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I haven't had the time to look yet. I did have the cover off recently and didn't see anything, and now that I've repositioned the keyboard on a keyboard tray it's gone away, so I'm going to monitor and see how it goes.

Hi Guys,

I've got a well used OmniKey/Plus that over the last few months has developed a sort of rattle. I've vacuumed the keyboard once a month for years, so I don't think this is a dirt issue, but have a keycap puller in the mail and I'll pull a few and see shortly.

The thing is, the rattle ...

Thanks, that's helpful. So it looks like this is going to be a waiting game with eBay until the right deal comes along.

The deskthority wiki suggests that:

a good thorough cleaning of the sliders and switch tops, and a shot of compressed air in the bottoms and the switch plates, even the dirtiest ...

Is there a way to tell the difference between a Gen2 and Gen3 Ultra-T visually? (and does it matter?)

I can try. What is it we're trying to determine with that?

Darn. No joy. It looks like there is no room for the top row of F keys. Even if I wanted to hack the metal, there's a big cable in the way.


So it looks like I'm going to have to source an Ultra-T somewhere, or perhaps something like an IBM Model F 104 or AT keyboard.

The bottom label has: 051710-89/11. I'm guessing the 89/11 is November 1989 production date.

Whilst I'm building a parts list, does anyone know if the F13-F15 keys can be made functional (or the Omni key for that matter)? In my reading it seems this isn't something folks have had too much luck with ...

Hi Guys,
Does anyone know if it's possible to turn a NorthGate OmniKey/Plus into an Ultra? I imagine the keycaps and switches for the top row of function keys could be had, I'm just not sure if there's anything underneath that the Plus would not have.

I have an outstanding condition Plus that I've ...