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| - | [* black] The keyboard had no external screws. It was assembled with tabs and glue around the edge and in the middle. (see glue lines in image, arrowed red) |
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| + | [* black] The keyboard had no external screws. It was assembled with tabs and glue around the edge and in the middle. (see glue lines in image, arrowed red). When breaking open glued casings, eye protection should be considered. |
| [* black] To open, use a blunt butter knife or similar and ease the top and bottom casings apart at the seam line. Try different places to find the weakest point. Once a small gap is opened, slide in a flat head screw driver at the edge of the gap and twist, to break more glue. Work around the edge until all the glue is broken. (Some clips may break). | |
| [* black] (There were so many clips that a few broken ones didn't matter, such that the casings clipped back together easily.) | |
| [* black] The top and bottom casing will still not come fully apart because there are more glue lines to break with the screw driver. The casings could be bent apart enough to insert a flat bladed screw driver to break more glue lines. Once done and the ribbon cable extracted (pull down the locking bar first), the top and bottom casings come apart. | |
| [* black] The image shows the open casing with the plastic cover over the circuit board removed (about 8 small screws Philips 00). With the removal of another 3 small screws the circuit board can be lifted out for inspection. |