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Step 5Arrange the switches on the bars.
Now would be the time to put the switches on the bars.
But first, it would be helpful to understand how the typewriter is going to work. When a typewriter key is pressed down, the long bar the key is attached to will strike a button which will then interface with a keyboard circuit and send that letter into the computer.
Therefore it is important that the bar is able to strike the button.
From my research, I have found that with the switches I am using, no more than 6 can be placed side by side. Once a seventh is added, it will start being missed by the striker bar.
To combat this, I have set up a system where I have created two staggered rows of switches that alternate groupings of 6 (see diagram).
Start putting the switches on the bars. Wrap the groups of six tightly together with thin strips of black gaffer's tape. Remember that some keys (such as "Return") may be on their own and not in a grouping.
But first, it would be helpful to understand how the typewriter is going to work. When a typewriter key is pressed down, the long bar the key is attached to will strike a button which will then interface with a keyboard circuit and send that letter into the computer.
Therefore it is important that the bar is able to strike the button.
From my research, I have found that with the switches I am using, no more than 6 can be placed side by side. Once a seventh is added, it will start being missed by the striker bar.
To combat this, I have set up a system where I have created two staggered rows of switches that alternate groupings of 6 (see diagram).
Start putting the switches on the bars. Wrap the groups of six tightly together with thin strips of black gaffer's tape. Remember that some keys (such as "Return") may be on their own and not in a grouping.
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