[vcf-midatlantic] Repair Workshop

[Mike Loewen]

On Thu, Aug 01, 2019 at 01:14:12PM -0400, Douglas Perry via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Now that I'm signed up for this months workshop I was hoping to get some
> tips on how to properly prepare (supplies needed, ect..)
> ...
> From my research I'm going to go ahead and assume the capacative pads for
> for the keyboard are bad and just order a new set.

    In case you haven't already found them, I highly recommend the keypad 
replacements from Texelec:

https://texelec.com/product/foam-capacitive-pads-keytronic/

    She does a really nice job on them.  I replaced the pads in a Tandy 6000 
keyboard with them.

    I've tried making my own foam pads, but had inconsistent results. One batch 
worked fine in a TRS-80 Model 2 keyboard, but the next batch hardly worked at 
all in the Tandy 6000.  At $24.95, the Texelec pads are hard to beat.


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