Author Topic: Alternate Action Cherry MX (Read 2650 times)

bhtooefr · « **on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 13:54:11 »

How do the alternate action Cherry MX switches work?

Can you do switch surgery, and install the guts of an alt action switch in the body of a non-alt action switch?

I'm wondering, for lowpoly's keyboard design.

lam47 · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 17:28:58 »

Can you explain what an alt Cherry is? Its not a term I have seen around the boards.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 17:37:40 »

Alternate action = press key, locks down, press it again, comes back up.

Like Caps Lock on many ADB keyboards.

lam47 · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 17:40:43 »

Oh right. I have not seen one of those.
Would be interested to if anyone has a picture.

Thanks.

Chloe · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 17:47:02 »

It looks like you can swap upper housing and stem:
http://blog.dengzhe.com/article.asp?id=252

bhtooefr · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 17:48:32 »

Perfect.

lam47 · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 18:02:04 »

Cool look at the little latch on the stem part! Its so dinky.

Chloe · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 24 January 2009, 18:22:19 »

The latch on ALPS alternate action is even smaller. For the record it is possible to swap upper housing and stem with real ALPS but not with simplified.

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