Tech Support?

[Scott-S]

There will be complete step by step teardown and replacement instructions for your mac on

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Laptop

Cracking site for many other repairs too

 

[Betsy]

It’s from 2012 @Woz so no touchscreen but one of my friends suggested a usb keyboard.

 

[Betsy]

It’s not a membrane as such @novocaine more like tiny individual rubber nipples under the center of each key... I sat at the dining table with the key not working, removed it with surgical tweezers, pressed the nipple with the tweezers and it worked, removed the old hinge, replaced it, clicked the new key into place and it’s worked ever since.. it was really clean under there.. any debris would have been visible between the point it didn’t work and the point that it did..

I can shake it for nowt tho so I’ll give it a whirl.

 

[Woz]

It’s from 2012 @Woz so no touchscreen but one of my friends suggested a usb keyboard.

Not a touchscreen, but an on-screen keyboard you pilot with the mouse.

Perhaps available via Accessibility options like in Windows?

Been in Windows for years ....

 

[Woz]

Oh I'd definitely change your password from "Betsy" to "Besy" "Bsy" too

 

[Betsy]

I’ll have a look when I get home, it’s my home mac.. I use windows at work, of which I’ve had 3 since 2012

 

[Scott-S]

I’ll have a look when I get home, it’s my home mac.. I use windows at work, of which I’ve had 3 since 2012

you'll find in the settings under Accessibility then Keyboard

 

[bikeworkshop]

Not a touchscreen, but an on-screen keyboard you pilot with the mouse.

Perhaps available via Accessibility options like in Windows?

Been in Windows for years ....

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Iirc death itself was more pleasant than the onscreen mouse operated keyboard

 

[novocaine]

It’s not a membrane as such @novocaine more like tiny individual rubber nipples under the center of each key... I sat at the dining table with the key not working, removed it with surgical tweezers, pressed the nipple with the tweezers and it worked, removed the old hinge, replaced it, clicked the new key into place and it’s worked ever since.. it was really clean under there.. any debris would have been visible between the point it didn’t work and the point that it did..

I can shake it for nowt tho so I’ll give it a whirl.

I know. the pad under the key acts as a membrane, it only needs a small bit of smut to stop it making contact.
as you say, cost's nothing to do it. I'd be tempted to give it a blast of air, you never know.