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Hi, I try to fix a dead Model F XT. I was measuring and poking around. When the sense amplifier is installed, the pins 27-36 on the 8048 do not generate proper signals, without the SA everything looks fine on these pins. All other passive components running within their specs. Before it was complete...

It was my understanding the solenoid activated when the terminal couldn't keep up with your key presses? I'm recalling from a YouTube comment I read years ago so maybe this is totally wrong. They were called "clicker assemblies" (or some variation of that) and primarily used for engaging on key pre...

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Hello everyone, It's been a while. A growing family and sadly non-growing living space necessitate another big sale. But my loss is your gain! These are the first batch I've photographed - there'll be maybe 20 or so more later this week or next. I've been out of the loop for a bit but I think these ...

Hi guys, Trying to compile my own custom layout, which I have to do myself apparently if I want NKRO... I have followed the instructions in the manual to install qmk (I'm using qmk msys), copied the files and edited rules.mk and config.h, but I keep getting errors on running qmk compile. First: comm...

Yes, the letter at the beginning of an IBM Model M serial number does mean something special. The letter indicates the plant where the keyboard was manufactured. A: Lexington, Kentucky B: Chicopee, Massachusetts C: Austin, Texas D: South Carolina E: Japan F: Mexico G: Taiwan H: China So, your keybo...

1. Get a vintage Alps-compatible keyboard with Windows keys (late Focus FK-2001, Omnikey-101P, 102P, or Ultra-TP, Avant Prime, Avant Stellar, Dell AT101W), which will probably come with simplified Alps or Alps clones, and transplant blue Alps and good keycaps (most, but not all, of these boards com...

Instead of starting a new thread all the time with boards I've done, I figured I'd start a rolling thread that others can add to as well! Post your dirtiest, nastiest, most neglected boards and/or after clean up photos here! Bring on the filth!!! I'll start it off with my most recent stuff. http://...

One of the things I don't think I've seen covered yet having scanned the last three pages rather hastily is the choice of keycaps; which is what ultimately drew me to using MX, as the choice is largely "MX or GTFO". And I'm kinda of my time, which is before the IBM PC really took root with its appro...

According to DPD’s tracking, the parcel spent several days being examined by customs. Fingers crossed they didn’t mess it all up: all the kits are individually wrapped. Delivery History Date / Time Description 28/11/2022 - 16:22 International Hub - In Transit 28/11/2022 - 15:29 Duty Paid 28/11/2022 ...

I assume you are following https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/spi_driver.md and https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/aemDocuments/documents/APID/ProductDocuments/DataSheets/MCP23008-MCP23S08-Data-Sheet-DS20001919.pdf. Overall, I would expect: Two address pins are hardwired to fix S...

This subject is definitely interesting. Also interesting is how IBM was trying to crack the same nut at about the same time: From Wikipedia: On June 28, 1944, Kao Chung-Chin, an inventor at IBM, filed for a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and on December 17, 1946 was issue...

I am trying to make it so the dedicated greater than less than key is remapped to super, but when I check the scancodes all it is doing is pressing the comma or period key, and pressing shift. This makes me think its not possible to remap it? I am using a soarers converter and have never remapped ke...

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mode1ace please send me another email as I don't have your user name in the order database. Some of my email replies (and shipping confirmation emails!) are ending up in junk folders. As part of the QMK testing I have started with the latest qmk and am seeing the following compilation errors - any i...

The easiest way to interface without a Connector Box is using PS2. Get an MDR 36 male connector from AliExpress or eBay. Build a cable that gives 12VDC from a wall wart to the two ends of the connector (- 1,19, + 18,36) and wires a 6-pin mini-DIN male (cut up an old cable) to Port 1 Clock, Data, and...

The MK06 is a now obsolete KVM switching keyboard that can emulate a variety of trading keyboards. It is full-size, with three small LCD screens and two add-on keypads. The trading function keys tend to be garishly colored. The actual host connections, such as USB or PS2, as well as power for the ke...

It's been a long time since I posted an album of photos here. I've got lots of new things (including a few undiscovered things) that I'd love to share, but these days I always struggle to find the time to get my DSLR out. And Deskthority doesn't deserve shitty phone pics! :mrgreen: Anyway, I got thi...

In case you're wondering, it's all PS2: Extra keys: .---.---. .---. .---.---.---.---. .---.---.---.---. .---.---. .---.---. .---.---. | 60| 17| | 1F| | 27| 2F| 37| 3F| | 56| 5E| 6F| 13| | 19| 39| | 51| 53| | 5C| 62| +---+---+ +---+ +-----+ .-------. .---. .---------------. .---------------. .-------...

An NEC product in this space is the PC-6601SR, aka Mr. PC. The keyboard can use infrared or a coiled cable, switching modes depending on whether it is plugged in. NEC-6601SR-case.jpg Someone has completely documented how this PC works, including schematics , keyboard scan codes , and keyboard protoc...

Oh right. It loads better on the phone. And here I am with supposed F and beamspring experience myself! :roll: Get one of these: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2020-07-01_16-36-50.jpg To power one of these: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-...

O, c'mon. Who in the world uses keys like that? ;) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/KB_Germany.svg/1600px-KB_Germany.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/KB_France.svg/2880px-KB_France.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/M...

Oh right. It loads better on the phone. And here I am with supposed F and beamspring experience myself! :roll: Get one of these: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2020-07-01_16-36-50.jpg To power one of these: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-0...

Hello my fellow invaders, after the successful invasion 1.0 follows Invasion 2.0. I have sent over 1800 keyboards to over 120+ people in 15+ different countries. And now it's that time of year again when we launch an invasion. Thanks to the generous donations of some of our comrades-in-arms, we are ...

I have a soft spot for KPT keyboards, which includes JTC, KPT, and PDC keyboards at least, and so when I saw this one boxed I pounced on it. http://i.imgur.com/LIAccnR.jpg The board uses a pretty common AT case design but since I don't have any other boards with this case style I can't offer a direc...

All caps are clear white with little-to-no discolouration (being PBT), there are 88 of them, originally from a Realforce 88u (UK model) and include a 6u spacebar. The tab keycap is damaged from the previous owner but will still mount on a switch and functions as a keycap, albeit a bit wobbly. These ...

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I used the above mentioned pump until it died. Took about a year. I do a lot of soldering and desoldering, though. You should check out the Soldapullt. They used to make these all metal, but they're now all plastic. They still work great and they're discontinuing their static safe model, so it's now...

I got some interesting comments for my keycap manufacturing video. A lot of people suggested to use a 3d printer for the keycaps. Actually, I did some experiments with 3d printing in the early prototyping phase. My first idea was to use resin casting in conjunction with 3d printing and I made severa...

what keyboars is it according to you? also what type of keys ?