[Coco] Mechanical keyboard upgrades for the CoCo

[Bruce W. Calkins]

DO NOT PRY the keys from the front of a CoCo 1!  They need to be removed 
from the back, after removing a large number of very tiny screws, the 
circuit board a large number of tiny copper coloured spring/contacts and 
a like quantity of grey plastic springs. Reassembly is not for the faint 
of heart.  Been there, Done that.
Bruce W.
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On 08/24/2015 07:44 PM, Barry Nelson wrote:
> Re the stuck keys, you could try removing the key cap and then carefully spraying the key post with WD40, then put the key back and press it a few times. Don't soak it, just spray it lightly. Depending on the keyboard be careful not to lose the springs when you lift off the key.
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> On Aug 24, 2015, at 4:38 PM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
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>> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:58:52 -0400
>> From: Salvador Garcia <ssalvadorgarcia at netscape.net>
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Mechanical keyboard upgrades for the CoCo
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>> Hi Ed,
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>> I have a CoCo 1. Some of the keys seem "stuck". When I press them they don't budge until I exert a bit more of force to get them to move. This problem is not new and since the 80s I wanted to get a replacement keyboard (drooled over the ads in Rainbow), but even at $70 USD it was far beyond what I could afford. Since I was living abroad I calculated about 2.25x more to cover shipping and import duties.
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>> I would pay $150 USD, if I can start generating an income again (I just got laid off). But if this project is a go I am sure I have time to have this amount available by the time the kb is ready to ship. Salvador
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