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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: MyNameIsFinn on Tue, 06 March 2012, 12:05:34

Title: What keycap is this from and what is it
Post by: MyNameIsFinn on Tue, 06 March 2012, 12:05:34

Title: What keycap is this from and what is it
Post by: pitashen on Tue, 06 March 2012, 12:06:30

from rubber dome keyboard.

Title: What keycap is this from and what is it
Post by: whiskerBox on Tue, 06 March 2012, 12:07:33

I think it is called a pillar type

EDIT: Link with info (http://www.keysourcechina.com/three-types-of-keycap-structure.html)

Title: What keycap is this from and what is it
Post by: Human on Wed, 07 March 2012, 07:20:51

Typical rubber-dome keycap.
I bet that 99.99% it will be ABS.

Title: What keycap is this from and what is it
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 07 March 2012, 08:07:05

It is likely from a Dell RT7D50, or perhaps from one of the other two Dell keyboard models that look about the same as that one but are different internally. All three are very common.

You were lucky, that I had one around to compare with, otherwise you would never have known. There are hundreds of keyboards models that have keys that are quite similar in shape, but this one matched perfectly.
However, I don't know if the manufacturer makes keys that are precisely like that but for other brands.