Thinkpads Forum

Hi folks,
My sk-8835 keyboard is having some hardware issues. Everything works except for some main keyboard keys and buttons. I quite like the keyboard and want to either replace it with another 8835 or cannibalize an 8845 for parts. If you have something that would fit the bill, please send me a note. I'm in Boston, USA and can do paypal. I might also consider a 55Y9003 (aka, sk-8855).

Thanks!

Sorry to intrude,

I have the variant without the numpad. I've been affected by the same issues, but I found out how to fix them.
With a bit of patience the keycaps having issues can be removed ( I found that using a small brush and applying force using the flexible brush side works, with enough patience )

Underside each key has breast cups like silicon cups (dunno how to define them better)... The whole issue stems from these being a bit less firm ( yeh... similarities erm ).
If you apply on the bottom side of the keycap 5 / 7 layers of tape ( cut in small squares , applied in the center ), the functionality is fixed.

The layers depend on the thickness of the tape used ( but 7 - 8 is a safe bet to have autorepeat work as should meant to be )

I just posted mine on ebay. I would take $139 shipped if that interests you.

Thanks for the help!

Mazzinia- no such luck with mine. While trying to fix the trackpoint buttons, I sprayed the board with an electronics cleaner that managed to melt the silicone and some of the plastic clips of the keys. Won't be doing that again... I never could get the buttons to come back to life, so the board needed replacing anyway. Now I have lots of good spare parts.

Unfortunately, although these boards look exactly like old t4x boards, they use zif connectors for the ribbon cables instead of the press-on plugs like the laptop boards. The zif connection appears to be unique to the usb keyboard.

T20- pm sent!

Ah, a real pity.

And you answered the curiosity I had since a while... aka if a standard thinkpad kb could be swapped in. I was always too lazy to disassemble to check.
Even if they are different models, I suspect the connectors inside would be the same

I think I have some older SK-8805 ones sitting in my school doing nothing if you want

Thanks to t20user, new keyboard arrived last week and is getting along great with ubuntu16.04 and windows10. Though the touchpad scrolling works much better under ubuntu

t20user wrote:I just posted mine on ebay. I would take $139 shipped if that interests you.

Hello, you should have one for sale? Thx