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Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: dr_disciple on Sun, 25 December 2011, 09:34:17

Just to share what I found in my in-laws place. Gonna do some small modding to fit current Cherry MX Switches KB :)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_1.JPG)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_2.JPG)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_3.JPG)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_4.JPG)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_5.JPG)

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Retro_Caps_6.JPG)

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: NorrisB on Sun, 25 December 2011, 11:27:21

thats pretty neat

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 25 December 2011, 12:08:18

Typewriter? those are THICK doubleshots, though I imagine widening them for cherry use will be difficult. Good luck, if it works out for you, it'll be awesome!

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 25 December 2011, 14:52:45

Looks like a 0L mount, which is not Cherry MX - compatible. The slits are too narrow, the stem is too wide and there are struts in-between stem and key wall that would get in the way.

They might fit some really old keys from Cherry or ALPS, but none that I have tried have been particularly nice to type on compared to Cherry MX.

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: mr_a500 on Sun, 25 December 2011, 16:11:21

I've made the same mistake:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?12706-TI-99-4A-keycaps-Cherry-compatible (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?12706-TI-99-4A-keycaps-Cherry-compatible)

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: REVENGE on Sun, 25 December 2011, 16:13:19

Quote from: Findecanor;477590

Looks like a 0L mount, which is not Cherry MX - compatible. The slits are too narrow, the stem is too wide and there are struts in-between stem and key wall that would get in the way.

They might fit some really old keys from Cherry or ALPS, but none that I have tried have been particularly nice to type on compared to Cherry MX.

Get a dremel.

Title: Retro: Royal SE5005 Keyboard Key Caps
Post by: dr_disciple on Sun, 25 December 2011, 21:24:30

It's true that it does not fit the current Cherry MX switch keyboards. But hopefully can do some modding with my dremel :). Thanks for all the advises!