DM15L keyboard faceplate is separating

[HPMike]

The black keyboard faceplate with the yellow shifted legends is separating from the housing, mainly at the lower left and right corners. It is especially noticeable over the ON key, where it is about 1 mm above it. I have tried in vain to press it down very hard to regain adhesion. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so have you found a solution ?

[rprosperi]

The black keyboard faceplate with the yellow shifted legends is separating from the housing, mainly at the lower left and right corners. It is especially noticeable over the ON key, where it is about 1 mm above it. I have tried in vain to press it down very hard to regain adhesion. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so have you found a solution ?

See this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=240

Although this particular thread is about the DM42, the construction techniques, bezel mounting, and materials discussed and recommended should apply to the DM1xL series as well.

[Michael]

The black keyboard faceplate with the yellow shifted legends is separating from the housing, mainly at the lower left and right corners. It is especially noticeable over the ON key, where it is about 1 mm above it. I have tried in vain to press it down very hard to regain adhesion. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so have you found a solution ?

I can send you a new faceplate.
When did you get this unit? Order number?

[HPMike]

I can send you a new faceplate.
When did you get this unit? Order number?

I received it in September, 2015 and the order number is 3024. The S/N is 00548. Is the faceplate adhesive backed ?

[HPMike]

This is a followup to this issue.

I received a new replacement faceplate from Michael (thank you), and the problem persists. After removing the old faceplate and throughly cleaning the case surface around the keys, I installed the new faceplate and applied downward pressure along all the seams with adhesive backer. Initially, the faceplate remained flush with the case, but then gradually pulled away in the same lower lefthand corner as before. Upon careful examination, it is apparent that the culprit is the case, which is warped in that area, causing the faceplate to be flexed. The faceplate is fairly stiff metal, so it pulls away and the adhesive is not strong enough to hold it down. Michael could send me another faceplate, but this would not solve the problem unless a much stronger adhesive is used. So, ATM, the only solution that I can see is to replace the entire front case.

Another hardware issue I’m having is that some of the blue lettering is chipping off some of the keys.

[fcrvincent]

Is there a solution to the lifting keyboard face plate?

A recent review of the DM15L on Youtube states: "This SwissMicros DM15L is the second unit I've had, when the first unit arrived the keyboard overlay was lifting from the calculator. I contacted SwissMicros and they said to return it and they'd send out a replacement. This unit is the replacement. When I opened the box this unit too has a keyboard overlay lifting up from the calculator! These are not cheap calculators, it costs around £100! SwissMicros have done a fantastic job recreating these calculators, they have produced a quality calculator that capture the essence of the HP classics... so why can't they use a glue that actually sticks??!!"

This seems to affect even the most recent production batch.