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Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: 002 on Sun, 12 February 2012, 01:06:15

So far I know of two keyboards that have Brown ALPS switches. Does anyone know of any others?


One is the keyboard from the PC Convertible:
(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/fr3dsk1/Keyboards/IMG_6984.jpg)

The other is a Yamaha KB-1000:
http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hisao/image/yamahak.htm

Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 13 February 2012, 11:37:15

Holy shnikeys! Do you happen to have one yourself, or have you just found the pictures?

Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: 002 on Mon, 13 February 2012, 15:12:48

The PC Convertible pictured is mine but I don't have the Yamaha.
I'd love to get my hands on one though, or even any board with Brown ALPS but they seem like they're pretty rare.

Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: Quarzac on Mon, 13 February 2012, 15:15:56

Didn't even know they existed. How do they compare to other ALPS/Cherry MXs? Ripometer it up!

Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: 002 on Mon, 13 February 2012, 20:47:50

They require a large amount of force and feel similar to the Topre 55g.
I do not have access to American coins but I had a stack weighing 78g and it was enough to squash down the switch - remove one coin (weighing 3 grams) and it's not enough.
I had to remove the keycap to balance the coins and the keycaps weighs 3 grams (Left ALT) so my guess is between 73g and 77g.

Video of me mashing on it [sorry for quality]:

Title: Brown ALPS keyboards?
Post by: 002 on Sat, 10 March 2012, 18:26:01

Disassembled:
(http://i.imgur.com/aIobp.jpg)


Inside:
(http://i.imgur.com/XJWgE.jpg)