Re: IIe Capslock problem

["David Chiu" <none@nowhere.org>]

Sounded like one or both of your shift keys (not the cap lock) is stuck. You
can find this out by hitting the numerics (the row above QWERTY) and see if
you are getting symbols. If this is the case, you might want to press the
shift keys a couple times to see if this will clear it up. If not you may
need to replace the key switche(s.) Note that over the ten som odd years of
product life, Apple has has used no less than three different kind of key
switches for IIe keyboard, so make sure you have compatible key switches
before tearing into that old IIe keyboard for parts.

Stingray <stingray@webzone.net> wrote in message
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> I have a platinum IIe with  the built in numeric keypad type keyboard.
> The problem is that I get all caps whether the capslock key is up or
> down. I just wanted to check and see if there is anything I can do to
> remedy this short of taking the thing apart again (I just put it back
> together - this is a new problem) and replacing the key switch. If the
> switch needs to be replaced, I have an old standard IIe keyboard that I
> use for a switch donor. What's the chance that the switches are
> compatible? I know that there are a lot of different keyboards floating
> around out there. Do they all use the same type of switch?
>
> Stingray
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