2 Aug
2014
2 Aug
'14
9:17 p.m.
Anyone recognize what this is from ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251601748211
2 Aug
2 Aug
9:28 p.m.
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
Anyone recognize what this is from ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251601748211
Looks like a Franklin ACE 1000 keyboard to me.
- Josh
3 Aug
3 Aug
12:11 a.m.
Hi,
On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 01:28:59PM -0700, Josh Dersch wrote:
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Al Kossow <aek at
bitsavers.org> wrote:
The one I have that looks identical, and works with an Apple-II, so also
supports that conclusion. I'm considering using it in combination with a
Replica-I and making a wooden cabinet.
I should mention these use the foam and mylar discs, and on mine the foam
has crumbled, so most of the keys don't work.
Options seem to be to fabricate new discs using suitable materials and
a punch, or buy a replacement set from Mike Stephens of Mil-Key.
Mark
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Mark G. Thomas (Mark at Misty.com)
Anyone recognize what this is from ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251601748211
Looks like a Franklin ACE 1000 keyboard to me.
- Josh 
1:39 a.m.
On 2014 Aug 2, at 4:11 PM, Mark G Thomas wrote:
I should mention these use the foam and mylar discs,
and on mine
the foam
has crumbled, so most of the keys don't work.
Options seem to be to fabricate new discs using suitable materials and
a punch, or buy a replacement set from Mike Stephens of Mil-Key.
I recently did the entire keyboard for a Vector-Graphic Mindless
Terminal with just common double-sided foam tape, aluminumised-mylar
from a juice bag, and a good pair of scissors.
I just cut square pads and then further cut the corners off to make
octogons. Close enough for the task, the octogons actually fit
naturally into the keys.
The foam tape I used was just the closed-cell stuff ~1/32" thick sold
for mounting pictures and such, several layers to bring it up to
thickness, ~1/8". It's a little bit stiffer than ideal, another
approach could be open-cell weather-stripping foam tape with double-
sided tape for the non-sticky side.
In the keyboard I was working on, it wasn't just the foam that was a
problem, the metalisation had mostly 'disappeared', see photo.
First photo shows the new octogonal pads inserted in most of the
keys, with two old pads still in place:
http://www3.telus.net/~bhilpert/tmp/kbdRepair1-1200.jpg
http://www3.telus.net/~bhilpert/tmp/kbdRepair2-1200.jpg
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