v097pba8@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ken F Morton) (11/07/90)
Same thing happened to my keyboard - all I had to do was resolder the jack's connections to the boards. Looked like cold-solder joints. I was quite disappointed in Apple's lack of quality control. Anyway, that was a year ago, and it's still working perfectly... Ken Morton
bh@eng.auburn.edu (Brian Hartsfield) (11/08/90)
Let me tell you what I did when I had that same problem. First, I reheated the connecttions on the bad side just in case they had come loose. After you reheat them, while the sodler is still melted, push the connecter back in. Next, pull out a multimeter and do a contiutity check on all the connections and if any of the fail then try to reheat the connection. They that fails, then just attach a wire from the connection near the plug to where that solder trace end. I currently have 2 such wires hooked up because Applesssolder traces didn't work (or I ended up reheating the connections so much I loosened the solder trace).
jh4o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeffrey T. Hutzelman) (11/08/90)
I had the same problem with the right-hand port on my keyboard. I took
it to my local Apple dealer (which is actually reasonably Apple //
literate) and the service center told me there wasn't much they could
do. If the connector is physically loose from the board, make sure your
warranty is already run out and try soldering it back on. In my case,
all I was able to do was get another keyboard. Luckily, I knew someone
who had bought an extended keyboard and sold me his old IIgs keyboard at
a reduced price.
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