apple II - SCORE!

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Tue Jun 24 15:30:58 1997

Once they are broke, they are broke, trust me on this, You can remove the
keycaps, but the switch itself is sealed in one piece.

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> From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: apple II - SCORE!
> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 1997 12:40 PM
>
> On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca wrote:
>
> > Nip! Sad story about key problem...
> >
> > Can't you take that switch apart and clean it with alcohol? I had to
> > do that on my "speedy". Generic keyboard but used good quality gold
> > contacts switch in it only minor cleaning there then it worked 100%
> > The one key tab needed pounding to get anything but now I just
> > merely poke it. :) Total time of repair: 15 to 20 mins.
>
> I don't think you can do that with apple keys. Once they're broke
> they're broke. I could be wrong about this. I've just never tried it.
> At the time, I don't think I would've had the dexterity necessary to fix
> the key. At the very least I didn't have the brain capacity to think
> about it.
>
>
> Sam
>
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