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Someone who can fix a Timex Sinclair (DE, USA)

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I have a Timex Sinclair, a few game tapes, etc., but the keyboard only had 2-3 working keys when I got it. I mangled a floppy cable and tried to fix it but only succeeded in making NO keys work. Does anybody nearby know how to fix these who'd do it for free or cheap? Alternatively, does anyone know of a third-party keyboard cable (instead of their crappy ribbon that snaps and breaks if you so much as glance at it) that I could buy online for a few bucks?
 
*rediscovers this page*
http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/membranes.html

I remember, now that I've seen it, seeing this page a while back. Basically it's a whole keyboard replacement for the thing that's manufacture date is in the 2000s instead of the 80s, much newer and less broken.

I'll pick one of these up when I can afford it.
 
Do you want the original keyboard or simply an operational machine? You can build a new cable and hook it up to a modified mechanical keyboard and it will never break again.

I have exactly one fully operational TS keyboard out of the 9 machines I possess. Unfortunately, that keyboard is in a machine that is suffering from the "dark screen" problem. I have machines with good screens but would require a transplant of that delicate keyboard.

If you're looking for a cheap replacement, I might be able to help. One of the niftier items I picked up off eBay was a modified TS in a typewriter case with a home built mechanical keyboard. I'm using it as reference for my IBM conversion to have a way of using TS1000s reliably in the future. I might be willing to part with the typewriter cased machine. It's pretty neat and works fine.

Matt
 
I want a functional machine that looks like it's original design, preferably. I will be using the device at least some, but I don't honestly know how finicky the keyboards are when working. I'd take the machine if it were free, gladly, to use, and keep the other on display, but I don't have enough money to justify a second one when I have never even used a Sinclair before (especially right before christmas).
 
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