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Rob.Wilson

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Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« on: October 16, 2011, 09:04:52 AM »
Hi Chaps


any idea were i could get a key board that i could mount on the front of an enclosure ?     


Rob

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2011, 09:14:21 AM »
Rob,

Do you mean a std pc style k/b?

I think not......and needs to be IP rated?

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2011, 09:28:37 AM »
Rob,

Do you mean a std pc style k/b?

I think not......and needs to be IP rated?



hi John

yes that what i was after ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, whats IP rated ?  


Rob

Just GOOGLE "IP rated "  ,,,,,,,,,,, no such regs in my shop  :lol: :lol:

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2011, 09:36:04 AM »
Sale, Cheshire
I've cut the end off it twice, but it's still too short

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2011, 09:58:40 AM »
Hi Andy


Now that looks just the job  :thumbup: ,,,,,,,,, i could stick that to the front panel  :dremel:


Cheers Rob  :)

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2011, 08:32:11 AM »
HI we got the ones used in the university from RS

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2012, 03:51:26 AM »
Rob, would one of these do the trick?
http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/keyboards/roll-up-keyboard-(black)-urk100/8275

Andy

Now why didn't I think about this when I was looking at the in a shop the other day?

Thanks for putting two and two together!

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2012, 09:05:13 AM »
I used one of those roll up jobs when I converted a Denford lathe to more modern PC cnc control, but I found them rather flakey. Sometimes worked, sometimes didn't. I tried three different ones with vaaying sucess. Good concept though when your hands are oily and there's swarf in the air.
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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2012, 10:31:44 AM »
I've used one on my mill/drill cnc for over 10 years with no problems :thumbup:

"http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/keyboards/roll-up-keyboard-(black)-urk100/8275 "

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2012, 11:05:14 AM »
Cheers for the input lads ,much appreciated  :headbang:

I have one on order .


Rob

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2012, 12:28:33 PM »
It's now 9 months later, so you've evidently been giving this aspect a lot of   :coffee: :scratch:  :scratch:  :smart: , Rob.

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Re: Panel mounted QWERTY keyboard
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2012, 01:39:32 PM »
It's now 9 months later, so you've evidently been giving this aspect a lot of   :coffee: :scratch:  :scratch:  :smart: , Rob.

Andy


 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Hi Andy ,,,,,,,,nope just slow  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



Rob