30 Dec
2012
30 Dec
'12
9:47 p.m.
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 04:59:39PM -0600, Michael B. Brutman wrote:
I have two Model F keyboards (original PC or XT) that have gone bad
due to an intermittent connection in the DIN connector. I'm not
sure how these were originally assembled, but in the mode of failure
that I have the pins (embedded in the round black plastic that
spaces them) come out of the rubber sleeve. Pressing tightly
restores connection for a little bit, but it is not really usable
that way.
Finding the DIN plug is not a problem. But I really don't want to
hack off the end of the cable with the nice molded IBM plug. These
are not museum pieces, but I'd like the repair to be unobtrusive.
Well said.
Has anybody else run into this problem and attempted a fix? I'm
also open to just replacing the cord entirely, but I doubt that
there is a surplus of originals laying around anywhere.
Email the guy at clickykeyboards.com and ask if he has the complete cable.
And sign up for geekhack.com and ask the guys over there also. It's probably
the biggest English language keyboard forum on the net right now.