[rescue] What would you pay for a Type 5 keyboard?
Jonathan Patschke
jp at celestrion.net
Sun Jun 6 16:16:35 CDT 2021
On Fri, 4 Jun 2021, Dave McGuire wrote:
>> Maybe my perception that the type-4 and type-5 are cheaper designs is
>> well-founded? They certainly _feel_ cheaper. (Here using "cheaper"
>> as distinct from "less expensive".)
>
> A bit, yes. The Type 4 is a capacitive keyboard that uses the little
> mylar-ish disk glued to a foam pad. They can be rebuilt, but it's very
> time-consuming if you have more than one.
TexElec kit has a kit for these (provided they're the correct size) for
restoring old Compaq Portable systems. IIRC, YouTube presenter "The
8-bit Guy" punched them out a sheet at a time when he restored his first
Compaq Portable.
https://texelec.com/product/foam-capacitive-pads-keytronic/
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Jonathan Patschke
Austin, TX
USA
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