How do I fix my space bar?

[BSG-62 512]

My space bar will not work sometimes, especially after leaving it there for a while. I have it cleaned but it still happens. What could be wrongwith it and how to i fix it???

[dilsharox 2,395]

Buy a new keyboard

[drazeruzumaki 5,021]

Buy a new keyboard

or trash the old keyboard

and then buy a new one

[dilsharox 2,395]

or trash the old keyboard

and then buy a new one

(⊙＿⊙)

[Benefactor 6,888]

Buy a new keyboard. Remove the old keyboard and install the new one.

Or you can use an air can to clean the dirt buildup under the keys.

[BuriedSky 1,319]

My space bar will not work sometimes, especially after leaving it there for a while. I have it cleaned but it still happens. What could be wrongwith it and how to i fix it???

Is your keyboard too old?

Does a slight touch of you finger makes the spacebar key dance? Then you should buy a new keyboard, man! Its life is finished....

If you've recently bought a new one, then either get someone to repair it or claim the retailer to sell faulty product..

 

Or maybe if you want to risk it yourself, then take a screwdriver, open it and do the needful (maybe you'll need the YouTube for a guide)

Warning- the third option to be applied at your own risk..I bear no liability if you ruin the keyboard...

[Rayyan 3,415]

Press the space bar button twice then bang on spacebar  and see whether is it working. If still not trash it and buy a new key board.

[Cor7y 13,862]

Are you sure that your keyboard is not ghosted ? If it's not, then buy a (cheap) new one ;)

[splitterpoint 10,986]

Are you sure that your keyboard is not ghosted ? If it's not, then buy a (cheap) new one ;)

He would've had to buy a new one anyway, key-ghosting is hardware related.

Especially on cheap keyboards, since it's a cheap way of manufacturing :O

[Zenyth 6,494]

Tell your cat to sit on spacebar.

If it doesn't break, then your cat isn't fat.

 

LOL

 

[Technophyle 367]

You can remap your space bar to any other key.

 

There must be a key which you do not use at all. You can also map to one of the Ctrl, Shift or Alt keys since there are two of them. Then if you press that key it will do the same thing that the space bar should do. And you can disable it again to use the previous key again.

 

You can use SharpKeys for that. It have a clean interface which you will find easy to use. You can remap you space bar to any other key and you can again disable it. But you have to restart your system each time after you remap any keys.

 

But I think AutoHotkey is the best. You can remap any key at any time without restarting your system. You can even remap any keyboard key to mouse key or mouse key to keyboard key.

 

If you want to use AutoHotkey, then you need to create a script for that. See the spoiler to do that.

 

 

Download it from here.

 

Right-click on desktop and create a new scipt.

 

Name it anything. Then right click on it and select edit.

 

Now just add this last line.

 

Now the Left Shift will work as Spacebar. If you want any other key to use as space then check the list of keys. Just change the first word then add two colons ( :: ) and then add "Space".

 

Then double click it to run the script.

 

You can see the icon in notification area. You can pause or disable the script any time. And the keys will work as default.

 

 

[viduranga-x 305]

You can remap your space bar to any other key.

 

There must be a key which you do not use at all. You can also map to one of the Ctrl, Shift or Alt keys since there are two of them. Then if you press that key it will do the same thing that the space bar should do. And you can disable it again to use the previous key again.

 

You can use SharpKeys for that. It have a clean interface which you will find easy to use. You can remap you space bar to any other key and you can again disable it. But you have to restart your system each time after you remap any keys.

 

But I think AutoHotkey is the best. You can remap any key at any time without restarting your system. You can even remap any keyboard key to mouse key or mouse key to keyboard key.

 

If you want to use AutoHotkey, then you need to create a script for that. See the spoiler to do that.

 

 

Download it from here.

 

Right-click on desktop and create a new scipt.

 

Name it anything. Then right click on it and select edit.

 

Now just add this last line.

 

Now the Left Shift will work as Spacebar. If you want any other key to use as space then check the list of keys. Just change the first word then add two colons ( :: ) and then add "Space".

 

Then double click it to run the script.

 

You can see the icon in notification area. You can pause or disable the script any time. And the keys will work as default.

 

 

thank you.now i can customize z,x,space keys. :D  :ph34r:

[Technophyle 367]

thank you.now i can customize z,x,space keys. :D  :ph34r:

Yes, it is useful :)

 

I used this to disable the Numpad 1 key because sometimes i accidentally use repair kits. But then i changed it back to normal. It is better as default and now i do not use repairs accidentally. :D

 

Still it may be useful since tanki don't have any settings to customize the controls. :)

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

My space bar will not work sometimes, especially after leaving it there for a while. I have it cleaned but it still happens. What could be wrongwith it and how to i fix it???

The keyboard is consumable, buy a new one

 

If it's a laptop, carry to the warranty provided service

[I.Devastation 2,053]

My space bar will not work sometimes, especially after leaving it there for a while. I have it cleaned but it still happens. What could be wrongwith it and how to i fix it???

Remove spacebar and see if any obvious problems with circuit if there is buy a new keyboard, if there isn't then try playing around with it a bit and see if it works

[smokeyh2 1,512]

or

buy a new keyboard and remove space bar

then disassemble old keyboard and take out old space bar

insert new space bar from new keyboard into old keyboard and reassemble

 

their you go

easy peasy :)

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Its probably the springy thing that didn't get fit properly, or just misplaced itself. Remove they key entirely and you will see a long rod like thing that's at the bottom of the space bar itself, make sure that its put in place by pressing it against the two notches on the keyboard while putting the bar back on. 

[BSG-62 512]

or trash the old keyboard

and then buy a new one

I will soon...

[BuriedSky 1,319]

I will soon...

Solved?

Why not ask a mod to close the topic?

 

Good luck for your new keyboard..:P

Edited November 10, 2015 by BuriedSky

[BSG-62 512]

But first, let me take a Selfie! jk