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Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: shawn o on Sat, 03 December 2011, 21:50:07

Would all the keycaps from the auction below fit on a Filco? I assumed they would but was reading and saw mention of an offset capslock and lower keys? Does that mean the stem on some of the keys is offset?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cherry-MY8000-Keyboard-Card-Reader-S0526-/180767292486?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2a1691fc46

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: demik on Sat, 03 December 2011, 21:56:45

if you're looking for double shots...

those aren't it

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: shawn o on Sun, 04 December 2011, 04:11:49

No, don't like double shots. Prefer the laser ones.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: N8N on Sun, 04 December 2011, 05:26:00

I would assume that the stems are offset on caps lock and the bottom row as a similar boards w/ doubleshots is that way.  It's workable with a little epoxy...

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: slueth on Sun, 04 December 2011, 06:28:08

Why wouldn't you like the doubleshots one and prefer the lasered ones?

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: N8N on Sun, 04 December 2011, 06:44:31

I'm not the OP, but I ASSume feel.  the doubleshots look sexy, but they are ABS while the lasered ones are PBT.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: Clickey on Sun, 04 December 2011, 14:08:58

Quote from: N8N;463821

I would assume that the stems are offset on caps lock and the bottom row as a similar boards w/ doubleshots is that way.  It's workable with a little epoxy...

This, I have a set of lasered cherry keycaps that are more compatible for less $ if you want.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: shawn o on Sun, 04 December 2011, 16:14:44

Same colors?

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 04 December 2011, 16:57:52

Black lasered Cherry keys are POM. White/grey/beige Cherry keys are PBT.

It is not only the offset keys that are incompatible with Cherry MX. All wide keys on a Cherry MY keyboards are too.
You can read more in this guide (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MY#Key_cap_compatibility_with_Cherry_MX).

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: Clickey on Sun, 04 December 2011, 19:22:32

Same colors

Quote from: Findecanor;464069

Black lasered Cherry keys are POM. White/grey/beige Cherry keys are PBT.

It is not only the offset keys that are incompatible with Cherry MX. All wide keys on a Cherry MY keyboards are too.
You can read more in this guide (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MY#Key_cap_compatibility_with_Cherry_MX).

Wide keys?

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 04 December 2011, 19:36:09

Ok... the stabilized keys. I'd never seen Cherry keys with the stabs molded in like that, odd. Won't be a problem on the older ones though.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: pitashen on Sun, 04 December 2011, 20:03:40

Quote from: lysol;464156

Ok... the stabilized keys. I'd never seen Cherry keys with the stabs molded in like that, odd. Won't be a problem on the older ones though.

Not entirely correct still. Here are the keys from G81 that will not fit filco compatibles and leopold:

Caps lock (also applies to g80 with stepped caps lock)
Ctrl
Alt
Win
Menu
Space bar (applies to all cherry boards)

The rest WILL fit.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 04 December 2011, 20:47:43

Oh, I knew about the capslock and bottom row. I harvested most of my doubleshots from g81's. I'd just never seen the shifts, enter, backspace not compatible either. Since I was specifically talking about stabilized keys my statement was in fact correct.

Title: Buying Cherry MY8000 for keycaps for Filco?
Post by: pitashen on Sun, 04 December 2011, 20:54:08

Quote from: lysol;464190

Oh, I knew about the capslock and bottom row. I harvested most of my doubleshots from g81's. I'd just never seen the shifts, enter, backspace not compatible either. Since I was specifically talking about stabilized keys my statement was in fact correct.

ya...my brain is not working right these couple of days..

Anyway, to OP,

Get Clickey's set would be the safest option for you. If I am not mistaken, only the spacebar and the enter as well as the backslash won't fit out of the entire set. Thats 3 keys not fitting as compare to the potentially 9 keys if you get the MY8000.

Or you could for the enter key and the backslash sake get that ebay deal as well... to make everything complete.