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I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 14:47
by terriblefire
seems i've killed my a1200 keyboard membrane (after having it for less than a month :()
I've ordered a USB thing to use instead but does anyone know which row i've killed...
QWERTY -> ENTER are all dead.
No obvious break on the keyboard membrane.
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 14:56
by supaduper
Just cut squarely 1mm off the bottom of the Membrane connector , I`ve done it a few times it does work , just do not cut off more than 1mm at time. those membrane connectors are as shite as they come, just breath on them and the strip connectors disappear ! :)
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 15:02
by terriblefire
supaduper wrote: 26 Jan 2020 14:56
Just cut squarely 1mm off the bottom of the Membrane connector , I`ve done it a few times it does work , just do not cut off more than 1mm at time. those membrane connectors are as shite as they come, just breath on them and the strip connectors disappear ! :)
No joy. same symptoms.
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 15:36
by supaduper
Man that`s a bummer, but it`s rarely that a track is burnt and it will look obvious around the keyboard connector, I`d still bet its a dodgy membrane
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 17:50
by terriblefire
Yeah I seem to have killed my membrane
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 22:00
by utri007
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 22:15
by terriblefire
Yeah i got a new one 2 weeks ago. thats the issue.
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 22:53
by kludge
terriblefire wrote: 26 Jan 2020 22:15
Yeah i got a new one 2 weeks ago. thats the issue.
Did you kill it or did it kill itself? If you got one and it died within two weeks the seller should send you a new one. Unless you did something to it, of course.
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 23:25
by terriblefire
kludge wrote: 26 Jan 2020 22:53
terriblefire wrote: 26 Jan 2020 22:15
Yeah i got a new one 2 weeks ago. thats the issue.
Did you kill it or did it kill itself? If you got one and it died within two weeks the seller should send you a new one. Unless you did something to it, of course.
I probably yanked it in the lab... and it was a freebie from the seller.. so its on me.
Re: I appear to have killed my A1200 keyboard
Posted: 26 Jan 2020 23:34
by arkadiusz.makarenko
I got quite a lot of membranes from this seller. Amiga 500,ZX81, ZX spectrum +, and quite few were faulty.
Seller was great, and did replace them.
I think quality is not that great, but this is understandable for low production numbers.