28 May
2017
28 May
'17
4:40 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell via cctalk" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: "Mattis Lind" <mattislind at gmail.com>; "General Discussion:
On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: HP9816 keyboard plunger wanted.
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They may not all be the same; I have a bunch of DEC assemblies and although I'm sure
they'd take the same keytop, at least the plungers I have are quite different. There
are latching and non-latching versions but unlike the ones in the picture they don't
have slots in the side and instead of being retained by a protruding little latch as in
the picture these are held in by a tiny L-shaped piece of wire that rides in a closed slot
or a latching triangular slot. They're also black.
But perhaps DEC used different types...
m
On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Mattis Lind via
cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hello!
...
But the stuck
key appeared to be cause by the "plunger" (is that the
correct english word?) is slightly cracked in the corner. When the keytop
is inserted it is not sliding very well.
I have not found a method of repairing it so I am asking the community if
there are anyone that has spare "plungers" for the HP9816 keyboard.
I believe the same plungers were used on many other machines. I know for
a fact that a VT52 keycap will fit an HP9816 keyboard, so the plunger is
very likely to be the same as that machine. Other likely ones are VT100,
early TRS80 model 1, TI99/4A, HP85 (etc). That may help you find a scrap
keyboard to raid.
-tony