Well, I thought that the VIC20/C64 keyboards had different switches, but actually they look a bit similar. However the PET’s switch has different size of pins, which protrude the keyboard PCB and I think they will not fit. William; I actually thought about it. Unfortunately the space between the switch and the PCB doesn’t allow fitting a new switch there. I think the PCB is blank where the switch sits (apart from the two pin-holes) but I wouldn’t like to go drilling the PCB. I might need to have another look at the original switch, it’s fiddly but perhaps I could come up with some sort of a fix… — Ville > William Levak <wlevak_at_SDF.ORG> kirjoitti 1.6.2020 kello 9.40: > > > Could you put the broken shift lock in the keyboard as a dummy, and put a simple toggle switch on the side of the computer to do the real shift lock? > > On Sat, 30 May 2020, Hans Liss wrote: > >> I have lots of Complicated Linear switches but no spare locking ones. Is yours completely lost or just defective? I have some experience repairing them - I fixed a locking switch on a TI-99/4A keyboard by using parts from a working switch together with the locking mechanism from the defective one. >> >> /Hans >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 30 May 2020, at 20:17, Ville Laustela <ville.laustela_at_gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Ruud, >>> >>> thanks for the offer. Well, I try not to collect extranous spares, and I am not looking to buy more PETs, so I’d just like the one switch :) If that’s Ok, I’ll wait and see if anyone else comes up with just the switch. If not, then I’ll get back to you later about the whole keyboard. >>> >>> (It seems that this is the switch type: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Futaba_linear_lock). >>> >>> — >>> Ville >>> >>> >>> >>>> Ruud_at_baltissen.org <Ruud@Baltissen.org> kirjoitti 27.5.2020 kello 20.09: >>>> >>>> Hallo Ville, >>>> >>>> >>>>> I’d be happy to pay something like 5-10 euros for the switch (+shipping >>>>> costs to Finland). >>>> >>>> What about sending you a complete US keyboard? Gives you a lot of >>>> reserve keys. Just P&P is good enough for me. >>>> >>>> If interested, PM me. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Kind regards / Met vriendelijke groet, Ruud Baltissen >>>> www.Baltissen.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > wlevak_at_sdf.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.orgReceived on 2020-06-01 17:00:02
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