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d_b · Post by **d_b** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:17 pm

Righties rule

That being said, I searched the model number and got about 10 million hits. 99.99% were from Russian sites. Anyone going to Russia in the near future?

Got one hit from some place in NYC. Found out it was an old web page and the business is gone.

Who'd think one could get so attached to a keyboard. I trashed a $150 video card and was like, "Oh well".

blingboi · Post by **blingboi** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:34 pm

i dont know if it applies to this but a while back some of my letters stopped working.. like s and n.. so i just popped up the s and n keys and flipped them upside down.. tested it out

it worked for some reason

thats was 2+ years ago

using the same exact keyboard right now to type this

s nsnsnsnsnsnsn

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:58 pm

That could be the problem, not enough pressure on the membrain or weak membrain.

I don't understand how it works though. Key pushes rubber membrain, membrain pushed on a peice of palstic that has a thin flat wire in it. How does the wire know what key is pushed? I'll tear it apart again and see if I can destroy it further.

Thanks

Karchiveur · Post by **Karchiveur** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:19 am

i think it has to do with hte fricton of the wires... but go no idea how the info. is sent back to the comp.. LOL

ime and demrok have taken several keyboards apart after spilling drinks on them.. we have always gotten them back to working order again

just take your sweet time and inspect every input and output... 1 connection fails and that can mean an intire row of keys..

very tedious work!...

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:09 am

Thanks to all those who tried to help.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:32 am

what's the model number?

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:43 pm

BTC 8110 M

If you find one let me know.

wesg · Post by **wesg** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:49 pm

not in the us though

another maybe

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:36 pm

Thanks wes. Did you notice how many are russian sites?

wesg · Post by **wesg** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:39 pm

HUNDREDS

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:35 pm

Found one at the link wesg gave me. Now the hard part, $20 for the keyboard and $15 for shipping. How bad do i want it?

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Sun May 23, 2004 10:15 pm

Think of it this way....when your keyboard was broken, were you willing to pay $35 for a new one?

Cheway · Post by **Cheway** » Mon May 24, 2004 8:01 am

I service and repair old IBM point of sale keyboards. What can happen is dust and debris (or soft drinks) can accumulate on the metal contacts that the keys hit when they're pressed, and prevent a solid contact. Grab some electronics cleaner from your local hardware store and don't run the keyboard through water. Water can add more residue to the contacts and may short something if you plug the keyboard back in. Take the keyboard apart and spray the circuit board with the electronic cleaner, and wipe the contacts clean with a soft lint-free cloth.

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