geekhack

geekhack Marketplace => Classifieds => Topic started by: gimpster on Mon, 23 July 2012, 14:50:47

Title: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: gimpster on Mon, 23 July 2012, 14:50:47
All I've found online are Costar stabilizers. Too bad EK doesn't sell parts for their Leopolds. I only need one pair but I might pick up some extra since they're hard to find it seems. Links or offers, please. :)
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 23 July 2012, 15:16:44
Mouser has 1x2 plate, and 1x8 PCB mount.
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: gimpster on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:03:08
Thanks. I'm looking at the part numbers here:

http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Ne=254016&N=1323038+254115+4294959829

And matching them with the part numbers from Cherry:

http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm

What is the "with Frame" and "without Frame" referring to?
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: demik on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:09:35
maybe pcb vs plate mount?
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: gimpster on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:14:22
Quote from: demik on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:09:35
maybe pcb vs plate mount?

Excellent call, I bet you're right. They definitely have different designs for those, which is why I can't use the stabilizers from my Dolch. Cool, thanks for the help guys!
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: damorgue on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:19:01
Hmm, nice tips, I will take a look at that too. I got my small ones but need the space bar one. They charge 20€ to Sweden, so if you feel like it, you could buy two for me. It would probably cost less than 20€ to send them in a letter. PM me if you are interested. Thanks
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: gimpster on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:53:12
Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:19:01
Hmm, nice tips, I will take a look at that too. I got my small ones but need the space bar one. They charge 20€ to Sweden, so if you feel like it, you could buy two for me. It would probably cost less than 20€ to send them in a letter. PM me if you are interested. Thanks

Unfortunately they don't seem to stock the 7x spacebar stabilizers and it's an MOQ of 360 at $1/ea. I salvaged the wire from the spacebars on a couple of old Wyse boards. The wire is a little longer than I need, but I've already successfully bent and trimmed one for another keyboard, so that's what I'm planning on doing with this one as well.
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: The_Ed on Mon, 23 July 2012, 22:38:04
Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 23 July 2012, 16:19:01
Hmm, nice tips, I will take a look at that too. I got my small ones but need the space bar one. They charge 20€ to Sweden, so if you feel like it, you could buy two for me. It would probably cost less than 20€ to send them in a letter. PM me if you are interested. Thanks

But I sold you a spacebar one along with the 6 small ones... If you don't have a spacebar that'll fit, just buy the universal one from EK as it's supposed to fit.

Sorry Gimpster but Damorgue cleaned me out of cherry platemount stabilizers. I just got PCB mount left.
Title: Re: [WTB] Cherry stabilizers for plate mount
Post by: gimpster on Tue, 24 July 2012, 00:45:18
Quote from: The_Ed on Mon, 23 July 2012, 22:38:04
Sorry Gimpster but Damorgue cleaned me out of cherry platemount stabilizers. I just got PCB mount left.

That rat bastard! :) Nah, it's cool. I placed an order with Mouser, so as long as I read the part numbers correctly, then I think I've got what I need coming in the mail.