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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: BigBrother on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:08:53

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: BigBrother on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:08:53

A few weeks ago, I order a Westinghouse Keyboard (http://cgi.ebay.com/Westinghouse-Keyboard-Assembly-W1642-NCR-/320657255242?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa8a96b4a) from kpsurplus (http://stores.ebay.com/KPsurplus?_trksid=p4340.l2563). (20$/ea for 2)
I received them today!

(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8196/1002319a.th.jpg) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/1002319a.jpg/)
strange key columns
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3295/1002330x.jpg) (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/1002330x.jpg/)
an ignore key! Even an ET shortcut. :O
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8962/1002328w.th.jpg) (http://img98.imageshack.us/i/1002328w.jpg/)
I'll need help with this connector if it doesn't work in my eMachines linux box.

I'd be happy with some info if there is any.

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: digitalleftovers on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:14:54

There's a "FONE" key, and Ignore?  I think this is the most awesome set of I keys I have ever seen.  Have you tried pulling a cap to see what is below?  You should post a pic of any labels or serial numbers of the board.  If it doesn't have any, there should be something useful written on it's PCB (I'm almost certain that it has one).

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: BigBrother on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:18:03

Quote from: digitalleftovers;312351

There's a "FONE" key, and Ignore?  I think this is the most awesome set of I keys I have ever seen.  Have you tried pulling a cap to see what is below?  You should post a pic of any labels or serial numbers of the board.  If it doesn't have any, there should be something useful written on it's PCB (I'm almost certain that it has one).

Quote from: ripster;312353

He pulled a key.  Some weird linear I bet.

oh, and there's a light-blue coated spring on the key column. without the spring, there's nothing holding the key up at all.

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: digitalleftovers on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:24:09

Quote from: ripster;312353

He pulled a key.  Some weird linear I bet.

Oops... Guess I should look at all of the pictures.  I was probably blinded by the light from my WHITE keyboard.

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: BigBrother on Tue, 15 March 2011, 19:29:01

gotta re-install debian. info in an hour... or two.

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: woody on Wed, 16 March 2011, 05:06:33

Looks like close relative to this one (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=12491).

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: BigBrother on Wed, 16 March 2011, 07:48:52

been poking around in google and found something... on geekhack. http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15389

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: 3one5 on Wed, 16 March 2011, 08:05:17

Quote from: ripster;312347

The Zero looks like a boob.

Hrmmm, booby key caps....

Title: Westinghouse industrial keyboard - info(?)
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 16 March 2011, 08:08:24

The "Keytronic" on the switch is a big hint.

Interesting, most of the Keytronic foam'n'foils I've seen had the spring underneath the keycap around the switch stem.