On Jan 17, at 12:21 | Jan17, Bob Spelten wrote:
> Op Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:45 +0100 schreef Rich Mellor
> <[email protected]>:
>
>> The SPEM keyboard interface is also interesting - would be nice to get some
>> photos of this for the QL WIki - does it plug into the ROM port?
>>
> In one of the pictures you can see the end of the flat cable, it has a thin
> pcb that plugs directly into the QL keyboard socket.
> I have cut this cable of mine and added male & female 26p plugs, as also used
> in Miracle's SGC Par plug.
> Now I can plug it in the front of my QL or Aurora.
> The keys travel quite a long way vertically (like the old IBM PS2 keyboard),
> especially compared to the "QPC" laptop which I mostly use.
> Mine is missing a few key presses so needs servicing.
Ah yes - one of the faults I mentioned.
This can be repaired by unscrewing the relevant keys and cleaning the 'gold'
pcb contacts with a rubber.
I recommend though taking all the keys off as all the contacts will have
oxidised. This is *hard*. Keep the parts in the right order, and don't lose
screws.
This keyboard can never have been profitable, as it was so hard to assemble.
>
Tony
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