The keycap for the ‘L’ key on my FW13 has fallen off.
The clips underneath appear to be fine, but the ‘rest position’ of the scissor mechanism is recessed far enough into the chassis that I can’t just push the keycap back on.
I’ve tried slipping a bit of paper underneath to hold the scissor mechanism up, but it hasn’t worked.
Is there a special secret technique for reattaching these keycaps, or will I have to buy an entire new input cover?
I’ve had this machine for just over 3 years, so it’s well out of warranty by now.
The laptop keyboards I’ve dealt with usually have a particular way the keys must be attached. For the bottom pins, you slide the key up to hook them in, then the top pins are snapped on by pressing the key down.
If this doesn’t feel understandable right away, I wouldn’t even bother trying. A picture is worth a thousand words, I’d suggest just googling and watching a couple videos.
If they were the hook type, I’d expect them to hook towards the top or bottom of the keycap, not in towards the middle. That would show clearly which direction they’re supposed to hook in.
And there’s nothing on the scissor mechanism to stop those hooks from moving too far and missing their anchor points if they do indeed need to be slid upwards or downwards.
The only video I’ve been able to find for the FW13 keyboard in this forum is for a function key, not a letter key, and evidently those keys attach differently.
