29 Apr
2013
29 Apr
'13
2:42 p.m.
Vague memories from 25 or 30 years ago, and maybe from the wrong
model of II... the keyswitches have a couple of little tabs on each side
on the keycap side (top) of the KB. They need to be squeezed in to
release the keyswitch. If they are, and the pins are free, the keyswitch
should come out, but they usually need a fair bit of persuading even
then.
Speaking of which, I need some replacement keyswitches and caps
for IIs and IIes. The Reset cap for a II Plus for a start. There are
differences between the keyswitches between models too, but I don't
recall how significant they are.
(And top-posting... for some reason
this webmail client won't let me do anything else. Hooray for that.)
On 30/04/2013 09:06, Jules Richardson wrote:
points bent, and in testing switches around the
damaged area I've found
careful coaxing and it didn't want to move,
but I don't want to try more
I acquired an Apple
IIe at the dump the other
day (and a pair of IIgs
machines, sans
keyboards/mice - more on those
later, probably).
Something heavy
has been dropped on the keyboard - there's no damage to the
keytops
(amazingly), but the keyboard PCB is
cracked and the frame mounting
that the '=' key is permanently shorted (I
assume it took the brunt
of the
impact from whatever-it-was, unless the switches in
these
machines are
prone to decay and subsequent shorting).
Anyway, is
it just a case of desoldering the switch and prying it out of
the
metal frame, or is there more to it than
that? I did try a little
force if it's the wrong approach.
cheers
Jules