Broken key ?

pacHa · Post by **pacHa** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 3:15 pm

Hi

I've recently bought a ti83+se on ebay, a brand new one though (with its blister).
The problem is, it has always worked fine, but the other day, when running CrunchyOS, the program list was quickly scrolling, as if the

key was kept down...
I coudn't turn it off, so I removed the batteries.
After this, it was sometimes doing the same in the TI-OS's prog list and home screen, but somtimes it was ok, but these times both Bubble (app version) and CrunchyOS were reacting like if the key was down.
I first thought there was some water under the key, that was closing the circuit...but I've let my calc next to heat for a whole night, and it's still te same... Even worse, in the TI-OS it's always stuck...

Any idea guys ?
Could it be a software-related issue ? I don't think so...
What about the guarantee ?

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 3:47 pm

Maybe not water, but something sticky. Can you take it apart and clean out the key?

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 10:32 pm

I've had some problems like that before on my 84+SE, but that was cos i spilled root beer on it and it got under the faceplate x.x

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 10:54 pm

Key, I'd open it and get busy with mild cleaning agent. Some soap and warm water can be your ticket out of a sticky situation.

Kerey · Post by **Kerey** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 2:50 am

I spilled acetone on my calculator once. It didn't appreciate that too much.

pacHa · Post by **pacHa** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:23 pm

Well that's strange... I managed yesterday to have the key unstuck by hitting it strongly, but sometimes it re-appears... And I didn't managed to open the calc since I don't own a 'star' tool (sorry I don't know the exact word for the tool)...I guess I'll have to find one

Post by **benryves** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:26 pm

pacHa wrote:Well that's strange... I managed yesterday to have the key unstuck by hitting it strongly, but sometimes it re-appears... And I didn't managed to open the calc since I don't own a 'star' tool (sorry I don't know the exact word for the tool)...I guess I'll have to find one

It's a torx 5 or a torx 6 (can't remember the actual gauge). Just take your calculator to a hardware shop and hunt around until you find one that fits, or just ask

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:27 pm

I believe the word is "screwdriver". Probably a phillip's head screwdriver if the screw is shaped like this: +.

Post by **benryves** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:29 pm

threefingeredguy wrote:I believe the word is "screwdriver". Probably a phillip's head screwdriver if the screw is shaped like this: +.

It's a torx bit.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:30 pm

Torx are a specific type of head, some people call them security screws. They look like a star sort of. Older calcs are phillips head, newer ones are torx.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 4:33 pm

Ah, why so they are.

KermMartian · Post by **KermMartian** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 6:06 pm

It's Torx 6.

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Fri 03 Feb, 2006 8:26 pm

I got one, if you lived around here I would lend it to you...

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Sat 04 Feb, 2006 1:51 am

Yeah, you might say with torx heads there, you're screwed. Walmart and maybe Hobby Lobby have kits for them. Both overpriced, but that's the cheapest I can think of.

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Sat 04 Feb, 2006 3:58 am

I bought my set at Home Depot, which was $16 USD, and it came with 20 different bits including flathead, philleps, torx, and hex.