RE: Seeking keyboard for Compaq Portable

2015-05-23 Thread Christopher Parish
I actually just finished re-padding mine last night. I struggled to find the right materials with the correct electrical properties, but I eventually came up with a process that works. The mylar I had (conductive on one side and the plastic base on the other) wasn't working. The plastic side

RE: Seeking keyboard for Compaq Portable

2015-05-22 Thread dave
I've tried actuating the pads by hand. I'm told that's supposed to work. It doesn't. On Fri, 22 May 2015, Randy Dawson wrote: Hi Dave, Did you try replacing the decayed conductive foamies under the keys? This was a keytronic design, and I think my search began with that It worked for me

RE: Seeking keyboard for Compaq Portable

2015-05-22 Thread Randy Dawson
Hi Dave, Did you try replacing the decayed conductive foamies under the keys? This was a keytronic design, and I think my search began with that It worked for me. Shame on me for not keeping good records to give you the instant source of the material I used, it was 1/8 conductive foam with alu