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    From Alan Browne@bitbucket@blackhole.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, May 31, 2021 11:55:36
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    Beginning a few days ago, in the mornings when I would go to fire up my
    home iMac the trackpad would not respond. Try to power it up. Nothing.

    I cleaned the contact (+ve) with alcohol and then a stick with sandpaper
    and that seemed to do the trick... until the next day. Repeat.

    Sanded all the battery terminal ends and the screwplug too. Seemed
    better - until the next morning.

    Finally it occurred to me that the spring at the positive end was no
    longer stiff enough to ensure a good contact. I put a thin washer at
    the negative end to increase the load on the spring - now all is well.

    Not sure how old this trackpad is. They came out in 2010 and I bought
    it soon after that (for a value of soon of less than 1 year).

    Anyway, it is a beautifully designed trackpad and I hope to have it for another 10 years.

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