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

[George Ramsower]

In the past, I have simply used scizzors to cut off the affected area. Don't 
cut more than necessary.
George

>> -----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!!??
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is what I was thinking of to repair this..  any thoughts?
>>
>> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3964901
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>> -          Chad
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