Certain letters on my keyboard keys are becoming unreadable.  Where
can I obtain new ones, or fix the keys on my keyboard?

Hi flo44,

  You can buy replacement keys, or stickers to place ontop of keys,
but you may find a new keyboard on sale for less! Many, many years
ago, when my very first keyboard began to have the same problem, I
used a permanent marker to write the letters on the keys. Once dried,
it lasted several more months till the keyboard just didn't work well
any longer, and I boought a new one, with some "bounce" to the keys,
which I liked! Since then I believe I have gone through 8-9 keyboards!

Once marking the keys, consider one of these protective keyboard covers:
http://www.docustom.com/docustom/typing-cover-info.htm


You can buy key stickers here:
http://hooleon.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=KBH&Category_Code=OV-T

This company may be able to sell you just the keys you need:
DataCal Enterprises
800-459-7931
http://www.docustom.com/docustom/custom-keys.htm


Fentek will also make custom keys
800-639-0710
http://www.fentek-ind.com/keys.htm

Overstock.com has a keyboard and mouse for $12.99 USD
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=1015420

Overstock also has this one for $10.99 USD
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=684234

Happy Keyboarding!
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Regards,
crabcakes

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Replacement computer keyboard keys

You must buy a new keyboard.

Super helpful..I'll give it a whirl in a day or two, and in the
meantime, I'll try to write on the keys..thanks so much..I'll let you
know later who had the keys for sure, and what the cost was.

Thanks a big bunch

Just a wee addition to ?crabcakes?, if she / he doesn?t mind.

In days of yore when keyboards were expensive and rare, the standard
recourse was to scratch new alphanumerics into the keys then fill with
paint. And a bit of a rub-down to smooth the surface.

Sometimes same on car switches or electronic equipment restoration too.

Best

WOW there were days when keyboards where "expensive and rare" WOW :)

Not only were they expensive - they were GOOD! Most of the keyboards
around now are really poor quality.

Apart from much better action, their labels didn't wear off because
they were usually engraved, rather than just printed.

"they were GOOD" well now i know you are just pulling my leg.