¢¢ From: Chuck Steinman¢ DataQue Products¢ Post Office Box 134¢ Ontario, OH 44862¢ USA¢¢ To: All Current TransKey Owners¢ ¢ Re: Stock Keyboard Non-Functionality¢¢ Date: August 1, 1992¢¢¢¢ If you are using a TransKey in your system, and the original Atari¢ keyboard has some are all of the keys which either fail to work at¢ all, or are inconsistant, this modification should correct that¢ problem.¢¢ SOLDER-IN VERSIONS:¢¢ Disconnect the TransKey ribbon conductor which is attached to pin-25¢ of PoKey. Attach one end of a 1K Ohm, 1/4 Watt resistor to pin-25¢ of PoKey. Attach the other end of the resistor to the wire which¢ was just disconnected.¢¢ PLUG-IN VERSIONS:¢¢ You will need to break the third from last conductor in the ribbon¢ cable (see diagram below). This should be done about two inches away¢ from the PoKey adapter socket. Insert a 1K Ohm, 1/4 Watt resistor¢ between the wire just broken. ¢¢ The easiest way to break this conductor loose is to use a knife and¢ cut the thin part of the insulation (between conductors) for about¢ an inch, then when it is isolated, break it about in the middle.¢¢ TOP VIEW DIP PLUG (TK END)¢¢ ---\/---¢ | 1 14|------------------------------------¢ | |------------------------------------¢ | 2 13|------------------------------------¢ | |------------------------------------¢ | |------------------------------------¢ | 3 12|------------------------------------¢ | |------------------------------------¢ | 4 11|-------------\/\/\/\/--------------- to pin-25 of PoKey¢ | |------------------------------------¢ | 5 10|------------------------------------¢ | |----------¢ | 6 9|---------- Last 4 Unused¢ | |----------¢ | 7 8|----------¢ --------¢¢¢¢ thanks¢ Chuck¢¢əəəə
