12 Oct
2026
12 Oct
'26
4:27 p.m.
I have a Silent 700 terminal that only needs a new printhead and three
keyswitches to be fully functional.
Shipping costs for a terminal are ridiculous these days (and then I'd
want to fix the parts machine too!)
So - does anyone have those small pieces?
thanks
Charles
12 Oct
12 Oct
9:53 p.m.
what model? There are revisions over the years with these.
b
On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM Charles Morris via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I have a Silent 700 terminal that only needs a new
printhead and three
keyswitches to be fully functional.
Shipping costs for a terminal are ridiculous these days (and then I'd
want to fix the parts machine too!)
So - does anyone have those small pieces?
thanks
Charles
13 Oct
13 Oct
1:17 a.m.
It's a 745. Here is a Pic of the serial number plate.
Sent from Proton Mail for Android.
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On Monday, 10/12/26 at 16:54 Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
what model? There are revisions over the years with these.
b
On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM Charles Morris via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I have a Silent 700 terminal that only needs a new
printhead and three
keyswitches to be fully functional.
Shipping costs for a terminal are ridiculous these days (and then I'd
want to fix the parts machine too!)
So - does anyone have those small pieces?
thanks
Charles
3:26 a.m.
It's a model 745. I tried to post with an attached pic of the serial
number plate but I don't see my post.
5 a.m.
On 10/12/26 22:26, Charles Morris via cctalk wrote:
It's a model 745. I tried to post with an attached
pic of the serial
number plate but I don't see my post.
cctalk here doesn't support any attachments. If you need to do so try
connecting on the appropriate channel on the Discord for cctalk if you
can. There's channels which are dedicated to such as your need.
thanks
14 Oct
14 Oct
2:52 a.m.
The switches are (formerly) off-the-shelf Hall effect switches by Micro
Switch, type 1A3S. That's an ess not a five.
See the third entry in the picture/table at
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Micro_Switch_SD_Series
I tried searching for that part several years ago and it was
obsolete/non stocked then :( Googling shows a few inquiries on forums
(with no answers) in the 2010's.
So I think the only solution will be a scrapped keyboard - it might be
possible to replace just the Hall sensors but that is delicate surgery
and likely beyond my skills.
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