I haven't been able to open it as I don't seem to have the right size of tool to get into it...
Someone mentioned it was 5.5mm nut spinner. It seems to make sense as 5mm was too small and 6mm was too big.
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- 06 Apr 2021, 22:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
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- 06 Apr 2021, 17:25
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
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Re: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
Hi all. Thank you so much for your help!
I shook the keyboard and aside from what sounded like buckling springs moving around a bit, I heard no loose plastic from within the keyboard. I assume it would sound almost like crumbs stuck in something,right? :)
Edit: I will take it apart this afternoon ...
I shook the keyboard and aside from what sounded like buckling springs moving around a bit, I heard no loose plastic from within the keyboard. I assume it would sound almost like crumbs stuck in something,right? :)
Edit: I will take it apart this afternoon ...
- 06 Apr 2021, 16:16
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
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Re: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
There's about a 90% chance that it's bad traces and about a 10% chance that it's something else.
There's about a 90% chance you're full of shit lel
OP I'm guessing either the rivets are gone and it needs a bolt mod, or you/someone else did a bolt mod and the bolts are too tight.
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- 06 Apr 2021, 06:05
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
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Re: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
Thank you for your reply.Weezer wrote: 06 Apr 2021, 05:59 There's about a 90% chance that it's bad traces and about a 10% chance that it's something else.
I presume this is on the membrane? If such is the case, I'd either have to hunt down the faulty traces or order a new membrane, correct?
- 06 Apr 2021, 05:38
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: '94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
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'94 Model M - Garbled characters when typing
Hello folks.
I'll move past the obligatory "I'm new" here and get to my problem : When I type certain keys, the keyboard prints out the correct character but also 'garbage' additional characters... Not all keys are doing this , mainly just the S key ( prints 's/' ) and both H and J ( prints 'hj ...
I'll move past the obligatory "I'm new" here and get to my problem : When I type certain keys, the keyboard prints out the correct character but also 'garbage' additional characters... Not all keys are doing this , mainly just the S key ( prints 's/' ) and both H and J ( prints 'hj ...