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Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: davin on Wed, 14 September 2011, 11:48:48

Hi Friends ;),

Maybe this question has been uttered before..., but wanted to be sure. (Sorry for the inconvenience)  

I saw a few posts made by Ripster, about the spacebar on Topre keyboards; concluding it was made with ABS.

On the Topre keyboards, only the spacebar is ABS right?, or are all the keys ABS?, this i did not get from Ripster's surgery of the keys ;)

Regards,

Davin

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: redpill on Wed, 14 September 2011, 12:00:33

According to the Topre wiki, the rest of the keys are PBT.

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: RiGS on Wed, 14 September 2011, 12:02:19

I believe the right shift is also ABS, however it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 14 September 2011, 12:54:47

Dye subbed ABS? Unlikely.

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: RiGS on Wed, 14 September 2011, 14:41:41

That makes sense. Thanks for pointing it out, though they could still use some kind of modified nylon material that withstands the heat.
The shift key has a different texture.

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: redpill on Wed, 14 September 2011, 16:15:58

Quote from: RiGS;416134

That makes sense. Thanks for pointing it out, though they could still use some kind of modified nylon material that withstands the heat.
The shift key has a different texture.

Hmm, I can't see a difference on the 103UB I'm staring at on my desk.  Could it be you just don't use your right shift so it looks like it has a different texture but just isn't worn?

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 14 September 2011, 16:27:06

Not to sound all "mcgurky" but it could be normal pbt wear from using that key a lot.

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 14 September 2011, 21:11:15

The Japanese layout boards have a PBT space bar :)


::cough:: ... like the one in my sig.. ::cough::

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 14 September 2011, 21:24:27

Quote from: RiGS;416134

The shift key has a different texture.

Can it be captured well in a photo? (maybe if you remove it and another cap and put them together?

If so, please post...

Title: Only Topre Spacebar ABS?
Post by: RiGS on Thu, 15 September 2011, 05:50:39

The texture is smoother, very similar to the spacebar.