Re: Wanted: a spare PET shift lock -switch

From: Ville Laustela <ville.laustela_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 17:36:12 +0300
Message-Id: <87798A2C-5F45-42D0-BE32-597CB552A7DD_at_gmail.com>
Well, I thought that the VIC20/C64 keyboards had different switches, but actually they look a bit similar. However the PET’s switch has different size of pins, which protrude the keyboard PCB and I think they will not fit.

William; I actually thought about it. Unfortunately the space between the switch and the PCB doesn’t allow fitting a new switch there. I think the PCB is blank where the switch sits (apart from the two pin-holes) but I wouldn’t like to go drilling the PCB.

I might need to have another look at the original switch, it’s fiddly but perhaps I could come up with some sort of a fix…

—
Ville



> William Levak <wlevak_at_SDF.ORG> kirjoitti 1.6.2020 kello 9.40:
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> 
> 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
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On 30 May 2020, at 20:17, Ville Laustela <ville.laustela_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 
>>> 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).
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>>> —
>>> Ville
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>>>> Ruud_at_baltissen.org <Ruud@Baltissen.org> kirjoitti 27.5.2020 kello 20.09:
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>>>> Hallo Ville,
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>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>> 
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