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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: nethowler on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:30:35

Title: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: nethowler on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:30:35

Bought this for $3.  The keycaps looked like Cherry MX but they don't fit.  I was considering sanding down the bottom of the caps so see if I can make them fit.  Has anyone had any luck with such a mod?

(http://i.imgur.com/uBpig.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/eohX0.jpg)

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: Hyde on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:40:36

To me this look like electronic typewriter but I'm no way an expert in this so I could be wrong  :P

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:40:38

stem mount is too close to the keywall, it won't work. You would have to remove the entire stem, and replace it. I think that is too much effort, but that is your call.

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 06 November 2012, 15:15:20

Or maybe if you had a modified case, where the very front was trimmed back to allow for the difference, would that work?

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 06 November 2012, 15:20:22

Doesn't work. Lysol is dead on here. I've encountered these in my e-cycling center exploration and they will not travel enough to activate the switch because of the stem location.

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 06 November 2012, 15:37:34

Ah, because of their height?

Title: Re: What is this, and does it matter?
Post by: nethowler on Tue, 06 November 2012, 16:42:35

I was thinking about sanding them down from the bottom to lower the stem height, and overall height of the key.  Not sure about how to get around the stem placement.