15 Oct
2010
15 Oct
'10
1:54 a.m.
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?
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15 Oct
15 Oct
4:22 a.m.
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.
You can make one at home, using a bench press to press the IDC connectors
into the cable
I had one, and had to make the cable :)
9 a.m.
I don't remember mine being a flat cable. It was round with plastic moulded
connectors.
On Oct 15, 2010, at 3:22 AM, Alexandre Souza - Listas wrote:
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. You can make one at home,
using a bench press to press the IDC connectors into the cable
I had one, and had to make the cable :) 
9:12 a.m.
I don't remember mine being a flat cable. It was
round with plastic moulded
connectors.
Yes, the original connector is indeed like that. One of my SXs didn't have
the keyboard cable, however, so I got a ribbon DB-25 straight thru and made
one. I did have to file down the edges to get it to fix in the computer,
though.
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9:29 a.m.
I don't remember mine being a flat cable. It was
round with plastic moulded
connectors.
http://www.tabalabs.com.br/c64/sx
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
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