Timex Sinclair 1000 keyboard repair

My Timex Sinclair 1000 would boot to the 'K' cursor but only three keys would work. I tried trimming the "ribbon" which helped but 5 keys still wouldn't work. I then used self-adhesive copper foil tape to repair breaks in the lead.
I purchased the copper tape for about $6.00 from Adafruit - a great site: www.adafruit.c...
I appreciate feedback and comments.
David

[@markevans8206]

This is the machine that started my career. Well technically the ZX 81 which was rebranded by Timex. I just picked one up for nostalgic reasons and your video helped me get it functioning again. So thanks for that.

[@davidk4145]

Glad it helped!

[@ericolsen4208]

This video was amazing! (I know it is old now, but…)
Thank you so much for creating it!
I just bought a Sinclair 1000 off eBay and the keyboard does not work so I plan to open it up soon and try this fix. I can’t wait to see if I can fix it like you did yours.
PS. I am primarily a Commodore 64 guy, so loved to see your old breadbin sitting on your desk.

[@davidk4145]

Glad the video was helpful. Hope your repair is successful. Love all those old computers. An Apple lle was my first computer and I still like to see it.

[@MrEd-ri5kh]

Impressive fix! I had that thing 1980s! Good memories!

[@davidk4145]

Thanks for watching. It was small but impressive computer!

[@Alex_Valentine]

That dry rot is such a pain. Maybe put a little ArmorAll for future proofing?

[@lizziedavis1618]

Nice video, thanks for sharing!

[@davidk4145]

Thanks for watching!

[@EricRenshaw]

The $29 price tag was when they were clearing them out. They'd discontinued them (which I didn't know) when I got mine. They were originally $99. I got one issue of Timex-Sinclair User magazine at my local book shop. Never saw another. Thing was a pain to program on with all of the text on screen refreshing with every keystroke. Still, I learned a lot.

[@davidk4145]

It wasn't much when you look back on it, but it was still enough to get a lot of people interested in computers and programming (and maybe turned some off too)!

[@Spider_Rico]

Where do you get that copper tape?

[@davidk4145]

I purchased the copper tape for about $6.00 from Adafruit - a great site: www.adafruit.com/product/1128