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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Kurk on Tue, 15 November 2011, 08:38:29

Title: POS/matrix keyboards without Cherry blacks?
Post by: Kurk on Tue, 15 November 2011, 08:38:29

Hi there,
in order to create my own custom keyboard I am looking for programmable POS/matrix boards. I've found a few but they all seem to have Cherry blacks which I incidentally don't like for typing. So the question is:
Do you know of any POS/matrix keyboards with switches other than Cherry blacks? (browns or blues would be nice...)

Cheers!

Title: POS/matrix keyboards without Cherry blacks?
Post by: fossala on Tue, 15 November 2011, 08:45:25

Most of them are pcb mounted, just swap out the stems and springs.

Title: POS/matrix keyboards without Cherry blacks?
Post by: squarebox on Tue, 15 November 2011, 10:08:19

There's the Cherry G80-1950 which uses browns
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/G80-1950/1950-6.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/G80-1950/1950-5.jpg)

Title: POS/matrix keyboards without Cherry blacks?
Post by: Kurk on Wed, 16 November 2011, 13:52:43

Quote from: fossala;452554

Most of them are pcb mounted, just swap out the stems and springs.

To be honest, I've only seen Tipros from inside and they were all plate-mounted.

Quote from: squarebox;452593

There's the Cherry G80-1950 which uses browns

Oooh, nice one! Everything I've been looking for except for the card reader slot.