[Arm-netbook] Future case idea: subnotebook/PDA with QWERTY keyboard

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Sam Pablo Kuper
<sampablokuper at posteo.net> wrote:
> On 04/09/16 17:50, Joseph Honold wrote:
>> My idea is to use snap domes attached to a sticker and placed directly on the pcb which has exposed copper pads for contacts (keyboard matrix). The sticker could be laser (or hand) cut to any shape and snap domes hand placed (for prototype). The snap dome method is how most phones (and Zipit Z2, see my post https://mozzwald.com/articles/zipit-soft-keypad-mod) do it these days. The snap domes are available and I actually got a sample kit from Snaptron (http://www.snaptron.com). There are some far east manufacturers of snap domes also.
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> I've seen pictures of these, but I don't think I've used them more than
> once or twice. I wasn't crazy about them, but they sure do seem like
> they would make manufacture easier. How does their reliability compare
> to other mechanisms?

 metal domes are rated for ridiculous numbers of presses.

l.