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D32 keyboard....

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 11:18 pm
by prime
Hi all,

I've been using one of my Dragon 32 machines for testing DragonPicoSD, and have found that several of the keys are sticky, they tend to stick in the down (or partly down) position, which makes typing more difficult :)

Is there a recommended way of freeing them up or lubricating them so they don't stick? I guess any lubricant would have to be plastic safe.

Cheers..

Phill.

Re: D32 keyboard....

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 10:02 pm
by noggin32
What's a DragonPicoSD? I'm intrigued 8-)

Re: D32 keyboard....

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 10:52 pm
by prime
noggin32 wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 10:02 pm What's a DragonPicoSD? I'm intrigued 8-)
Just something I'm working on, possible replacemnt for DragonMMC, but powered by a Raspbery pi pico2.

Cheers.

Phill.

Re: D32 keyboard....

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:37 pm
by noggin32
Nice. I've seen the Atari 8-bit A8PicoCart and another cart (that I forget the name of or even the platform) and was wondering if something could be made for the Dragon/Coco.

Re: D32 keyboard....

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2026 6:38 pm
by bluearcus
Hitek keyboard sticking down keys normally means that the key-slider is split, so check that first of all. You may have to pull spares from a junk keyboard and try and replace them in your good-ish board. Note... pulling them without damaging them is hard!