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Rob Charlton got his keyboard back up and running with a tube of Electric Paint
I have an Apple Keyboard (A1048) which had several keys that had stopped working. I decided to take it apart to see if I could fix it. I found this handy guide after I had completed the fix, but you might find it useful.
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- Bare Conductive
- Electric Paint 10ml
- Electric Paint 50ml
- Instructions
MaterialsTo begin you will need:
Electric Paint 10ml
Step 1
Inside the keyboard are a pair of PCB plastic membranes separated by a clear plastic sheet. These membranes have sets of tracks that connect the keypads together – one set roughly horizontal, the other set roughly vertical. Using a multimeter I was able to check the connections to try and track down the damaged area, which had turned dark anyway, so it was quite easy to see. The set of keys that have stopped working also give a clue as to where the break must be.
Step 2
I used a thin track of Electric Paint to go over the damaged area joining the two good ends together, then waited until the paint was dry. I checked the fixed connection with the multimeter, then put the keyboard back together and it worked. ?
Mac equivalents of Windows keys
Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
Apple wireless numeric keypad not working. Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).
Apple Keyboard Model A1048
Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.
Enter or ⏎: Press Return.
Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).
Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions
If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.
Use the Snipping Tool to print screen
To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.
If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows
If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:
Apple Keyboard A1048 Membrane Perforation
- Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
- Install the latest Windows support software.
- If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.
Apple Keyboard A1048 Membrane Function
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Apple Keyboard A1048 Membrane Replacement
- Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS.
- Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support:
- Download, install, and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
- Choose File > Load Existing Keyboard.
- Select the keyboard you want to see.
- Find the country or region name in the keyboard list that's followed by '(Apple)'.
- Follow the instructions provided with the app. You can print images of the keyboard, including what keys look like when holding modifiers like Shift, Option, or Fn.