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Title: What the heck is this switch?
Post by: Maledicted on Tue, 04 February 2020, 12:58:06
I wish I knew more about vintage switches than I already do. Does anybody have any idea what the heck this is?

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Sorry, answered my own question. More efficient/relative search criteria were my problem. If anyone is curious it is either HTK, or an SMK clone made with the same tooling.
Title: Re: What the heck is this switch?
Post by: Sintpinty on Wed, 05 February 2020, 05:18:02
Quote from: Maledicted on Tue, 04 February 2020, 12:58:06
I wish I knew more about vintage switches than I already do. Does anybody have any idea what the heck this is?

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Sorry, answered my own question. More efficient/relative search criteria were my problem. If anyone is curious it is either HTK, or an SMK clone made with the same tooling.

Idk but it looks like an smk switch with a cherry mount
Title: Re: What the heck is this switch?
Post by: Maledicted on Wed, 05 February 2020, 08:23:16
Quote from: Sintpinty on Wed, 05 February 2020, 05:18:02
Quote from: Maledicted on Tue, 04 February 2020, 12:58:06
I wish I knew more about vintage switches than I already do. Does anybody have any idea what the heck this is?

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Sorry, answered my own question. More efficient/relative search criteria were my problem. If anyone is curious it is either HTK, or an SMK clone made with the same tooling.

Idk but it looks like an smk switch with a cherry mount

Yeah, I couldn't find any examples of genuine SMK switches of that style that have a black housing and white/translucent slider though. I do wonder if these are any good to type on, because they're in a pretty cool IBM Model F clone board.
Title: Re: What the heck is this switch?
Post by: Sintpinty on Thu, 06 February 2020, 05:18:55
Quote from: Maledicted on Wed, 05 February 2020, 08:23:16
Quote from: Sintpinty on Wed, 05 February 2020, 05:18:02
Quote from: Maledicted on Tue, 04 February 2020, 12:58:06
I wish I knew more about vintage switches than I already do. Does anybody have any idea what the heck this is?

(Attachment Link)

Sorry, answered my own question. More efficient/relative search criteria were my problem. If anyone is curious it is either HTK, or an SMK clone made with the same tooling.

Idk but it looks like an smk switch with a cherry mount

Yeah, I couldn't find any examples of genuine SMK switches of that style that have a black housing and white/translucent slider though. I do wonder if these are any good to type on, because they're in a pretty cool IBM Model F clone board.

They look very similar to foam and foil switches so i think they should be alright