Editing IBM Personal Computer keyboard (section)

==Known issues==
The '''IBM Personal Computer keyboard''' has a 10-[[unit]] space bar that cannot be removed without disassembly of the keyboard. While all other keycaps can simply be pulled off, the space bar will likely get permanently damaged in an attempt to pull it off. In order to remove it, the case must be opened and the barrel plate must be separated from the bottom plate/PCB. Only then can the stabilizer wire of the space bar be un-hooked which allows the space bar to be pulled off like any other key.

The space bar is also known for being significantly stiffer than all other keys of the keyboard. It is the only stabilized key and has a much increased stiffness due to the design of the stabilizer wire. There are [https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/model-f-improvement-dis-assembly-tips-and-space-bar-mod-t6982.html guides] explaining how to soften the space bar by bending the stabilizer wire in a certain way.