[Coco] COCO 1 16-3001 keyboard adapter

[Joe Grubbs]

I didn't destroy the keyboard. The original ribbon cable is detachable. The original chicklet keyboard is 100% in tact.


> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:37:16 -0500
> From: alhartman6 at optonline.net
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Coco] COCO 1  16-3001 keyboard adapter
> 
> It makes me wince that you destroyed an irreplaceable, repairable keyboard.
> 
> I wish we could find a source of generic keyboards that a PCB could be made 
> for to adapt them to Coco's. I'm still trying to find out who made the HJL 
> keyboard for them.
> 
> -[ Al ]-
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Joe Grubbs
> 
> I did this very thing for my 4K CoCo when I installed the "melted" keyboard. 
> I didn't want to modify that precious motherboard, so I sacrificed the 
> chicklet keyboard's ribbon cable by cutting off one of the FFC IDC ends. 
> Then I got the properly size female FPC style connector (16 pin 2.5mm pitch) 
> to solder onto the ribbon cable. So basically I have an adapter cable that 
> my newer style keyboard simply plugs into.
> 
> I got the FPC connector from Mouser. I'll dig through my invoices and find 
> the right part number. Or you can use their parametric search to narrow down 
> the correct choice. 
> 
> 
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