IBM 3278 series terminal beamspring keyboard complete rebuild restoration and usb convert
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- This video is about a complete rebuild and usb convert of an IBM 3278 series terminal beamspring keyboard salvaged from a junkyard .
Kudos go to Deskthority user Pandrew for his excellent beamspring usb controller design and to my friends Andrea and Marco for their patience and support.
Timestamp courtesy of viewer @f40ph88
1:22 Keycap removal
3:26 Top case removal
4:03 Assembly removal from bottom case
4:27 Assembly disassembly
5:44 Switch removal
6:15 Switch Keystem removal
6:54 Placing switch components in tubs to be cleaned / rust treated
7:11 Ultrasonic(?) or electronic rust removal from top case and spacebar stabilizer
7:33 Door latch spring removal
7:50 Bending a new stabilizer from some wire
8:56 Ultrasonic cleaning capacitive pads, springs, stems, and keycaps
10:00 Switch re-assembly
10:48 Barrel plate CNC
11:17 Placing in new foam and cutting it
12:58 Assembly re-assembly
14:32 Xwhatsit controller soldering
15:20 Typing test with solenoid off
16:08 Typing test with solenoid on
NOTE
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One of the most amazing videos on RUclips!
Thank You !!!!!!
I love how we can hear news in Italian in the begining And people are talking on a very steriotype italian way.
I didnt know you were Italian at First, interesting to know.
I'm from Brazil btw.
And wow, congratulations for the great work. This one looks like It was costly and hard to do.
Thank You! About the italian news audio , it's been a little shocking earing it again during video editing about one year later , since most of the original background audio has been recorded during the Covid-19 China outbreak and we were not still fully aware of how serious the situation was. About the original PCB , it was still good , so no need to replace it . I'm aware that someone on deskthority.net/ did make replacement pcbs or I could have switched to pcb design mode :))
@@BitSplits Wow, I didnt know that someone actually did made New PCBs for this keyboard. This is amazing. There are some Very skilled people out there who love this keyboard then!
a real work of art as always!
monumentale
che restauro, complimenti!
Grazie! Una faticaccia, davvero.
Incredible work, I cant believe this has so few views. The colour of the repaint on the case came out very nice.
Thank You!
What a wonderful sounding ol clunker. Love that solenoid sound.
Grandissmo, un lavorone
Great Video!!!
1:22 Keycap removal
3:26 Top case removal
4:03 Assembly removal from bottom case
4:27 Assembly disassembly
5:44 Switch removal
6:15 Switch Keystem removal
6:54 Placing switch components in tubs to be cleaned / rust treated
7:11 Ultrasonic(?) or electronic rust removal from top case and spacebar stabilizer
7:33 Door latch spring removal
7:50 Bending a new stabilizer from some wire
8:56 Ultrasonic cleaning capacitive pads, springs, stems, and keycaps
10:00 Switch re-assembly
10:48 Barrel plate CNC
11:17 Placing in new foam and cutting it
12:58 Assembly re-assembly
14:32 Xwhatsit controller soldering
15:20 Typing test with solenoid off
16:08 Typing test with solenoid on
Hello, sorry for the late answer. THANK YOU for Your help and time in indexing my video, I added the timestamp in the notes section with a reference to Your nickname. Thank You again!
Wow, that was just amazing the work you did on getting this into use again. Excellent job.
my god! Awesome job. Bravi!
Thank You!
10:36 The restored springs sound so clean! Also, if not for the title then I would have thought the board was completely unsalvageable. Has to be the most impressive restoration I've seen/will see on RUclips--up there with the people who touch-up Renaissance paintings!
Thank You for Your kind words, You might have noticed that I like restoration of vintage computers and pc parts; these are, sometimes, really challenging tasks because they are generally in very bad conditions. I'm actually working on the restoration and revival of a couple of 8" disk drives salvaged from trash that were in a similar condition to that keyboard and there will be a video on those too. What drives me is the enormous satisfaction of seen this things work again despite their age and mistreatment but all this requires a lot of work on each project so I'm not publishing many videos as I would want to :)
Amazing work, as usual, very nice video.
