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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 09:30:14

Title: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 09:30:14

I have an old IBM Model M (dated 1993, although I think the keys are all pretty similar?) that I repaired a couple of years ago with the advice of some very helpful people here. It's missing an F9 key, or rather the upper key section of the F9 key assembly - the inner part of the key that actual clips into place and touches the spring is fine, I'm missing the shaped cover for it with F9 written on.

The people over at clickykeyboards will sell me one for a dollar. And then charge me 30 dollars to post it to me here in the UK.

Can anyone advise on where to get one for a bit less than 31 US dollars all in?

Edit: Ah, nuts. Wrong section of the forum. I meant to put this in the Key Caps section. Apologies, everyone.

Title: Re: Replacement key for IBM Model M
Post by: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 09:31:37

Ah, nuts. Wrong section of the forum. I meant to put this in the Key Caps section. Apologies, everyone. Maybe if a helpful mod sees it they'll move it :)

Title: Re: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: swornxin on Sat, 16 August 2014, 10:29:36

You could try Unicomp (http://pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons)?  I'm not sure what their shipping is like to the UK, but to Canada wasn't awful.  Worth a shot at least.

Title: Re: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 11:06:58

80 cents for the keycap, 24 bucks US for posting it :)

Title: Re: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 16 August 2014, 11:51:16

Quote from: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 11:06:58

80 cents for the keycap, 24 bucks US for posting it :)

I'll mail you one for less. Let me go find it.

edit: found one; not the one I was expecting but w/e.

weight is 0.5 oz
http://ircalc.usps.com/MailServices.aspx?country=10150&m=6&p=0&o=1&dv=1
Price should be $6.16

Title: Re: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: Moschops on Sat, 16 August 2014, 15:10:43

All done :)

Title: Re: Replacement keycap for IBM Model M
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 16 August 2014, 20:42:55

Such generosity from GH member :)

I have found a couple of eBay sellers selling individual keycaps.  For reference, that is somewhere else to look.  The price IIRC was a little bit higher than dorkvader's, but nothing like $24!