Re: Keys Repeat on Apple II+

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Andrew Kochera <andrew.s.kochera@gmail.com> wrote:
> I did a search for this, and found a couple posts in which a depressed
> key repeats endlessly, and this being tracked back perhaps to a bad
> IC.
> 
> The problem I have is a little different. For a few keys only, a
> single keystroke will give 2 or 3 letters.  For instance: "That'sss
> all folkss!"  Most keys function just fine.
> 
> Any good solution to this problem?

This is caused by dirty key switch contacts. 

Sparing use of contact cleaner and/or a few hundred operations of the key
should fix it. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon