From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Tue Dec 01 1998 - 17:32:00 EST
On Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:07:24 -0500 (EST), Stephen Amadei wrote:
>On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Paul Khoury wrote:
>
>> Well, guess what? I'm finally sending my original 701 in to EasyServer
>> tomorrow or
>> Wed., but now this d**n keyboard on my newer 701 broke, because one line on
>> the flex cable
>> is cut.
>
>If only one line is cut, why not try to repair it. I repaired mine.
>
>Go to Pep Boys and buy a rear window defroster repair kit. It costs about
>$5 but it's uses are endless... it's basically conductive paint.
>
>Get some scotch tape, tape behind the break in the cable, and with a small
>amount of the 'paint' on the brush, put some of the conductive paint in
>the break, being very careful not to paint multiple lines together.
>
>Then wrap the rest of the tape around the break, protecting the repair.
>
>Mine has survived for 8 months this way.
>
Are you serious? Wow. Hmmm...
So, it's like a liquid conducter?
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