Space/Delete/Caps keys only work with Fn pressed. Apple wireless keyboard.

A few weeks ago i noticed that certain keys weren't working on my keyboard.
A row of central keys, delete, function, caps, arrow keys and the space bar. De-coupling the keyboard to attach to my iPad rendered the same results. No use of keys. I gave it a clean but zilch. So I bought a replacement apple wireless keyboard from a friend, not new but un-used.
It worked PERFECTLY.
BUT after the weekend, I sit at my desk to discover that while the central row of keys works fine, I have no delete key, no alt key, no down-arrow key, no spacebar, no caps...the capslock light doesn't even turn on.
I start going crazy. Since then i've:
I've cleaned the keyboard,
I've deleted relevant library files,
I've reset default keyboard function keys,
I've performed SMC/PRAM resets.
Nothing.
My keyboard - now two of my keyboards (and I only have two) are unusable.
But today I discover that in fact all the keys DO work. But ONLY if I press and hold the fn key in the bottom left hand corner. If I press the fn key the capslock button works, the light even turns on. if I press it down, I can delete things, use the alt key, I can make spaces between texts, I can use my down-arrow.
As you can imagine, this took a while to write.
I'm going out of my mind. PLEASE GOD SOMEONE HELP ME...

Did you ever solve this problem? I am having the same issue. No spacebar, delete, arrows, or tab.
Had to paste a space to write this email.
Mavericks on late 2011 MBA

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