[Coco] CoCo 2 keyboard ribbon HELP!!??

[Mike Pepe]

Chad, that should work- it's worth a try.

Of course, thankfully, CoCo 2's aren't rare so if you had to replace the whole thing, it shouldn't be too  much of a dent to your wallet.

-Mike


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> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-

> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Chad H

> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:07 PM

> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'

> Subject: [Coco] CoCo 2 keyboard ribbon HELP!!??

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> Ok not sure what happened, but I had taken the cover off my CoCo 2 to blow

> it out and take a photo..not like this is the first time I've ever taken the

> keyboard loose either.

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> But upon re-assembly, only about half the keys work!! Ugh.  Looking at the

> ribbon cable I didn't see any tears or obvious damage, neither to the

> motherboard connector.

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> I took a multimeter just to see if I could measure continuity on the 'black'

> side strips and I could from where it exits the keyboard up to about where

> the re-inforced plastic end is.

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> Right where the re-enforced part starts, it has kind of a 'fold' or crease in it

> and continuity starts breaking down.  How do I restore this!??  I've seen

> some liquid "trace repair" stuff at Radio Shack before, would this be what I

> need?  This is aggravating.  Any help would be appreciated.

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> Here is what I was thinking of to repair this..  any thoughts?

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> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3964901

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> -          Chad

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