11 Dec
2016
11 Dec
'16
5:17 p.m.
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I could make my own, I have gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a set or two as I have a few
keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
11 Dec
11 Dec
7:56 p.m.
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com> wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I could make my own, I have gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a set or two as I have a few
keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair-Foam-Pads-for-…
12 Dec
12 Dec
6:51 a.m.
Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key
pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I
could make my own, I have
gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a
set or two as I have a few
keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-
repair-Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970
8:47 a.m.
Upon closer inspection, these are pads only. I am looking for the pads
with new metallic contacts attached, too. The metallic pads also decay and
need to be replaced. I have been able to re-use some but they're never
100% good. The surface gets coated with something that causes them to
loose the desired properties and cleaning does not always help. I have a
punch to create my own pads, and I *could* make metallic pads from a space
blanket or similar but I was hoping to find pre-made-ready-to-use
replacement pads instead. I could use 4 sets.
Bill
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 6:51 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key
pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I
could make my own, I have
gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a
set or two as I have a few
keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair
-Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970
8:49 a.m.
One other thing....my use of the term "pad"...There is the metallic disk
"pad" that goes on top of the foam pad. I should have said metallic disk
when referring to the contact that sits on top of the foam pad.
b
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 8:47 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
Upon closer inspection, these are pads only. I am
looking for the pads
with new metallic contacts attached, too. The metallic pads also decay and
need to be replaced. I have been able to re-use some but they're never
100% good. The surface gets coated with something that causes them to
loose the desired properties and cleaning does not always help. I have a
punch to create my own pads, and I *could* make metallic pads from a space
blanket or similar but I was hoping to find pre-made-ready-to-use
replacement pads instead. I could use 4 sets.
Bill
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 6:51 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key
pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I
could make my own, I have
gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a
set or two as I have a few
keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair
-Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970 
9:55 a.m.
If it's not too much trouble, emergency blankets (aluminized mylar, I
believe) work well for these keyboards, so long as you get them in the
right direction, mylar side towards the keyboard. Seems like you could buy
those, then stick them on the mylar and quickly cut them out.
Kyle
13 Dec
13 Dec
7:19 a.m.
I haven't had the greatest success with the Mylar blankets on my Tandy 6000 keyboards.
Some of the keys would act flaky and result in garbage characters on the screen. I had
to replace those problematic keys with original discs. But, I rebuilt a Model II keyboard
where the blanket discs work fine. I think the properties of those keytronic discs are
slightly different.
Pete
On Dec 12, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Kyle Owen <kylevowen
at gmail.com> wrote:
If it's not too much trouble, emergency blankets (aluminized mylar, I
believe) work well for these keyboards, so long as you get them in the
right direction, mylar side towards the keyboard. Seems like you could buy
those, then stick them on the mylar and quickly cut them out.
Kyle
7:46 a.m.
I've had good luck with Apple Lisa's, Processor Technology Sol-20s,
Dynalogic Hyperions and a TRS-80 model II keyboard. I make my own with
weather stripping (sticky on one side), two sided tape and silver gift
wrapping (mylar). I would re-use the original plastic disk (after cleaning
them up) or I cut out overhead projector transparancies if I had to. It is
a chore but I made hundreds once and am almost out now.
Here's a pic:
http://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/keyboard-foam-pads.jpg
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Peter Cetinski <pete at pski.net> wrote:
I haven't had the greatest success with the Mylar
blankets on my Tandy
6000 keyboards. Some of the keys would act flaky and result in garbage
characters on the screen. I had to replace those problematic keys with
original discs. But, I rebuilt a Model II keyboard where the blanket discs
work fine. I think the properties of those keytronic discs are slightly
different.
Pete
On Dec 12, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Kyle Owen
<kylevowen at gmail.com> wrote:
If it's not too much trouble, emergency blankets (aluminized mylar, I
believe) work well for these keyboards, so long as you get them in the
right direction, mylar side towards the keyboard. Seems like you could
buy
those, then stick them on the mylar and quickly
cut them out.
Kyle
11:24 a.m.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Peter Cetinski <pete at pski.net> wrote:
I haven't had the greatest success with the Mylar
blankets on my Tandy 6000 keyboards...
I've heard of people using mylar balloons or mylar potato chip bags.
I'm sure there are some analog effects that come into play and perhaps
one type won't work for all.
-ethan
11:41 a.m.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Peter Cetinski
<pete at pski.net> wrote:
All true but I was asking in my original post if anyone knew of anyone who
makes the finished product, with the mylar or similar contact disk adhered
to the foam pad, new. I have made these, but I was thinking why buy a
blanket and make little disks etc. if someone else sells these replacement
pads ready to go, already.
Thanks
Bill
I haven't had the greatest success with the
Mylar blankets on my Tandy
6000 keyboards...
