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itch
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 24 |
Working c64c keyboard for sale?
Hi! ..
Does anyone ( in sweden ) have a working c64c keybord for sale ?
I bought 2 c64c and one of them seems to have a faulty keyboard ( robbed another of my c64's of it's keyboard and it worked ).
itch... scratchy ... |
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Devia
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 401 |
try taking the keyboard apart and cleaning it. Clean all those little contact surfaces on the back-side of the keys good with isopropanol/isopropylalkohol/alcohol isopropylicus ...is there an english nickname for that stuff btw?
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itch
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 24 |
antiseptic alcohol ?
There are more damage to it, the F7 button are totaly and brutaly bent off .. No spring or anything left but a nasty hole .. :( ..
so .. . new replacment keybord = yes ;) |
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itch
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 24 |
Devia: I cleaned the keyboards "pads" as you said, and vola all the keys ( except for the F7 key ofcource ) worked just fine!.
I decided that some finlandia vodka could be sacrificed, if it haden't been for saving one of the coolest machines in the world history it would be abuse ;)
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Devia
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 401 |
lol - I think I have a spare F7 key + spring someplace.. so if nothing else is broken (?), I'll go look for it ;-)
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Style
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 498 |
Quote: try taking the keyboard apart and cleaning it. Clean all those little contact surfaces on the back-side of the keys good with isopropanol/isopropylalkohol/alcohol isopropylicus ...is there an english nickname for that stuff btw?
yes, its called 'isopropyl alcohol'
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PopMilo
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 146 |
Forget the keyboard! Vodka works pretty well on its own :)
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
@ popmilo: not true, because the more vodka you use, the worse the typing gets ;-) |
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ready.
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441 |
I have a c64c with a keyboard taken from a c64 old type, works great!!! I had same problem of broken key.
Ready. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
@ ready: looks ugly, though ;-) |
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ready.
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441 |
Yeah, it looks a bit stange: white case with brown keys, but it works perfect!! |
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itch
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 24 |
Everything done to keep the real c64's alive are good work, i think :) there are quite many "alive" but in 5-10 or even 15 years i think it will be hard to find fully working c64's :( .. |
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ready.
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441 |
At that time we this will help us in resurrecting our c64s: Commodore 64 troubleshooting and repair guide
I also heard there's a similar guide for c128. |
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ready.
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441 |
Here is my replacement of an old C64 kayboard into a new C64C:
Looks a bit strange but works great. Besides the job is ver easy since there are no parts to modify (cut, adjust,..)
Ready. |
