On Thu, 3 May 2001 at 13:06:13, you wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>>>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?)
I certainly do. Two years ago we drove through on our way to a QL show
in Croatia. .... and that is a very long story involving snow, big
lorries, solid Volvos. It has been told before.
<snip>
>
>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. :)
In theory yes... but I wonder how long it would take to make. It would
also suffer from keybounce, so would need �25 Hermes chip to cure that
(8-)#
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