I think it will not last forever - of course. But probably it will
last far longer than when you just clean it (thats what I did before-
cleaning every two or three months). The foil cannot rust because
it is made of aluminium, but it may corrode. - I can tell you that
I did this more than one year ago and all keys are working perfectly.
The contact area on the PCB is coated with gold (which one brave
guy scratched away on my Polysix...), so it should not degrade under
normal circumstances (it should even withstand coffee or coke...)
Johannes
toorglick wrote:
> Johannes, I saw this post of yours and have been considering this as
> a solution. My primary concerns are:
>
> Will the tape last? Will the foil last? Would the foil somehow rust
> or corrode (due to climate issues [I live in the North East USA where
> it's pretty damn cold right now, and condensation concerns me,
> perhaps foolishly])? How would the foil affect the contacts on the
> pcb?
>
> Any insight?
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I attach here one of my own posts I sent several months ago. It
>>works until now without any problem. I can recommend this method
>>out of this experience:
>>
>>
>>>From: Johannes Hausensteiner <jo.synth@c...>
>>>Date: Sat Mar 1, 2003 2:29 pm
>>>Subject: Re: [PolySix] P6 keyboard repair
>>
>> >
>>
>>>I had the same with my Polysix. I did the following:
>>>You need:
>>>∗ a piece of aluminium foil, the kind you pack food into
>>>∗ a standard office hole-puncher
>>>∗ dual sided adhesive tape; not a thick one like "Scotch" but a
>
> thin
>
>>> one similar to normal adhesive tape but sticking on both sides.
>>>∗ one free evening and a few good CDs to bring you over the
>
> evening ;-)
>
>>>Take the keyboard apart and clean the PCB, if you did not already.
>>>Glue the adhesive tape onto the aluminium foil and punch holes
>
> out of
>
>>>it. Now take the little circles of aluminium and adhesive tape
>
> and peel
>
>>>off the coating from the other side of the adhesive tape and glue
>
> the
>
>>>aluminium foil onto the black rubber "thingies". That's it.
>>>Since I did this several months ago each and any key is working
>
> perfect.
>
>>>Johannes
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