Re: [ql-users] QL trouble-shooting

[Bojan Kotur]

>>The other thing you could do is to look out for further second hand
>>QL's, and move the best keyboard membrane into the working machine.
>Doesn't usually work if the membrane is not another new one.� _all_
>membranes become brittle once the tails are open to the air, and moving
>>them usually makes them crack where they join the main pad area.
>I reckon I have seen over a thousand QLs with membranes problems, and I
>have never successfully managed to use a genuinely old membrane.

The Problem with QL's in Slovenia (anyone know where my country is?)
was that they weren't very popular. Most of the people I know had C64s
and ZX Spectrums, with an exception of a few Amstrads, back in those
days... to tell you the truth, I've never even seen a QL until I bought this
one. :) So... getting another second hand machine would be close to
impossible. Sad isn't it?

Hmm... I'm not very familiar with the design of the keyboard itself but I
wonder... would it be possible to make a membrane at home using a
very thin electric circuit and connecting it to the motherboard by a flat
cable? If I got it right all the keys actually do is close the contact when
you press down... ok, it's just an idea. :)

Thanks for all the answers!

Bojan Kotur

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