[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

> -----Original Message-----
> 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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