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Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: didjamatic on Sat, 03 April 2010, 22:59:47

Ebay seller pooponanengine has a broken HHKB (http://cgi.ebay.com/HAPPY-HACKING-KEYBOARD-MODEL-PD-KB02_W0QQitemZ330420421303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item4cee9782b7#ht_500wt_1182) available.

Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: skcheng on Sat, 03 April 2010, 23:15:57

Can those broken switches be replaced?   It was fairly simple replacing a cherry blue on a Filco.

Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: kriminal on Sun, 04 April 2010, 00:48:27

no you cant replace the switch i think, because it uses a rubberdome membrane or "mat" with springs under each dome..
but older geekhackers can correct me on this..

Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: Rajagra on Sun, 04 April 2010, 01:02:45

All versions of the Happy Hacking keyboard other than the "Professional" ones use membrane switches.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hacking_Keyboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hacking_Keyboard)

Having said that, the original HHKB might feel better than the mediocre HHKB Lite. There has to be a reason they called it the "Lite" version, right?

Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: clickclack on Sun, 04 April 2010, 01:55:36

Ask yourself this one question-
Would you buy something from someone with the name "pooponastick"
errrr..."engine"?

haahaa =P

Since it's not a mechanical board, its not really worth fixing with the prices of working ones in great shape for cheap.

haahaa, whatta name XD

Title: Broken HHKB from... who?
Post by: elbowglue on Mon, 05 April 2010, 00:09:48

Heh I was fooled into thinking this was a capacative keyboard.. but it's a dome..  wonder how you fix a dome keyboard. :P