I've heard of people using mylar balloons or mylar potato chip bags.
I'm sure there are some analog effects that come into play and perhaps
one type won't work for all.
-ethan
14 Dec
14 Dec
5:13 a.m.
These have metallic tops Bill - if you look closely you'll see some shiny bits - mine
came with shiny tops
Kevin Parker
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william degnan
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 00:48
To: cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: looking for keytronics keyboard pad replacement kit
Upon closer inspection, these are pads only. I am looking for the pads with new metallic
contacts attached, too. The metallic pads also decay and need to be replaced. I have
been able to re-use some but they're never 100% good. The surface gets coated with
something that causes them to loose the desired properties and cleaning does not always
help. I have a punch to create my own pads, and I *could* make metallic pads from a space
blanket or similar but I was hoping to find pre-made-ready-to-use replacement pads
instead. I could use 4 sets.
Bill
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 6:51 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard
key
pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I
could make my own, I
have
gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a
set or two as I have a
few keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair
-Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970
6:01 a.m.
Ok, to me it looked like they did not. The description implies one should
transplant them from wherever to the replacement pads. I will ask the
seller.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 14, 2016 5:13 AM, "Kevin Parker" <trash80 at internode.on.net>
wrote:
These have metallic tops Bill - if you look closely
you'll see some shiny
bits - mine came with shiny tops
Kevin Parker
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william
degnan
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 00:48
To: cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: looking for keytronics keyboard pad replacement kit
Upon closer inspection, these are pads only. I am looking for the pads
with new metallic contacts attached, too. The metallic pads also decay and
need to be replaced. I have been able to re-use some but they're never
100% good. The surface gets coated with something that causes them to
loose the desired properties and cleaning does not always help. I have a
punch to create my own pads, and I *could* make metallic pads from a space
blanket or similar but I was hoping to find pre-made-ready-to-use
replacement pads instead. I could use 4 sets.
Bill
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 6:51 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard
key
pads
for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I
could make my own, I
have
gone
through the process, but I'd like to buy a
set or two as I have a
few keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
He?s still out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair
-Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970
6:55 a.m.
Let us know, Bill. The description says no metallic pad and the last time I bought these
from the seller they did not have them. If he added them, I might pick up a few sets. If
enough of us bug him maybe he'll offer it as an upgrade. :)
Pete
On Dec 14, 2016, at 6:01 AM, william degnan
<billdegnan at gmail.com> wrote:
Ok, to me it looked like they did not. The description implies one should
transplant them from wherever to the replacement pads. I will ask the
seller.
Bill Degnan
twitter: billdeg
vintagecomputer.net
> On Dec 14, 2016 5:13 AM, "Kevin Parker" <trash80 at internode.on.net>
wrote:
>
> These have metallic tops Bill - if you look closely you'll see some shiny
> bits - mine came with shiny tops
>
>
>
> Kevin Parker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william
> degnan
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 00:48
> To: cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: looking for keytronics keyboard pad replacement kit
>
> Upon closer inspection, these are pads only. I am looking for the pads
> with new metallic contacts attached, too. The metallic pads also decay and
> need to be replaced. I have been able to re-use some but they're never
> 100% good. The surface gets coated with something that causes them to
> loose the desired properties and cleaning does not always help. I have a
> punch to create my own pads, and I *could* make metallic pads from a space
> blanket or similar but I was hoping to find pre-made-ready-to-use
> replacement pads instead. I could use 4 sets.
>
> Bill
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 6:51 AM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks. I was searching with the wrong terms.
>>
>> Bill Degnan
>> twitter: billdeg
>> vintagecomputer.net
>>> On Dec 12, 2016 1:19 AM, "Peter Cetinski" <pete at pski.net>
wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 5:17 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at
gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard
>>>> key
>>> pads
>>>> for sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I could make my own, I
>>>> have
>>> gone
>>>> through the process, but I'd like to buy a set or two as I have a
>>>> few keyboards to repair. it's a time consuming process.
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> Bill
>>>
>>> He?s still out there
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair
>>> -Foam-Pads-for-KeyTronic-Keyboards/121266887970
>>
>>
>
>
5:10 a.m.
Think you're talking about this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victor-9000-SIRIUS-1-Keyboard-repair-Foam-Pads-for-…
I bought a couple to repair TRS-80 keyboards - well worth it in my view - save me lot of
hassle.
Kevin Parker
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william degnan
Sent: Monday, 12 December 2016 09:17
To: cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: looking for keytronics keyboard pad replacement kit
There was a seller on ebay who had a set of the pre-made keyboard key pads for
sale...anyone here selling these? Yes I could make my own, I have gone through the
process, but I'd like to buy a set or two as I have a few keyboards to repair.
it's a time consuming process.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
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