I can repair myself the Amiga keyboard o i should a new keyboard?

[CDE_MusiX]

Hi, i have a problem with the keyboard. It dosen't comunicate plus with the motherboard. I have knowed this ploblem by examining that connectors are consumed, so i cutted it, abd now the ploblem is i have cutted too much down. I can resolve this problem or i should buy a new keyboard?

[CDE_MusiX]

i'm planning to transform my amiga in a tower, and i select to buy a adapter... but much cheaper theresn't available?

[CDE_MusiX]

if i send a photo of my amiga connector you see the graphite used as connector? that's this the problem? before cutting it we has consumed...

[CDE_MusiX]

I can repoen the thread?

I'm confused by the idea of buy a new keyboard or a PC-keyboard adapter. Buying a new amiga internal keyboard will perfectly attach to the system, but i'm afraid to make that the same end of my previous keyboard: so I decide to buy a PC-Adapter, but I have some words to say:
1) What are the principal PC-Adapters and when i can find it?
2) There work perfectly on Amiga games or so?
3) After this passage I'll have to convert my A1200 to a tower?

Another question: the connectors of the adapters are of graphite?

Thanks for the help!

[CDE_MusiX]

Iggy_Drougge wrote:
I have experienced the same problem on Sinclair Spectrums, where the keyboard and its connector is just one big plastic film with electric traces on them. When the film grows old (Speccys are older than Amigas), they crumble. I did like CDE_MusiX and cut the crumbled piece of the connecting film, and it was too short to reach the motherboard connector.

The solution:

Desolder the keyboard connector from the motherboard and solder a ribbon cable between the connector and the motherboard. The connector will now reach the keyboard again.

Well... I have to desolder the keyboard from the motherboard? It's easy to say! And, I haven't know good how to do it. Btw now I've look again the keyboard connector, and i see that ribbon is TFU! I have only the plastic connectors (green and white), no ribbon!

PS: For that damage, I should buy a new replacement keyboard. Seeing it again, I've noted is better buy a new replacement keyboard because it conserves it's tradition. But I'm afraid it, everytime I open my AMIGA and detach the cable, i can damage the ribbon cable as first; exists a mode to protect the ribbon cable?

[CDE_MusiX]

No one help me more?

[CDE_MusiX]

Hey people! I'm back there! Sorry if I've missed you those days...

I want to tell you that I've resolved this problem by buying a new keyboard membrane, dismounting the keyboard and putting in the membrane that arrived! And, I've received a bonus UK Keyboard too, that I didn't expected!