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Title: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: SebFindsWeirdThings on Sun, 21 April 2019, 06:12:03

I found this weird keyboard at the car boot sale for a whopping £1, thought it was rubber dome but oh no, it had buckling springs.
This keyboard has no branding, only multimedia keyboard, and I'm really confused as to what it could be.
The springs inside sound and feel like the IBM ones found in the Model M, so I honestly aint sure where this is from.
It has media keys, so it's presumably from an early 2000's pc

Let me know what you think, I'll upload typing sounds when I'm home

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: fanpeople on Sun, 21 April 2019, 07:25:45

Dats pretty cool. I wanna know more.

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: subcat on Sun, 21 April 2019, 07:34:54

the switches are cantech buckling springs, a chinese buckling spring design. they're quite interesting, but obviously being a chinese clone switch the keyboards they come in are made out of tissue paper

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: E TwentyNine on Sun, 21 April 2019, 07:35:06

Can Tech Buckling Spring. 

https://deskthority.net/wiki/Can_Technology_buckling_spring

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: SebFindsWeirdThings on Sun, 21 April 2019, 09:37:18

Cool stuff!
Still for £1 thats dope for me, now i just need to test if it works!

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: flurryvelvet on Fri, 26 April 2019, 05:39:43

Quote from: SebFindsWeirdThings on Sun, 21 April 2019, 06:12:03

I found this weird keyboard at the car boot sale for a whopping £1, thought it was rubber dome but oh no, it had buckling springs.
This keyboard has no branding, only multimedia keyboard, and I'm really confused as to what it could be.
The springs inside sound and feel like the IBM ones found in the Model M, so I honestly aint sure where this is from.
It has media keys, so it's presumably from an early 2000's pc

Let me know what you think, I'll upload typing sounds when I'm home

that keyboard feels crappy compared to other buckling springs

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: abrahamstechnology on Fri, 26 April 2019, 20:55:42

Wow, a buckling spring with media buttons?

Title: Re: Odd buckling spring keyboard
Post by: flurryvelvet on Fri, 10 May 2019, 07:31:50

Quote from: abrahamstechnology on Fri, 26 April 2019, 20:55:42

Wow, a buckling spring with media buttons?

hopefully not made of crappy ol' rusty springs