Absolute best!
Congrats, you are a true keyboard hero!
beautiful keyboard! Planning to buy a beamspring at the end of the year if i can find one ;)
Veramente bravi, bravi per la perseveranza. Io colleziono vecchi tastiere IBM e mi manca proprio questo modello, magari ne trovassi una da restaurare!
Grazie! Non e' facile trovarne, ormai i mainframe a cui erano collegate sono stati tutti rottamati. Se ti puo' interessare c'e' il gruppo italiano di appassionati di tastiere meccaniche su Telegram e di cui faccio parte t.me/joinchat/E3-jOVMuRYJX1YJOJNk8CQ .
WOW.
bellissimo! un po' breve semmai... mi sarebbe piaciuto vedere anche la progettazione dell'interfaccia e il restauro del case metallico. Suggerisco di aggiungere delle caption esplicative nelle parti mute
Ciao, l'interfaccia e' stata progettata dall'utente Pandrew di Deskthority, la trovi qui deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=24512 , io ne ho solo ordinati i pcb da Jlcpcb e assemblata come si vede nel video e programmata. Purtroppo , come ho accennato all'inizio , non ho potuto riprendere, a causa della pandemia, alcune fasi come la piegatura del frame del plate principale , la sabbiatura e riverniciatura del case, cose che ho commissionato a chi ha l'attrezzatura per farlo. E' difficile decidere quanto lungo fare un video, si corre sempre il rischio di scontentare chi vorrebbe vedere tutti i dettagli e chi si annoierebbe a morte :)
10:43 the fun begins
it truely is amazing. you went from trash to treasure. Did you buy a new PCB or did you clean and seal the old one?
Hello, I did clean the original one with ipa and deoxydized the connector pads
@@BitSplits looks great afterwards, i didint know you could get them this clean :O what was the reason to cnc a new plate for the switches? Did the rust penetrate the metal too deep?
@@haluk91 Rust was too deep and some parts fell apart. I have a very good laser cut service in my area , they are equipped with metal sheet bending machines so I've been able to design the part and have it cut and bent. Not an easy task a should say!
@@BitSplits I can imagine that! The work really payed off.
There is simply no way you could make or find a New pcb for capacitive beamsprings hah
Trabalho sensacional!
Thank You!!
Hello! Do you have discord or anything? I am restoring an even worse condition 3276 than you had and was wondering if you could share the files for the barrel plate you had made. Itd be a huge help
Impressing
Ma dov'era? È stata tirata fuori dal Titanic? Complimenti, dev'essere stato proprio un lavoraccio!
abbandonata alle intemperie in mezzo ad altra ferraglia
Grande video! Ho visto su eBay... C'è un asta in corso dall'Italia. Sui 600 euro sta! Pazzesco! C'è anche la 5251
How did you fix the rotten solenoid???
surprisingly, it can be disassembled to pieces. I cleaned, derusted, brushed, diy nichelated , lubed it and rebuilt! I have no video for that , sometimes You do not turn on the camera for works You don't believe You'll succede in , as the rebuilt of the front door hinge that's been amazing how I rebuilt it by forging by hand and pliers a cheap chinese stainless steel spring!
@@BitSplits I need your help for I have such a solenoid aswell! Same model on a Model f blue button
@@omerkaya545 so how can I help You?
@@BitSplits derusting and dissassembly, mine isnt as rusted as yours, do you have discord?
@@omerkaya545 please contact me on deskthority I hate giving direct contact references not to be eventually bullied. User name is lucar . deskthority.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=13466
Great video. It would be even greater without the music.
Thanks! it's the usual dilemma, some people ask for music , some for silence so , whatever I do , someone will be disappointed :)
Wow...
牛逼！