ZX81 / TS1000 handheld keyboard replacement

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tdg8934
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ZX81 / TS1000 handheld keyboard replacement

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I finally finished my handheld ZX81 / TS1000 keyboard replacement. Thanks to Mahjongg and his site: https://revspace.nl/ZX81%2B34_ZX81_clone

Here are some pictures.
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Re: ZX81 / TS1000 handheld keyboard replacement

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More pics.
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Final pics:
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Re: ZX81 / TS1000 handheld keyboard replacement

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Looks good, (yeah, I'm here these days).
Perhaps the holes could have been a tad smaller, that would have looked a bit better, but well done.
You could have pre-drilled the holes with a very small drill and used the perforated board as a guide, so the hole locations became a bit more precise, or perhaps use a pencil and the perforated board, to mark the hole locations on a paper, as drill guides would have worked too.
Anyway, it worked out I see.

I trust it is working well?
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Re: ZX81 / TS1000 handheld keyboard replacement

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Thanks for the feedback. Yes all works well (in either the TS1000 keyboard or my handheld keyboard)

Tim
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