+sixersfan105 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 So I've been thoroughly enjoying my TI-99/4A that I picked up a couple weeks back. The only issue I have had (besides a couple of dud cartridges and the original crappy joysticks not working at all - the latter of which isn't any issue since I picked up TexElec's adapter and use Atari compatible joysticks) is that some of the keys auto-repeat on me. As in, I'll type my name, Ben, into a game that asks for my name upon startup and even though I very clearly only press B-E-N, I get Beeenn. As much as I appreciate the enthusiasm of "Beeenn," I would prefer the keyboard to register input appropriately, especially if I ever decide to dabble in BASIC. The computer is in great shape and I cleaned it as soon as I got it, even though it didn't seem to need much cleaning. It's an original Black/Silver model with the "Solid State Software" nameplate. Think I'm dealing with dirty contacts under the keys? If so, how do I remove the keys and clean the contacts? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Hmm, it could be a loose solder joint. More likely noisey contacts though! Just depress the problem keys, than release, repeatedly... ...oh about 50-500,000 times and see if that clears it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Sounds like I've got a lot of key pressing in my future! Hopefully that'll do the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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