Space-bar-is-not-working

I-just-took-the-bottom-three-rows-off-my-dirty-keyboard,-washed-the-keys-in-soap y-water,-and-cleaned-the-blank-rows-where-the-keys-were,-using-a-cotton-swab-and -soapy-water.-I-rinsed-the-keys-off-and-replaced-them.-All-of-the-keys-work-beau tifully-now,-except-the-space-bar.-It-does-not-work-at-all.-It-feels-all-right-t o-the-touch,-with-the-spring-motion-working-fine.-I-tried-restarting-my-computer ,-and-unplugging-and-replugging-the-keyboard-from-its-USB-port,-with-no-success. -I-also-switched-the-bar-around,-but-that-was-clearly-the-incorrect-position-for -the-bar.-I-also-took-the-bar-out-and-tried-poking-down-the-hole-with-a-pen-tip, -but-that-did-not-make-the-cursor-move-either.
The-keyboard's-EMC-No.-is-1944,-and-the-Model-No.-is-A1048.

Walloon,
I have an A1048 here w/ the spacebar off and it's identical to the A1044.
I have tried poking at the silicone activator with the end of a pen and with the end of a letter opener,
So if you feel that silicone dome go all the way down and bottom out and nothing happens then indeed some water must have gotten in there.
I thought I was being careful when cleaning the base board with a soapy cotton swab,
Ah hah!
Here's some pics I took of corrosion on an iBook actuator membrane. The A1048 works exactly the same way:
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll306/spudnuty/?action=view&current=iBookkeyb oardtracecorrosion.jpg&newest=1
This was a beer spill as I remember. So see the part I call the "overlay mask" it's thin plastic over another thin plastic sheet that has those conductive traces painted on it. Liquid instantly wicks between the two sheets and takes forever to dry out.
It is possible to take the entire keyboard apart and repair the damaged trace w/ rear window heater paint but it's a massive pain. Every one of those keys has a tiny silicone dome underneath it and when you take it apart they go flying everywhere. I'm still finding them on the floor of my shop.
It might just dry out and start working after a few days. Otherwise new/ used keyboard.
Richard
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