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HP 42S - intermittent rows nonfunctional Message #1 Posted by Rob Welch on 1 Dec 2009, 2:24 p.m. I've been a heavy user of my 42S for over 20 years now. To my dismay, I'm starting to see a chronic problem. Most of the time, I lose a row or column of keys. I'll lose the 123 row or the 963 column. The calculator has always been either in the old leather case HP used to sell or in use, so it's clean. Is there a way to fix this without having to crack open the case? I've already sprayed contact cleaner in the case and that had no effect other than to make the calculator greasy for a day or so. I sure am jonesing for RPN. I'm tired of getting a result of zero.

Re: HP 42S - intermittent rows nonfunctional Message #2 Posted by Steve Simpkin on 1 Dec 2009, 3:11 p.m., in response to message #1 by Rob Welch This is likely a problem with deformed rubber at the keyboard connector contacts. This is usually repairable without removing the keyboard overlay. See the recent thread: http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/forum.cgi?read=160128#160128 Also see http://www.hpmuseum.org/guest/brogpion.htm

Re: HP 42S - intermittent rows nonfunctional Message #3 Posted by geoff quickfall on 1 Dec 2009, 3:49 p.m., in response to message #1 by Rob Welch Hello Rob, Take a look at this posting. It will show you the foam rubber keyboard to logic PCA contact failure. This is the rubber that needs replacing. I have done 5 42S upgrades to 32 K as well as restoring about 10 other pioneer models all suffering the degraded foam problem. I use a foam mouse pad as a donor. opening a 42S The method I use is credited to Tony Duell and I find the easiest way to enter the calculator. Others prefer to use a credit card inserted between the shells and used to pry the shells apart. Good luck, and it is an easy fix in the scheme of things. Cheers, Geoff

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