Caterpiggle Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hello to you all ! My lovely Atari Falcon 030 used to be fully working included internal HDD and mouse port A but a few days ago, I re-set up once again and noticed that joystick/mouse is no longer working properly anymore. So I need to know if anyone who are expert to repair port A ? My friend told , it might do with chip controller BUT I do not believe so, I think the pins is loose inside the case. My internal HDD is no longer working anymore. I know there are full data on it and need to "saved" them off HDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal_1978 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) You need to strip down the keyboard and resolder the ports. It's a very common problem with nearly all Atari STs and Falcons Edited March 3, 2015 by Dal_1978 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 This shows how to do it: http://www.exxoshost.co.uk/atari/last/keyboard/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zogging Hell Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 You can use the 'alternate' and cursor keys to control the mouse as a short term stop gap. 'alternate' and 'insert' does a left click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baldwin Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 thanks for the link now i can fix my 520 ste mouse port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baldwin Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have fix'd my mouse port with the soldering on my 520ste works great now, one rubber cup is missing from the return key but use the picture from the webpage it shows were thay go as thay full off like mine did. David B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterpiggle Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hello David, Easy to repair in soldering joystick/mouse on port A ? Yes, on your 520STe and it is working now with your Atari ST1 Mouse ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The Return key should only have one rubber cap BTW despite the mold providing space for two of them, but if you try adding a second one, its a lot harder to press this key than any other. This was mentioned in the manual to the (much better) RTS replacement rubber and key caps I once purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baldwin Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hello David, Easy to repair in soldering joystick/mouse on port A ? Yes, on your 520STe and it is working now with your Atari ST1 Mouse ? Yes port a and b are working i resolderd poth sides i did a good job. David B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The Return key should only have one rubber cap BTW despite the mold providing space for two of them, but if you try adding a second one, its a lot harder to press this key than any other. This was mentioned in the manual to the (much better) RTS replacement rubber and key caps I once purchased. The TT Touch upgrade? Yep, I think you're absolutely right about that. Even so, I always added that second one anyway - kinda liked it, but I'm a 2 fisted, hammering style typist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't know whether the TT touch and RTS/have had identical rubber caps. The RTS rubber caps were dark orange, and the key caps were completely different from the standard ones: http://www.stcarchiv.de/tos1990/images/st_tastaturkappen.jpg I only have one keyboard with this upgrade - I didn't pay the extra amount for the yellow and orange key caps though, so mine is just grey and ivory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterpiggle Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hello David, Is possible for you to take a photo that you did repair the port A on joystick/mouse ? I know it is hard to take a clear photo ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baldwin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hello David, Is possible for you to take a photo that you did repair the port A on joystick/mouse ? I know it is hard to take a clear photo ... I did not take any photos of the reapear or video i just got on the hourse and did it, when the cups full off put the key side down on two blocks if you can to keep it off the table and site the cups back in the key holls. you want have any trubble at all put your good glasses on peal back the plastic cover to undo the scrows take them all out and do it. David B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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