15 Oct
2010
15 Oct
'10
4:30 p.m.
On 10/15/10, Alexandre Souza - Listas <pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
If it fits, yes (the cavity in the SX can be a bit tight). The wiring
is not elaborate.
I acquired a
Commodore SX a few years ago, but it lacks a keyboard cable
and one of the keyboard latches is broken. Does anyone here have a spare
keyboard and cable for the Commodore SX?
You can use any serial cable (DB25M to DB25F) to connect the keyboard. The original one is a pair of IDC DB25 connectors and
a metre of flat cable.
No it isn't. I have an original - the hood on the SX-end is a bit odd
to fit into the connector cavity and leave you room to press the cable
into the machine, it doesn't have the "ears" of a regular serial cable
(it's all friction-fit, no screws on either end) and the cable is
round.
You can make one at home, using a bench press to press
the IDC connectors
into the cable
Yes. You can make a replacement with IDC connectors, just like the
link you posted later, but it's not an original cable.
Here is a link to a photo of the original cable...
http://www.geekvintage.com/commodore-sx-64-keyboard-cable.php
... but it will be easier to make one with a flat cable. I just wish
I had a way to repair damaged SX keyboard internals... I have a
keyboard that was "fixed" by the previous owner. Several of the keys
are dead now.
-ethan