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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Retrete on Sat, 13 April 2013, 13:13:20

Title: What type of switches are ?
Post by: Retrete on Sat, 13 April 2013, 13:13:20

Hi guys! As the title says , what type of switches are these ones?
(http://42.120.41.196/data/attachment/forum/month_0810/20081026_c6dbddd42c68c671674dMRfZnquLGKYr.jpg)
(http://42.120.41.196/data/attachment/forum/month_0810/20081026_970ebf28c4f590135dcbS4paNPXnYiPt.jpg)

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: davkol on Sat, 13 April 2013, 13:16:06

Probably BTC foam/foil.

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: rarar on Sat, 13 April 2013, 14:30:32

plunger and spring over rubber dome

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: davkol on Sat, 13 April 2013, 14:43:50

Isn't the keyboard BTC 5339 (http://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_5339R-0)?

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: babyhands on Sat, 13 April 2013, 15:03:23

im curious as to how those feel?

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: Retrete on Sat, 13 April 2013, 15:08:38

Quote from: davkol on Sat, 13 April 2013, 14:43:50

Isn't the keyboard BTC 5339 (http://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_5339R-0)?

Mmm not exactly, its a  BTC-5349 ,
(http://42.120.41.196/data/attachment/forum/month_0810/20081026_1eb984164e037e111fa1zbkhCsKtjDoP.jpg)
 and the chinese post about it ;
http://www.pcwaishe.cn/thread-13859-1-1.html

Title: Re: What type of switches are ?
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 13 April 2013, 15:47:36

Quote from: rarar on Sat, 13 April 2013, 14:30:32

plunger and spring over rubber dome

No, you can clearly see the foam and the foil in the pictures. It is foam-and-foil.
BTC have made plunger over rubber dome keyboards, though, that have some similarities with these.