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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Binge on Thu, 27 September 2012, 13:03:02
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Recently bought the new matias board with redesigned ALPS and I have a few questions about keycaps for some of the more knowledgeable ALPS users.
1. 2 parter - Are all ALPS keycaps made the same, and what makes them different? I'm not referring to dye-sub etc but I've noticed they have a tiny tiny connecting stem to the switch and they wobble. Is this normal?
2. Is uncommon for folks to make orders for custom ALPs cap-sets?
I'd really love to see some of the projects, if any, members of the forum have had creating custom alps keys. Searching has not really yielded many results I found to be informative. Any info is appreciated.
::EDIT:: Using a bit of investigative powers I found the keycap does not wobble, but although this is a new ALPS type of switch it still has a bit of wobble to the keys.
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The only set I know of was the GHSS set... couple of mods and G and H. Also there were 1 or 2 runs of GH escape caps. Seem to recall the GHSS only being sold as a complete set with the keyboard.
Pic (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33155.msg644838#msg644838)
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5k177 (Forgot his username here on GH, though) ran some.
http://5k177keyboards.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/the-geek-hack-space-saver-available-now/
There has been some interest for ALPS sets, but never enough to get it off the ground.
I expect projects to increase once matias switches are available.