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Before lubing your caps check you don't have any issues with leftover plastic flashing, the fix is simple.

I'm tempted to buy one of this and send it to chyros. I suspect his reaction will be rather "meh" compared to some of his more, ahem, "colorful" ones. Going by that blog post, there doesn't seem to be anything especially offensive with this keyboard when compared to the like of the Smith-Corona or ...

Yes, yes it is; I have the same model, actually.

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31 Aug 2019, 06:37

Printed on the board is the VTECH logo. I have not looked into this company at all at this point.

They're still around: Wikipedia article, company website. Maybe I'm dating myself but I thought they were somewhat of a household name.

Thanks for the links! It seems that the controllers have been made by different OEM. Your controller has slightly different silk screening compared to the controllers shown in this thread . Your main chip says Lexmark and Motorola while mine (now 2x) and j0d1's both have IBM and STMicro on them. Y1 ...

Per the wiki Apple Extended Keyboard "1" come with Orange or Salmon Alps, while Apple Extended Keyboard II with Salmon, Cream Dampened, White Dampened or Mitsumi Standard linears.

Hmmm, une super nécro de sept ans pour un premier post? Est-ce que les spammers se sont mis au français aussi?

Édition: ouaip.

Quoting myself :P If you're just curious about the general shape and feel of a trackball, elecplus has a couple of Microspeed (CST's old name) units in stock. I added one to an order about a year ago, converted it to USB using TMK. I found the 400 CPI too slow for my tastes, but it was close enough ...

Hello, I'm looking for proper surface mount capacitor part numbers to replace those on an M2 that I could order from a distributor like Digikey or Mouser. (Looked at the capacitor types article on Wikipedia - turns out there's a lot of them) An upgrade recommendation that's not prone to leaking woul...

I'm in the process of ordering a custom set from Unicomp for my F127, but I'm well-aware that I'm going to have to epoxy the stabiliser holes on the spacebar, so that the F wire fits. Easier: shrink wrap on the thinner wire Alternatively: DIY wire with steel tubing sleeve as shown in this video: ht...

Your image tags are pointing to something on Google Photos that apparently hasn't been setup to be linked from here. Ideally just attach directly here and place inline.

Assuming your "Lots of tobacco" refers to the brown gunk commonly found on those PCBs, that'd be rosin flux.

I remember someone using a JIS right shift in lieu of the stepped Caps Lock but can't find a source link...

Concerning your Black Alps, I think the word you're looking for is "bamboo", which distinguishes later SKCM or SKCL switches without slits from earliers ones that have them ("pine"). "Simplified" refers to later contact mechanisms as seen in SKBM switches, versus the earlier "complicated" switchplat...

Two finds while browsing Kijiji classifieds: Model F XT, 100 $CAD : https://www.kijiji.ca/v-jeux-video-vintage/ville-de-montreal/ibm-vintage-personal-computer-mecanique/1448735327 Datalux MURUC, Cherry ML according to the wiki, 50 $CAD : https://www.kijiji.ca/v-mice-keyboards-webcam/ouest-de-lile-qc...

Logitech also made ADB mice for Apple in the mid-eighties

Before even opening the assembly, try cleaning the oxidation from the membrane contacts that go into the controller. Gentle rubbing (along the length of the contacts) with a pencil eraser should work.

iii.) If I want to do the paper mod on the orange ALPS, where does this little flap of the L-shaped folded piece of paper go? Does the tactile leaf "sit" on the folded piece of paper? But then it will be lifted a little bit, am I right? Might this cause any kind of problem? For the paper mod you on...

What about an 1800 layout? Or something even smaller like a 60% ?

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy 5 flippers and 3 barrels for a Model F, either type (pin or buttress) will do. (It's to convert an AT to ISO with a Model M spacebar)

Thanks,

Darkshado

I'm going to assume the hammering apart and hammering back into place is what's possibly bending the metal and introducing an inconsistent feel to the board. It's driving me nuts. It wasn't as bad on the first AT I got, where I bent the tabs back instead of hammering the plates apart. My current me...

Wow that's quite the keycap set you got there also nice ISO mod have not seen more than one other ISO AT. I also like the TKL layout you have but I could never get used to having half my f keys on one side and the rest on the other side also I saw you got a model m space bar installed my I ask how ...

Lately it's been the F AT for me too, since it has the closest layout to a standard TKL once modded.

Found this gem on FB Marketplace...

So If i use the AT to PS/2 and then the PS/2 to USB i will be able to hot plug the board ? Yes, USB supports it, AT doesn't, so plug your adapter last and voilà! Hot plug. (Hot plugging AT or PS/2 reportedly fries electronics, haven't had that bad luck but I recall having to restart the computer if...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyb ... 10th_2019/

Thought I'd post this here; that's all I know.

Have you ever made ISO layout models?

Edit: i also hope to be upgrading my pc soon to the asus strix b450-f board and that comes with a ps/2 port so i wont need a long line of converters 8-) I'd rather use a converter anyway since it enables hot-plugging via USB; also there's been reports of modern PS/2 ports not providing enough curre...

Nice job with the cable, but I wonder, do you intend to use it on machines with a pair of PS/2 ports and no USB?

Are the profiles the same? Does the outer diameter of the G83 stem fit in the housing of an MX switch? In any case, your info confirms my suspicion that it's well into "must be proficient in CAD and have access to a 3D printer" territory, which isn't my situation at the moment. What about the case? ...

I found a Cherry G83-3077-SBU while browsing classifieds and I wonder... (Winkeyless, US ANSI, NCR-branded beige case, assuming PBT dye-sub judging by the S letter code) How stupid / crazy / labor-intensive / feasible is modding the caps to fit on an MX board ? Relatedly, is this case compatible wit...