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Top and bottom of two Key Tronic foam-and-foil pads from the same assembly, showing conductive top layer and Mylar bottom layer with sponge foam in between. The foam is undergoing significant deterioration due to age; newly manufactured replacements are still being produced by
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printed circuit board below. As the key was depressed, the capacitance between the plunger pad and the patterns on the PCB below changed, which was detected by
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