Welly asked to me post some pics of the key switch in my DSI/Solitek 6600 $50 midnight special so here they are. As you will see the 6600 uses a four piece simplifed ALPS branded key switch that appears to be identical to the Fukka key switch in every way (except for the ALPS logo).
Here is a pic of the key switch with the case removed:
Here are the four components of the simplified ALPS (aka Fukka) key switch:
Not much electronics in the keyboard. Here is a pic of the circuit board under the LEDs:
Here is what looks like a crystal oscillator, some resistors and capacitors located on the front of the circuit board, next to the num pad, above the arrow keys:
And here's what I believe is the controller chip, located on the back side of the PCB:
Overall, not a bad keyboard. Hell, for $50 you get plate-mounted simplified ALPS and none of the transpostion issues that have driven the Wellster to the brink of insanity. Compared to the the crappy Das (Sorry Ray, the Das really is overprice crap vs.the Filco FKBN104MC/EB), ABS, and Filco Zero, the DSI 6600 is an outstanding value. You just have to tolerate the backward L Enter key and small backspace key.
I still can't relate to you Cult of the Fukka followers. The Fukkas are OK, but compared to the orginal complicated ALPS, they feel cheap. We are not naive, the simplified ALPS (Fukkas) were engineered to reduce manufacturing costs, not necessarily improve performance. However, if some of you feel that the cost reduction resulted in a better performing key switch, more power to ya.
I have a couple more pics of the DSI 6600U to post if anyone is interested.
Maybe this could be my very first Wiki contribution...:whoo: