Yah that is great! I need one. On my next purchase list... On Sunday, April 2, 2023, Gregory McGill <arcadeshop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 >> >
