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Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:12:30 »
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alps-Glidepoint-Keypad-/331471826621?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2d42aebd

Anyone have any idea what kinds of switches these use? Might make a tester unit of some sort if it's SKCM / SKCL compatible :D .
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:17:40 »
Maybe I'll dump my spare Blue ALPS in there.
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:21:56 »
SPARE blue Alps? Oh wow mate that sounds amazing :D .
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:22:46 »
Quote from: chyros on Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:21:56
SPARE blue Alps? Oh wow mate that sounds amazing :D .

There is a 75% board that I want to put these in.
That means I should have enough for a numpad at the least after I complete the board.
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 09:36:41 »
That is, IF this thing is compatible with this kind of switch xD .
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:32:37 »
Well I contacted a guy from Alps but he said the item doesn't appear in any logs for the last 10 years so he can't find any info on it. Anyone have any other idea of who it what might know?
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:33:49 »
Quote from: chyros on Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:32:37
Well I contacted a guy from Alps but he said the item doesn't appear in any logs for the last 10 years so he can't find any info on it. Anyone have any other idea of who it what might know?

Possible Knockoff?
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:39:06 »
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61519.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=5079.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=7332.msg124285#msg124285

Looks like a tossup between White Alps or a rubber dampened Alps? I'd say that would be Cream Alps but for some reason that's not mentioned in the search. Wondering if it's something unique.
« Last Edit: Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:42:44 by CPTBadAss »
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 14:24:42 »
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 16 February 2015, 10:39:06
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61519.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=5079.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=7332.msg124285#msg124285

Looks like a tossup between White Alps or a rubber dampened Alps? I'd say that would be Cream Alps but for some reason that's not mentioned in the search. Wondering if it's something unique.
Indeed, there seem to be a few conflicting reports there. It does list that it has a lifetime of 10 million cycles which I think is what the SKCM \ SKCL series are rated for. Cheers mate!
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 17:56:21 »
I think these keypads might be those low-profile Alps switches, http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFR/SKFS
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Re: Alps GlidePoint Keypad
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 18:21:29 »
Maybe it's possible that the Mac and PC versions have different switches? Also, are these low-profile Alps switches exchangeable with SKCM/SKCL switches?
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