SX-64 keyboard, spacebar, or cable..

[alexkerhead]

Does anyone have a commodore sx-64 keyboard, cable, spacebar, or old sx-64 that dont work with all of the above.
With the failing of getting a 25-pin serial to work, I am desperate to find a sx-64 keyboard or spacebar or cable.

[carlsson]

Is the 25-pin cable fully populated and wired straight? If it is e.g. a null-modem cable, likely only the required pins are populated. If you can't find a fully populated serial cable, maybe try a parallel one and two gender changers?

[alexkerhead]

It was a belkin, and I don't know yet if it is fully populated, I will check seeing as it is useless now either way, I cut her open.
If it is not fully poped, I try and find one that is, or maybe splice 2 printer cables together? Would that work.
I will look for a fully poped parallel though. The one I had was serial.
Thanks for the advice Carlsson.

[carlsson]

A multimeter or some even simpler device to test if you have a connection could be useful to check a few pins on both ends. You don't have to cut it open to do that. Which gender does 25-pin SCSI cables normally have? I can't say for sure it should work, but the advice about using a fully populated straight 25-pin cable between computer and keyboard has come up so many times and by qualified people that it can't be a misunderstanding.

I'm not sure what you mean by getting a spacebar (key?). Is that one missing/broken on your existing SX keyboard?

[alexkerhead]

It is missing.
Today, I wired two belkin parallel 25 wire cables together, and all keys worked, BUT for instance the back space placed an M on the screen.
I think I need a commodore cable.