Think of it as an opportunity to learn soldering, and if it's only corroded
traces, you'll have a working keyboard. It's much better than the modern rubber
dome types with flex circuits that can be impossible to fix.
From: V. Sigma <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Extended Keyboard II Troubleshooting
Oh, are the switches soldered to the board? I haven't tossed the board yet so I
could salvage them as well.
On Aug 24, 2016 4:00 AM, "Jonathan Morton" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 24 Aug, 2016, at 04:36, V. Sigma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'm in Pennsylvania, and...no I can't. I just decided to keep the keys and
> case and trash the rest...unless someone out there wants a relatively
> non-yellowed Extended Keyboard II case and a set of keys that are all
> non-yellowed except the space bar.
Although the board itself looks unsalvageable (to my eyes), the keycaps,
keyswitches and controller are probably fine and would make valuable spares.
People do make new custom keyboards starting with those components, and the
ALPS keyswitches used in old Apple keyboards are well-regarded, even if Cherry
MX is better-known. One advantage of replacing the entire PCB is that you get
to add anti-ghosting diodes; another is that you can alter the key layout if
you so desire, even adding extra keys (if you have extra switches and can
reprogram the controller) or leaving some out (to make it physically smaller).
- Jonathan Morton
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