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Offline Izeko

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Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 09:46:24 »
Hi
I'm looking for replacement switches for an amiga 1000 keyboard.
I have attached an image of the switch.

Does anyone know where to get a replacement. 

Thanks
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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 13:23:07 »
tbh your best bet would be to buy another amiga 1000 and harvest the switches from it
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Offline Izeko

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 13:36:38 »
Are there any other keyboards that used the same switches. Those a1000 keyboards are rare to find.
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 16:11:01 »
I know of two keyboard switches that were used for keyboards for the Amiga 1000.

Yours seem to have this one: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Mitsumi_standard_mechanical
The other type of switch has a metal top, (https://deskthority.net/wiki/Mitsumi_miniature_mechanical), which I think is more common but not pin-compatible.
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Offline Izeko

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 16:18:50 »
Can a alternative be used?
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 16:27:49 »
What part of the switch is broken? If it is not the slider, then maybe you could mix and match parts with one that has an Alps-compatible slider. Apple Extended Keyboard II (AEKII) - in a variant that was made in Japan - has that type of switch. AEKII's with other switches are more common.

I think all Amigas - from the Amiga 1000 up to the 4000T and CD32 - used the same serial protocol, only different connectors. So you should at least be able to connect a different Amiga keyboard to it with an adapter.
(The only exceptions were the 1200 and 600 that had a ribbon cable to the motherboard, but still had serial communication between components on the motherboard, if I'm not mistaken.)
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Offline Izeko

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 16:38:46 »
It's the white plastic that the key sits in. When pushed down it doesn't return.
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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 17:59:52 »
But can you see that that is what is broken?
If the slider does not rebound after pressed then it is probably something broken inside it.
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Offline Izeko

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Re: Amiga 1000 keyboard switch
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 31 March 2017, 18:10:37 »
I need to open up the switch.

Will get back to you.
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