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Title: Why do all cherry G80 boards have a clear switch?
Post by: bavman on Wed, 11 April 2012, 22:03:02

Every single G80 board I've taken apart to harvest for parts has always contained a 1 clear steam (at least). The blank key above the F12 always contains a clear stem even if all the other stems are brown. Why is this? Does this actually serve a purpose or did cherry do it for the lulz?

Title: Why do all cherry G80 boards have a clear switch?
Post by: Quarzac on Wed, 11 April 2012, 22:21:56

Blank key above F12? The only G80 I have is the 3000, which has a green switch in the space bar. That's the only pseudo-oddity.

Title: Why do all cherry G80 boards have a clear switch?
Post by: eyesnine on Thu, 12 April 2012, 04:33:30

Quote from: bavman;573441

Every single G80 board I've taken apart to harvest for parts has always contained a 1 clear steam (at least). The blank key above the F12 always contains a clear stem even if all the other stems are brown. Why is this? Does this actually serve a purpose or did cherry do it for the lulz?

I like to swap the clear stem and spring with the gray spring and stem under the space bar.

I have no idea what the clear stem is for otherwise.

Title: Why do all cherry G80 boards have a clear switch?
Post by: bavman on Thu, 12 April 2012, 09:32:10

I guess its only applicable to the 120-key POS board like this: http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/keyboards/POS/8113/index.htm

Title: Why do all cherry G80 boards have a clear switch?
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 12 April 2012, 12:53:15

Are you familiar with Cherry's product code schema?

I'm going to go with "for the lulz".