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Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: chimera15 on Mon, 14 February 2011, 01:28:37

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130303141925&_trksid=p4012.m2000068&_trkparms=clkid%3D7075433081930692782 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130303141925&_trksid=p4012.m2000068&_trkparms=clkid%3D7075433081930692782)

Found these.  Interesting, they come with the switch,  cap, and plate for less than $1 each.  Actually just over $1 with shipping for me.


http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pc-White-Keyboard-4x5-keys-20-keys-Metal-Panel-/140380863344?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item20af59fb70 (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pc-White-Keyboard-4x5-keys-20-keys-Metal-Panel-/140380863344?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item20af59fb70)

Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: calavera on Mon, 14 February 2011, 02:21:08

that is interesting. For a moment I thought these were the glow in the dark key caps.

Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: Half-Saint on Mon, 14 February 2011, 02:24:02

Are the caps Cherry MX compatible?

Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: chimera15 on Mon, 14 February 2011, 02:31:10

I was wondering that too.  It definitely looks like it. I put a question into the seller asking if they're linear or clicky.  We'll see if he responds intelligently at all.

Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Mon, 14 February 2011, 03:18:18

Interesting, but what stem is it ?

Looks nice, maybe useful for those who like to print out icons and put under the see through cap.

But i'm not really bothered for that sort of thing.

Title: Interesting switches+caps on ebay
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 14 February 2011, 04:54:01

The caps are not MX-compatible, at least without any modification. You can see the inside of a key cap in the third picture in this auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pc-White-Keyboard-4x5-keys-20-keys-Metal-Panel-/140380863344?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item20af59fb70). There are struts in the way.

Hmm.. Some of these switches have white stem, others have black stem.
The seller also has 4×4, 5×1 and 4×3 panels.

They remind me of vintage NEC linears.