Atari 520 STfm Restore Project Halted! UGH!

[cbmeeks]

MAN! For those following my restoration project (here) will find out that I've been halted.

 

I've lost one of those friggin' RUBBER DOMES! You know, the one that goes in the keyboard. I thought I was careful when I pulled those out but I must have lost one. I've checked to make sure none are stacked inside each other. UGH.

 

Not sure what to do. I really don't want any dead keys. Not even a dead shift key. I've looked at all of the broken keyboard I have around here (TI994/a, Mac SE, etc) but they all use spring loaded keys.

 

Any suggestions? I can't even find a broken ST on eBay.

 

Thanks

[Christos]

MAN! For those following my restoration project (here) will find out that I've been halted.

 

I've lost one of those friggin' RUBBER DOMES! You know, the one that goes in the keyboard. I thought I was careful when I pulled those out but I must have lost one. I've checked to make sure none are stacked inside each other. UGH.

 

Not sure what to do. I really don't want any dead keys. Not even a dead shift key. I've looked at all of the broken keyboard I have around here (TI994/a, Mac SE, etc) but they all use spring loaded keys.

 

Any suggestions? I can't even find a broken ST on eBay.

 

Thanks

 

No you haven't. Return key needs only 1 rubber dome.

Edited November 10, 2008 by Christos

[cbmeeks]

I wondered about that! However, the Return key still has two slots on the board. Do you know which one I need or does it matter? I would hate to put the entire thing back together only to find out I missed by 50/50.

 

lol

 

BTW, in case anyone is wondering what I am talking about, here are what the rubber domes look like:

 

[Christos]

No sorry, but I'd go for the bottom one..

[+poobah]

match the domes to the white "plungers" that come through the keyboard. If you have a dome for each plunger, you are good to go.

[cbmeeks]

That's the problem. When I fill in all slots I am one short. Looks like someone here might send me a few (don't want to mention the name without permission) so hopefully that will work.