VIDEO: REPAIRING LAPTOP KEYBOARD (FULL DIY TUTORIAL)
This video tutorial is a guide given by Theophilus Akpan, a Nigerian gospel music artiste who goes by the stage name Theoflash; he also doubles as a tech geek. In here, Theoflash explains and demonstrates how one can in a DIY (Do It Yourself) fashion repair, dissect and fix damaged or unresponsive laptop keyboards.
In the tech world, it is common knowledge that desktop or external keyboards are quite easy to open or loose for repairs and maintenance which is quite the reverse when it comes to laptop keyboards.
A common factor that makes keyboards begin to malfunction is usually dust particles which many users most of the time overlooked. When dust particles cluster in considerable quantity they tend to form an insulation inside of the innards of the keyboard. The dust usually comes between the hammer (which is the physical alphanumeric keys on the external) and the anvil (the inner raised bed which contains the electronic circuitry which issues commands on pressure contact).
Another major factor to keyboard damage is usually spilling of liquids on the keyboard, this also requires one to open, loose or dissect the keyboard to access the inner parts for proper cleaning. In most cases, solvents like petrol, methylated spirit etc., can be used to clean the insides of the keyboard after opening.