Interest in Replacement Keyboard Membranes

[RWAP]

Following a discussion with one of the moderators on Amibay.com, it  seems that the Amiga A1200 and A600 (in particular) are now suffering  badly with failing keyboard membranes.

I am interested in maybe arranging a new production run if there is sufficient interest.

The main issue has to be the amount of capital investment required - the  A1200 has one membrane, and  there are two different types for the  A600.

A minimum production run is 50 units to make it worthwhile, but even  then the sale price per membrane would need to be around £25 - produce  250 units and that could drop to around £15 (based on costs of producing  Sinclair QL and Spectrum membranes)..

So, what interest would there be and in which type of membrane?

You may want to add your interest to the poll on Amibay - http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=34587 to help move this forward.

[RWAP]

It makes sense to use up the A1200 stock from AmigaKit first as they are selling the complete keyboard for about the price of a new membrane!

However, I am definitely pursuing membranes for the A500 and A600 computers - I need sample membranes and a keyboard unit ideally to pass onto the factory! (they will be returned)

[RWAP]

Just a quick update - Amiga A500 membranes are now available, and we are inviting pre-orders for the A600 keyboard membranes - see

http://www.sellmyretro.com/search/naturalSearch?keyword=amiga+keyboard+membranes

The A500 membranes replace the two Mitsumi types  for the A500 and A500+ with or without the international / blank keys.

The A600 membranes will be the more common blue and green ones - you will need to ensure you purchase the correct one for your machine!

[RWAP]

Blue and Green A600 keyboard membranes are now available - see:



http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/%2ABRAND-NEW%2A-Commodore-Amiga-A600-Blue-Keyboard-Membranes-3265



and



http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/%2ABRAND-NEW%2A-Commodore-Amiga-A600-Green-Keyboard-Membranes-3264

[RWAP]

We currently only offer 3 different Amiga keyboard Membranes:

One which suits both the A500 and A500+
http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/%2ABRAND-NEW%2A-Commodore-Amiga-A500-~~-A500%2B-Keyboard-Membranes-2871

(ie. it copes with the extra keys)

And two for the A600 -
a blue one:
http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/*BRAND-NEW*-Commodore-Amiga-A600-Blue-Keyboard-Membranes-3265

and a green one:
http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/*BRAND-NEW*-Commodore-Amiga-A600-Green-Keyboard-Membranes-3264

Unfortunately, there has just not been enough interest in A1200 membranes to make the investment worthwhile (we would at least like to recoup the money we have spent on getting the A500 and A600 membranes before making any further investment)