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OK so I have taken the keyboard completely apart again. I sanded the edge connector making sure that all the contacts are nice and shiny and not oxidised. Also I cleaned the capacitive pads on the PCB. I am pretty sure it is some sort of bug in the Xwhatsit firmware. As when checking all the traces ...

So no other ideas?

I just finished sanding down the contacts on the edge connector. I can now see all the contacts are shiny but still have the same problem. Any ideas where to go from here?

Thanks.

OK will disassemble the keyboard again this weekend.

Thanks for the help.

OK will try that and let you know what happens I will probably report back this weekend really appreciate the input.

Thanks.

Just Checked all the contacts on the edge connector and all seemed fine. Although I did still pull the capacitive pcb off of the backplate. I never realised how very thin the PCB is on the beamspring compared to the Model F's thick PCB. Anyway then I used some isopropyl alchohol and cleaned all the ...

Any other ideas on this problem?

Please help.

Well I got back from holiday yesterday. I tried moving the Xwhatsit controller over on the edge connector to where it was all the way to the left side of the edge connector and it made my PC go absolutely insane with flickering black screening etc. So I don't think it is anything to do with the edge...

Thanks for the advice will check that when I am back from my holiday.

Much appreciated.

Any ideas to how to get the keys to activate independently?

Thanks.

They do trigger eachother as they register as the same key. I just don't know why. I tried changing the thresholds but it's either I go low on the threshold and none of those keys I outlined register or I go higher on the threshold (141) and those keys In each square I outlined activate eachother. F...

Hello everyone I had finally finnished restoring my IBM 5251 Beamspring keyboard. I actually made a thread about the full restoration process here: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=22586. I seem to be having a problem where some keys are registering as the same keys. What I mean by that i...

How can one get something like MX mount to work on a beamspring stem?

Just curious darkcruix how did you get the relegendable keycap for the Function key? Looks really good though nice Beamspring.

Just picked up an NTC keyboard in fantastic condition with my preferred layout (ISO UK)

What switches do you guys think this has any input would be nice.

Thanks.

OK will do that.

Well I tried desoldering again yesterday with my desoldering gun and same thing the thin coating on the traces just keeps scratching off. I have never seen this before with a keyboard PCB. I have only ever seen these thinly coated PCB's on one router that I repaired few years back. I really don't wa...

I asked him if he had that key around 10 months ago and he said he didn't. Any other sources would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

I will try not to. As this coating came off whilst trying to desolder the chip. How should I go about removing the chips now. Or should I just solder directly to the chip and cut the power pins?

Ok that's good news below is a picture of what I am taking about.

OK so update I tried to desolder those 2 chips for the columns and the coating over the traces started to come off. Not the actual traces the coating over them in fact after looking closer into it I can actually scratch the coating off with just my finger nail. So what do you guys recommend now Plea...

Only thing you can do to make the keys register separately would be to cut the traces linking them I think. I'm quite new to this so I could be wrong.

bump still looking please anyone?

Thought I would throw on the Tai-Hao keys as I am so close to converting this keyboard let me know what you think picture posted below also any ideas where I could source a big space bar in black to match the other keys? 15696778871804402551780644644254.jpg Very high quality doubleshot ABS keycaps b...

OK I appreciate the advice I will do that.

Thanks.

Ok just confirmed the matrix for sure and neatened up some of the pin labels.

OK will double check tonight just to be sure.

When I made my layout in kbfirmware.com I checked the matrix It said my keyboard had. I noticed its slightly different from what I drew up which one is correct just wondering as it could be possible my matrix i drew is slightly inaccurate? But I'm not really sure Thanks for all the help it is so app...

OK when I setup the teensey do I just past in the code I got from the website for the basic layout and off I go? Will private message you tonight about the teensey is the teensey you are going to send me going to be setup already? or will I need to do that?

OK Thanks for all the help last thing what pin on the teensey would I solder the keyboards caps lock LED to?