Re: Some keys on the keyboard do not work

[Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>]

rhkramer@gmail.com wrote: 
> Oh, one other thing I should mention -- on most keyboards (at least the ones 
> I've cleaned) there are some metal pieces (essentially springs) under many of 
> the larger (wider) keys.  I am pretty sure they are intended to allow pressing 
> either end (or the center) of those long keys (e.g., the space bar).
> 

They're called stabilizers, and they usually click into the
keyswitch and slide into the keycap left-right. You may want a
thin poking device -- like an unwound paperclip -- to help
spread them as you replace the keycap.

-dsr-