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Wang Hall Effect
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 22:54
by Firebolt1914
Horrible photos, cannot figure out what the connector is. I'm going to guess it's a Centronics 24 pin but am not sure whether or not Wang used them or not. I might try to convert it as it has a solenoid
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Will put in more details/pictures once I'm home
http://imgur.com/a/84caj
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 23:13
by seebart
Your photo's are fine. I was looking foreward to seeing this. Thanks for sharing. Are the function row keycaps and the others missing? A solenoid is always nice.
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 23:17
by Firebolt1914
I was in the middle of taking caps off, and decided to take pictures... All caps were included.
Posted: 08 Nov 2015, 23:23
by seebart
Firebolt1914 wrote: I was in the middle of taking caps off, and decided to take pictures... All caps were included.
Right cool, that's what I thought.
The base of the switch reads "4T2B"? And that top row "A26B"?
We have these in our wiki:
T4A2B - Wang 271-1126 (Meaning of T is unknown)
4A2K - Wang 271-1126
4B3K - Wang 271-1126
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Honeywell_Hall_Effect
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 01:53
by Firebolt1914
I also do not know how to disassemble it... I would like to take the plate off so I can clean the switches with corrosionx, but I have no clue.
Switches found on my keyboard 271-1247:
4A2B, 4B3A, 4T2B
Edit: found 4B2K on delete key
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 03:17
by Firebolt1914
I finally disassembled the keyboard; now all I have to do is order a bunch of corrosionx
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 05:18
by terrycherry
Very nice found. And we have the new variants of Honeywell hall effect switch on wiki!
Posted: 09 Nov 2015, 17:04
by seebart
Firebolt1914 wrote: I also do not know how to disassemble it... I would like to take the plate off so I can clean the switches with corrosionx, but I have no clue.
Switches found on my keyboard 271-1247:
4A2B, 4B3A, 4T2B
Edit: found 4B2K on delete key
OK thanks for the switch numbers. It looks like the plate may be locked to the PCB by those three metal hinges below the function row.
Posted: 12 Nov 2015, 07:07
by ohaimark
Did you buy it on eBay? If so... Good job. I made an offer and hoped that, if I didn't get it, someone from the forums would document it.
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 10:44
by XMIT
Please post more photos if you have them!
Posted: 14 Dec 2015, 11:10
by andrewjoy
He He He , wang! Always makes me laugh.
I did not know however they did any hall effect.
The only wang computer i ever used was i think AT class, it was crap!
Posted: 05 Jun 2016, 01:39
by terrycherry
Firebolt1914, what is your converting work now?
I have two same vintage hall effect wang keyboard can sell but without case.
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