deskthority

Hello everyone

I'm wondering if any of you know if it would be possible to swap my IBM Model F AT's controller with the controller out of a Model M. As they are both capacitive designs. Soldering would obviously be needed but would this idea work if anyone could let me know it would really help me out.

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No you can't. Model F uses capacitive sensing. Model M does not.

Unfortunately, they are in fact different. The Model M uses membrane sheets (hence the term "membrane buckling springs") that connect to its controller using triomates. The capacitive PCB of a Model F is directly attached to its controller (by soldering and/or they are one and the same, IIRC). If you want to replace the controller in an F/AT (or any F for that matter), xwhatsit is your best bet. (Plus, that opens up options like solenoid add-ons too.)