty clean and all that's really left attached to the metal plate is the little nub of the keys that's still poking through the other side.
I guess the plan is the force-pop out the remaining nub of the broken key (with a tool) and hope a new key will somehow attach well. The black nub is also attached to that heavy duty black adhesive strip. Has anyone worked with this type of key design? Also open to suggestions of where to order replacement keys from the US.
Thanks! -Steve