--- "J.C. Wren" <jcwren at jcwren.com> wrote:
The SOL-20 has powered up, but the keyboard is
sorta FUBARed. The
LEDs work, but none of the keys do. I pulled the
keyboard, and shorted
a couple row & column drivers, and the keystrobe
strobed. I ended up
removing the PCB from the key assembly, and
determined that pads inside
the keys are shot to hell.
They look like they should be mylar coated or
silvered Kapton discs
with a foam backing. The foam is mostly decayed,
and there's virtually
no silvering left on any of the discs. They few
that do have only the
slightest fragments. I assume this is supposed to
be conductive,
because pressing a disc against the PCB pads doesn't
trigger a key,
while touching the PCB with my finger does.
Can these be rebuilt, or are replacement
switches available?
JC, please see my web page on the subject:
http://www.thebattles.net/sol20/keyboard.html