Looking for replacement IIe keyboard keys and keyswitches

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Looking for replacement IIe keyboard keys and keyswitches

Hi guys,

I have an Apple IIe with the keyboard that has white lettering. Well, it was shipped improperly and several keys broke off and were lost.

I wonder if anyone could either spare an old white-font keyboard they might have with different missing keys than mine so I can make one working? Of if you just have these keys and keyswitches... Smile

I am missing the numbers 6, 7, 9, - and = on the top row. The caps are gone/lost, and the switches are broken off...

Any help is appreciated. Smile

-Pete

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Re: Looking for replacement IIe keyboard keys and keyswitches

I have a White Key Keyboard that I have been parting out...

I might have all those keys too..

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That would be great. Let me know your terms. Smile

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Were the Broken Posts White or Black??

My White Key Board ( unfortunately with Black Key Caps ) has White Posts... ( and has a more Hollow, Low Sound when struck ), while the Black Key Board has a more Sharp, High Sound..

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Hi Mark,

The switches are black on this one. It has a deeper hollow sound compared to my keyboard with black keys, which matches your observation.

Here is a pic of the broken one:
http://rittwage.com/files/a2keybdw.jpg

Thank you for checking for me.

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Re: Looking for replacement IIe keyboard keys and keyswitches

Hi Mark,

The switches are black on this one. It has a deeper hollow sound compared to my keyboard with black keys, which matches your observation.

Here is a pic of the broken one:
http://rittwage.com/files/a2keybdw.jpg

Thank you for checking for me.

Interesting... These are Black Plungers, but T Shaped... That is the type I have seen with the White Key Boards..

MarkO

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