wanted: VIC20 keyboard plunger and spring

[cwilbar]

 

My Vic20 has a broken plunger (black, presumably same as C64?).  It is on one of the regular keys.  It looks like I have springs under all of the keys too ?  If so, I have lost the spring at some point in the past.

 

I'm looking to get a plunger and spring from a parts keyboard.

 

Anyone have spare VIC20 keyboard parts (or if C64 is the same, C64 kb parts) ?

 

PM me if you have what I need to fix my kb.

 

Thanks,

 

-- Curt

 

[eightbit]

The C64 and Vic-20 keyboards are the same and interchangeable. I do not have individual pieces/parts, but I do have a whole C64 breadbin keyboard that is perfectly functional that I was planning on selling (at $50). That might be more than what you are looking for but if you want it PM me.

[cwilbar]

@eightbit I'll keep that in mind, but as I only have one broken keyboard 'plunger' and one missing spring, I'd like to find the parts to fix this otherwise 100% keyboard before considering an entire replacement.

 

Thanks.

 

[carlsson]

There were a few minor variants to how the plunger looks, so if you don't mind post a picture of a good plunger and keycap next to it. Also where in the world are you located? I suppose a plunger is light but only postage alone from me would be about $2.50 for overseas.

[cwilbar]

On 1/23/2020 at 3:22 AM, carlsson said:

There were a few minor variants to how the plunger looks, so if you don't mind post a picture of a good plunger and keycap next to it. Also where in the world are you located? I suppose a plunger is light but only postage alone from me would be about $2.50 for overseas.

I haven't taken the KB apart, so until I do that I can't get a pic of a good plunger.  On the web I can only find reference to two types.... one with a white plunger, and one with a black plunger like the C64 uses.

 

Are there actually more types ?

 

I'm located in zip 02067 in the USA.