Re: Apple //c Keyboard Problem

["Garberstreet Electronics" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Jason" <jasonb1963@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:gvi63r$34r$1@news.ett.com.ua...
> Recently, I purchased a used //c on eBay (the A2S4100 model).  The 
> seller advertised that the computer was fully functional.  I just sat 
> down to play with it a couple of weeks after receiving it, but it seems 
> to be unusable in it's current condition.
>
> After power on, I press ctrl-reset to get an Applesoft prompt.  Then 
> whenever I press a key, it appears to work but then starts repeating 
> endlessly within a second or so.  This is the case for about 90-95% of 
> the keys.  The remaining 5-10% of the keys do nothing at all when they 
> are pressed.  Pressing ctrl-reset does not stop the keys from repeating 
> -- I have to switch the power off and back to get it to stop.
>
> I've taken the computer apart and cleaned it out (including the 
> keyboard) with compressed air (there was a fair bit of dust in there).  
> I also reseated all of the socketed chips.  The problem remains.
>
> Before I attempt to return the computer to the seller, is there 
> anything else I can try to solve this problem?  It seems like it would 
> be easier to perform a minor repair than send it back and wait for 
> another suitable unit to show up on ebay.  OTOH, I don't want to spend 
> a lot of time tracking down the problem and fixing it as I would rather 
> be using the computer than trying to fix it.

Jason, 

I'd say that if the seller was a csa2 member, you've just 
burned yourself for returning it anyway. Also, if it was 
promoted as a 100% working device, then you're also in a 
heap of trouble. What you SHOULD have done is, as soon as 
you discovered that the IIc wasn't working correctly, THAT 
is when you should have returned it for a refund.  :-O 

Garberstreet Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com