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Title: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 13:25:52
does anyone know anything about this type of switch guys?[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: keeganzero on Mon, 25 March 2013, 14:33:19
Looks like a Futaba
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 15:14:59
Looks like a Futaba

hmmm,I can't see any similarities
http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Futaba_switch.jpg
maybe I'm just blind  :cool:
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 25 March 2013, 15:30:10
Looks like one of the spring over membrane boards or rubber dome boards that takes cherry style key caps.
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: ishumprod on Mon, 25 March 2013, 15:43:23
Looks like one of the spring over membrane boards or rubber dome

topre anyone ?


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Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: keeganzero on Mon, 25 March 2013, 15:53:07
Looks like a Futaba

hmmm,I can't see any similarities
http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Futaba_switch.jpg
maybe I'm just blind  :cool:

Sorry, I should have been more clear. They look like the Cherry MX Variant Futaba switches (http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Switch_recognition--Futaba--Clicky_U_mount.svg).
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 16:15:28
Looks like a Futaba

hmmm,I can't see any similarities
http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Futaba_switch.jpg
maybe I'm just blind  :cool:

Sorry, I should have been more clear. They look like the Cherry MX Variant Futaba switches (http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Switch_recognition--Futaba--Clicky_U_mount.svg).

aaaah  :))
I think that might be fairly close !
I'd guess there's no photo of one of these,right?...  :-[  ..coz googling for "Futaba Clicky U mount" has not returned any results (for pictures)
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: rootwyrm on Mon, 25 March 2013, 16:17:12
I have to disagree - they look nothing like the Futaba housing. Especially not with the metal assembly there. The housing is substantially different.

I'd honestly be slightly surprised if it was rubber dome. Just because of that metal on the housing. But it also looks like they're attached to the plate rather than through it, so, only slightly surprised.
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 16:28:31
I have to disagree - they look nothing like the Futaba housing. Especially not with the metal assembly there. The housing is substantially different.

I'd honestly be slightly surprised if it was rubber dome. Just because of that metal on the housing. But it also looks like they're attached to the plate rather than through it, so, only slightly surprised.

ok,so basicaly what you're saying is: go 'n grab it for whatever price, coz it's one hell of a unique switch, disassembly it and post the pictures. right?  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: rootwyrm on Mon, 25 March 2013, 16:52:52
I have to disagree - they look nothing like the Futaba housing. Especially not with the metal assembly there. The housing is substantially different.

I'd honestly be slightly surprised if it was rubber dome. Just because of that metal on the housing. But it also looks like they're attached to the plate rather than through it, so, only slightly surprised.

ok,so basicaly what you're saying is: go 'n grab it for whatever price, coz it's one hell of a unique switch, disassembly it and post the pictures. right?  ;D

Pretty much, yep. Especially if it's from a Communist Bloc country. Might be something completely different we've not seen before. :)
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 16:59:55
I have to disagree - they look nothing like the Futaba housing. Especially not with the metal assembly there. The housing is substantially different.

I'd honestly be slightly surprised if it was rubber dome. Just because of that metal on the housing. But it also looks like they're attached to the plate rather than through it, so, only slightly surprised.

ok,so basicaly what you're saying is: go 'n grab it for whatever price, coz it's one hell of a unique switch, disassembly it and post the pictures. right?  ;D

Pretty much, yep. Especially if it's from a Communist Bloc country. Might be something completely different we've not seen before. :)

ok,just to clarify: the keyboard is not unknown,it's this one:

(http://)

but still,the switch is a question. what if it's just a rubber dome variant of whatever switch.
the guy selling this one isn't selling it for cheap,so I just want to know if it's worth trying..[attachimg=2]
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: tricheboars on Mon, 25 March 2013, 17:02:28
'tis the Lord's switch. The holy grail of switches.  Now...where did I place the Holy Hand Grenade?
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Mon, 25 March 2013, 17:05:30
'tis the Lord's switch. The holy grail of switches.  Now...where did I place the Holy Hand Grenade?

would you please share more details?
thanx
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 25 March 2013, 17:13:32
I know that the Apricot keyboards aren't all that common.

Based off of the Function row up top, I'd be willing to bet it's spring over membrane or something along those lines.  Don't be expecting some super awesome mechanical board.
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: rootwyrm on Mon, 25 March 2013, 17:29:27
Er, wow. So, uh.

This keyboard has an LCD display in it (http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/big/15816/Apricot-XEN-i-386-45/). And the original system had a Winchester. Oh, and that's possibly adaptable to AT but don't count on it.. the cutout's for a phone accessory they marketed. So there's probably some serial comms in the mix.
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Wed, 27 March 2013, 14:53:44
stuck again with this one (have searched wiki,no match)  :confused:
[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: Tarzan on Wed, 27 March 2013, 21:04:51
stuck again with this one (have searched wiki,no match)  :confused:
(Attachment Link)

Appears to be a Mitsumi-Cherry switch, possibly on a Chicony KB-5192 keyboard.
[attachimg=1]

https://plus.google.com/photos/113845661925823397356/albums/5680631855180106481

And:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Mitsumi_mechanical_switch

Title: Re: Anyone recognizes this switch?
Post by: milankooo1978 on Thu, 28 March 2013, 03:32:41
stuck again with this one (have searched wiki,no match)  :confused:
(Attachment Link)

Appears to be a Mitsumi-Cherry switch, possibly on a Chicony KB-5192 keyboard.
(Attachment Link)

https://plus.google.com/photos/113845661925823397356/albums/5680631855180106481

And:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Mitsumi_mechanical_switch

thanks! I think the Wiki needs more pictures (for noobs like me)  :-[