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Author: DG74
Date: 2017-09-10 03:07
Hello,
A question for all you repair experts out there...
A few days ago I noticed my register key was making a clicking sound, quite a loud one at that. The key itself looks fine, opens and closes without difficulty, and is not wobbling at its attachments to the posts.
I took it off and put it back on a couple of times, but it didn't really help. I think the issue is coming from the straight spring that runs down the back of the key. When I take my screwdriver and press down on the spring, it seems to get rid of the sound.
When I take the key off the spring itself looks just fine, not bent that I can see.
Any thoughts on what is wrong and how to fix it? Of course, I'll get it to a technician as soon as I can, but I was wondering about an easy fix I could try.
For now, I have taken a small amount of synthetic cork with adhesive on one side, and placed that on top of the key cork; this helps a little. The key is opening less and thus less noise.
This problem has also made the transition across the break a little uneven; normally I transition across the break effortlessly. The sudden difficulty over the break is actually how I discovered the problem.
Any thoughts are appreciated!
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DG74 |
2017-09-10 03:07 |
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2017-09-10 16:16 |
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