That is definitely a Futaba key! Would you like me to try to repair it? Or would you like a spare working one? I could send you one if you pay for shipping. If you can get a PET keyboard working using one of my Futaba keys, it’s worth it. Don’t try to take it apart unless you’re sure how to! The deskthority page on the Complicated Linear explains how they are designed. /H Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Jun 2020, at 19:49, Ville Laustela <ville.laustela_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Photos from my opening email here (if you were asking me, Hans): > https://postimg.cc/18SqMKQP > https://postimg.cc/B8XQC8X4 > whole keyboard https://postimg.cc/Q98mP3Z8 > > If yours, Anders, is indeed like this, I’d be happy to buy it. I’ll send you an email shortly. > > — > Ville > > > >> Hans Liss <hans_at_liss.pp.se> kirjoitti 1.6.2020 kello 19.59: >> >> Oh, that looks very similar to a VIC/C64 switch. Definitely not a futaba. >> >> /Hans >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 1 Jun 2020, at 18:41, Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I took some pics here. On the top side (black) it says 2A. The bottom side (white) it says 1C and some logotype that I need a magnifying glass to read. Perhaps it says SWS? >>> >>> http://www.cbm.sfks.se/pics/pet-shiftlock.jpg >>> >>> Best regards >>> >>> Anders Carlsson >>> >>>> Den 2020-06-01 kl. 17:20, skrev Hans Liss: >>>> Can you take a couple of photos of the switch, please? >>>> >>>> /Hans >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On 1 Jun 2020, at 17:05, Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ville Laustela wrote >>>>> >>>>>> 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. >>>>> Actually the VIC-20 had at least three different keyboard mechanisms, which fairly well can be identified by the keycaps. First you had the "PET style" keyboard with wide letters in the Microgramma font. This actually is a PET keyboard mechanism where some holes for the numeric keyboard are taped shut on the underside, and a Shift Lock switch from one of those keyboards should fit perfectly. Now those VIC's are quite uncommon to find in spare parts form. >>>>> >>>>> The second model is the "Eurostile" keyboard. Compared to the most common "Helvetica" style keyboard you'll find on C64s and the majority of VICs, the Eurostile has different plungers. Possibly the C64C introduced yet another type of plunger, besides a different graphic layout on the keycaps. >>>>> >>>>> Now that I think about it, I've still got a white PET business keyboard with 10 keys missing but intact Shift Lock. I just took it apart, and the switch seems to work as it should. I could send it to you for 5 EUR including shipping. Send me a private mail with your address details in that case. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards >>>>> >>>>> Anders Carlsson >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >Received on 2020-06-01 21:00:23
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