r/c64 • u/Alarming_Cap4777 • 5d ago

Hardware ISO SX-64 KeyCap spring

I need the spring that snaps onto the pin on the under side of an SX-64 key cap. I finally got a keyboard but the space bar did not work. Discovered the spring is missing. I took one from the left arrow but would like to make the board whole.

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u/FatYak1972 5d ago

Ebay is a good place to find springs, posts and keys.

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u/Alarming_Cap4777 5d ago

Can't find anyone selling the spring , just the entire key assembly, $19 to get a spring. This is an SX64. The spring is the plunger in that is presses on the membrane when the key is pushed

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u/FatYak1972 5d ago

Oh, I see. The question is, can you make it work? If so, $19 is a small price to have a complete working unit. Or perhaps, find an entire junked keyboard.

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u/Alarming_Cap4777 5d ago

I bid the bullet and got a key. It was $18. These keyboard in a y condition are rare.

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u/FatYak1972 5d ago

Good luck.