Author Topic: How do you remove the top plate on a Model M? (Read 1355 times)

ch_123 · « **on:** Mon, 02 November 2009, 12:07:40 »

Title says it all. By plate, I mean that of the keyboard assembly itself - so basically the black plastic part that has all the barrels for the keys on it. Do I need to break off plastic rivets or what?

itlnstln · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 02 November 2009, 12:13:33 »

I don't know for sure, but IIRC, I do think you have to break the rivets.

ch_123 · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 02 November 2009, 12:25:45 »

Unfortunate. Fortunately I have a defunct Unicomp which I might use for guinea pig practice.

itlnstln · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 02 November 2009, 16:26:21 »

Of all the cost-cutting measures they could have taken, I wonder why they went the plastic rivet route. They could have used metal rivets and still saved money. That said, if metal rivets broke, they would be a lot harder to fix.

ch_123 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 02 November 2009, 17:30:01 »

The best route would have been to replace the membrane with a hard PCB mounted on the back plate, and have the two sides of the plate slide together using metal tabs.

Oh wait... that's the Model F... =P

JBert · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 03 November 2009, 12:43:20 »

Hey, my model F AT still has its foam intact. Also, it doesn't do that much although it might dampen some sounds.

ch_123 · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 03 November 2009, 12:50:48 »

Besides, it's not as if Foam is a scarce and rare material if it needed to be replaced.

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Author Topic: How do you remove the top plate on a Model M? (Read 1355 times)