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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: therecorder on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:26:34

Title: Poker PBT Question
Post by: therecorder on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:26:34

This is a Poker with PBTs (ones with pinkish lettering) that I recently bought.  Notice the small tits on the back, top, middle of each keycap. Is this normal?

Title: Re: Poker PBT Question
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:33:22

I believe those are the sprue marks from where they pour the plastic to make the caps. Such as Signature Plastics marks like that being on the front of their caps.

Title: Re: Poker PBT Question
Post by: therecorder on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:39:36

Quote from: Halverson on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:33:22

I believe those are the sprue marks from where they pour the plastic to make the caps. Such as Signature Plastics marks like that being on the front of their caps.

Sounds logical...  If you expand the photo, you can see that the R3 marks are a little lower than the R4 ones.

Title: Re: Poker PBT Question
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:43:56

I would guess that it's because of the way the mold was made. Best bet would be to find someone else with the PBT caps to ask, unfortunately my poker came with abs caps which were gone before I looked at them much.   

Title: Re: Poker PBT Question
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:49:46

Yes, I have Poker PBTs and the spruce marks are located here.

Title: Re: Poker PBT Question
Post by: therecorder on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:55:17

Quote from: Sifo on Sat, 18 August 2012, 19:49:46

Yes, I have Poker PBTs and the spruce marks are located here.

Thanks much for the quick reply...  Nice to know...  Learn something new all the time (even at 64).