nice! On Sun, Apr 2, 2023 at 2:21 PM David Plass <dpl...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> Like many others, the cable for my 102 keyboard has seen better days. When > I got the unit, a swath of keys didn't work, so I re-seated the connector, > also while trying to reverse the snow-plowing that had occurred previously. > I got it to work and it worked for a few months, but recently it failed > again. I tried re-seating it but then the plastic backing fell off and the > wires seemed even worse. > > After MUCH searching I found a (mostly) drop-in replacement: Mouser has an > 18-pin 1.25mm pitch FFC cable, "D-style" (a.k.a. "opposite") orientation: > https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/15168-0250?qs=N2VrfF4LzQfZl7gQv3Ba6g%3D%3D&countryCode=US¤cyCode=USD > > I installed the cable and it worked okay, but I found it was loose on both > sides, so I used a playing card as a shim and now all the keys work again. > Yay! > > Unfortunately I could only get it in the 229 mm length (9 inches) instead > of the stock 150 mm (6 inches) that comes on the M102. That's OK, since > it's the "ultra flexible" variety I was able to just sort of stuff it under > the keyboard. > > Hope this helps someone save their 102 too! > -David >
