Bojan Kotur wrote:
>>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?)
Depending on where you are in Slovenia, you may not be far from Vienna.
Afaik there's still quite an active group of qlers there. They were meeting
regularly in Vienna when I last had contact. They usually have an
international
meeting in the Autumn more centrally
>
>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. :)
>
I've heard of people fixing membranes by loading a sewing machine with
very thin copper wire (no insulation) and sewing along the conductors.
Don't remember if I heard it here or on another list. Don't know if it works
:-)
>
>Thanks for all the answers!
>
>Bojan Kotur
>
>Tag of the day:
>...Steal my wallet, car and TV - but leave the computer!
>
Jon.
Switzerland
