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Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: fullofenergy on Wed, 22 June 2011, 18:20:45

From a super old keyboard I found:

(http://i.imgur.com/ITpfm.jpg)

There's no tactile feedback like cherry brown.

The back of the keyboard says
DATAWARE
Manufactured by DK-HK
Model no. Kb-6251EM

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: fullofenergy on Wed, 22 June 2011, 18:52:01

key cap has cross shape like cherry

I am in Canada, no nickels for you!

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: fullofenergy on Wed, 22 June 2011, 20:23:41

We're still using the keyboard, maybe one day when it retires I'll take it apart.

I think that keyboard is from the 1980s.

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 22 June 2011, 23:25:08

Quote from: fullofenergy;365568

There's no tactile feedback like cherry brown.

Do you mean a light tactile feedback like cherry browns? Or is it linear?

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: fullofenergy on Wed, 22 June 2011, 23:44:43

I mean there's no feedback like brown and blue, so it's kinda like black

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: Ascaii on Thu, 23 June 2011, 01:03:52

actually that *is* a Mitsumi switch, albeit a rare variant with a cherry compatible Stem.
I had a Chicony KB-5191 board an identical version of these. I found the switch too "scratchy" for my personal feel.
My light blue switches had a slight tactile bump, I wonder if yours have a different feel.

Title: What kinda switch is this?
Post by: fullofenergy on Thu, 23 June 2011, 11:00:38

Ascaii that's exactly how the switch looks like, but mine is whitish? And there is no tactile/audio feedback whatsoever, only sound comes from bottoming out the key.