Could you put the broken shift lock in the keyboard as a dummy, and put a simple toggle switch on the side of the computer to do the real shift lock? On Sat, 30 May 2020, Hans Liss wrote: > I have lots of Complicated Linear switches but no spare locking ones. Is yours completely lost or just defective? I have some experience repairing them - I fixed a locking switch on a TI-99/4A keyboard by using parts from a working switch together with the locking mechanism from the defective one. > > /Hans > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 30 May 2020, at 20:17, Ville Laustela <ville.laustela_at_gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Ruud, >> >> thanks for the offer. Well, I try not to collect extranous spares, and I am not looking to buy more PETs, so I’d just like the one switch :) If that’s Ok, I’ll wait and see if anyone else comes up with just the switch. If not, then I’ll get back to you later about the whole keyboard. >> >> (It seems that this is the switch type: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Futaba_linear_lock). >> >> — >> Ville >> >> >> >>> Ruud_at_baltissen.org <Ruud@Baltissen.org> kirjoitti 27.5.2020 kello 20.09: >>> >>> Hallo Ville, >>> >>> >>>> I’d be happy to pay something like 5-10 euros for the switch (+shipping >>>> costs to Finland). >>> >>> What about sending you a complete US keyboard? Gives you a lot of >>> reserve keys. Just P&P is good enough for me. >>> >>> If interested, PM me. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Kind regards / Met vriendelijke groet, Ruud Baltissen >>> www.Baltissen.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > wlevak_at_sdf.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.orgReceived on 2020-06-01 09:00:02
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