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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: ShawnDude on September 02, 2010, 11:03:25 PM
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Can anyone repair or do you know of anyone who can repair the green flexboard for my keyboard? There are several traces where it bends that have ben rubbed off which no longer allows a connection. Se the attached (poor quality) picture. Reason for repair and not a new purchase is because it is for my C65 which is extremely difficult to find parts for. Thanks for any help.
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This might work: http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pc-Conductive-Silver-ink-Pen-Writer-CSIP-Taiwan-/130354490676
If there's another way to fix those, I don't know it.
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Liquid silver aka liquid conductor is probably able to fix it. However, for flexible traces it might not work for a long time. It's a very delicate piece of work, but if you reinforce the traces with single strands of braid (extremely thin wires) while applying the liquid silver it'll endure much longer. Put on a piece of adhesive film as finish and for insulation.
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I have a couple of a1200 keyboards with keys that stop working now and then. Would this be the cause?
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try putting keyboards in warm dry place (no jokes please) l used hot water cuboard
and 1 my amiga 2000 keybaors seems to be cured before none keys worked , well maybe was thw 2000 l tyred it on works on my 1200 know apart for 2 keys l whould try taking it apart but dont risk not being able to put back toghter so leave well enough alone better have 2 keys not working than all of them hehe
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I have a couple of a1200 keyboards with keys that stop working now and then. Would this be the cause?
more likely the contact pads of the keys need to be cleaned
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more likely the contact pads of the keys need to be cleaned
most unlikly. there is a fix i pointed this out some time ago. i damage the ribbion cable all the time,but just takes me 30 secs to fix. you can damage the cable between 3 to 5 times, before it becomes useless.
i had enough of damaging the A1200 keyboard cable, so i switched to a A500 keyboard.
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there is also 'liquid graphite' on ebay, specificaly designed to repair keyboards. but its as expensive as liquid silver.
I never understood why are they using graphite instead of real conductor in all them keypads, remotes etc.. more flexible? or more resistivity so that it uses less power?