Northgate keytops

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Sticking Northgate (Omnikey 102) Enter key, still sticking
after thorough vacuuming (with the cover removed.) I can
see the return spring underneath and it looks clean. How
can I remove the keytops for a more thorough cleaning?
 
Don Phillipson said:
Sticking Northgate (Omnikey 102) Enter key, still sticking
after thorough vacuuming (with the cover removed.) I can
see the return spring underneath and it looks clean. How
can I remove the keytops for a more thorough cleaning?
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I wish I knew! That was my favorite keyboard of the early 90s!
 
Sticking Northgate (Omnikey 102) Enter key, still sticking
after thorough vacuuming (with the cover removed.) I can
see the return spring underneath and it looks clean. How
can I remove the keytops for a more thorough cleaning?
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My Northgate kbs came with alternative keys for CTRL, etc and a little
tool to pop a key cap off. It was wire loops on a plastic handle. The
loops were squared off. You slipped the loops under a key, one loop on
each side of the post. An upward tug pops the key off.

Never did it, myself.

I think I could make a version of teh tool with some 22ga iron wire.

YMMV. I've only seen a couple models.
 
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