24 Dec
2010
24 Dec
'10
2:48 p.m.
On 12/23/2010 10:21 PM, Terry Stewart wrote:
Oh, I see, these are pulls from another old keyboard. Too bad.
If these spares are actually old parts, then I take back what I said
about using them. These parts do decay with age, and there seems to be
little point in fitting soemthing that is going to fail again very soon.
I seem to remember, though, that Keytronics keyboards were made until
relatively recently, and that spares for themn were available. If you
could find some of those they would probably be good for 10 years or so
and might be worth using.
But, just
out of curiosity, where exactly would you order keypads from?
Erik's marketplace right here
http://marketplace.vintage-computer.com/auction_details.php?name=Replacemen…
They would need shipping to New Zealand which would add to the cost.
Also I have THREE keyboards I'd like to repair not just one.
Hmmm...ok, your letter has convinced me. It SEEMS easy enough, and
it's not like this has to be done immediately. I can snatch a few
hours here and there as time allows. However I'm sure it will take me
more than an afternoon or two so I'm not convinced it's "less trouble"
(-: . More satisfying and permenant in the end though maybe. I'd
certainly replace the foam as most of it is degraded really badly.
I suppose if you could build some sort of circular cutting device that
has the right diameter, it would go a lot easier, but that seems
difficult. You'd need to find a metal tube of the right size and sharpen it to a blade, then rotate it against foam
glued to a
mylar/taped aluminum foil layer. (Or against foam/taped aluminum
separately and then glue.)
I suppose mylar balloons might work if flattened and glued to a thin
stiff piece of plastic also?
I still wonder if those meatlaised 'emergency blankets' would work. You
see them in pound shos over here, and I would think one would be big
enoguh for several keyuboards.
-tony