VT52 keyboard question

[william degnan]

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Marc Howard via cctech <
cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The "2" key on my VT52 is very hard to use.  You've gotta pound it and you
> might get 2 "2"s for your trouble.
>
> I assume that the keyboard switch is made of unobtanium (If you know of a
> substitute chime in) so I'm thinking of swapping it for the "COPY" key
> which I guess is useless unless you have the built-in thermal printer.
>
> 1. Do you simply pull the keyboard button off the switch or is there a
> trick involved?
>
> 2. Any other gotcha's?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>

Have you tried cleaning, etc?  I assume so but I'd be curious if there is a
specific restoration process for the VT50/52.  I have not investigated this
myself, but eventually I will need to probably.

Bill