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Title: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:57:13

Hi all,


I am very close to ordering one of these :D I do have a question about replacing the caps.


The Numpad has three 1x1 caps along the bottom:


(http://www.elitekeyboards.com/proddata/images/th/wc0100_03_th620x400.jpg)


All of the keycap sets seem to have a long 0 cap as per the standard Topre boards:


(http://www.elitekeyboards.com/proddata/images/th/xf01t0_full1000_th620x400.jpg)


Is this the case? Or is there an extra cap with the blank keycap sets that EK sells?


Thanks!

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:58:27

You're not also worried about the top four caps being different as well?

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:00:01

Well if my first topre board gets me hooked I'll either need one of these and/or a full size board :eek:

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:01:02

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 14:58:27

You're not also worried about the top four caps being different as well?

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yew2mbJ21qiodlo.gif)

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:03:32

Fill it with Topre novelty keys. Oh wait... :P

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:06:21

I don't want it to look like an arcade machine :)


I might just sand down the caps so that they are blank.

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:08:45

Just realised that the replacement cap sets do come with those four caps.

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:10:31

Which four caps are we talking about now? The top ones or the bottom ones? I've been thinking of getting a RF keypad, since there doesn't seem to be one perfect MX one. Perhaps I should look into ALPS before Topre, price wise.

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:11:09

The four caps along the top....

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:12:40

Where? Also, if anything, you could just buy a blank set and use whichever caps you wanted wherever you wanted them.

(http://elitekeyboards.com/proddata/images/th/XT0100KT_yellow_th0x0.jpg)

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:12:46

Gotcha. Where are you planning on sourcing such a beast. EK doesn't have them anymore. Secondhand?

Title: Re: Realforce Numpad
Post by: longweight on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:13:26

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 28 May 2013, 15:12:40

Where?

Show Image

(http://elitekeyboards.com/proddata/images/th/XT0100KT_yellow_th0x0.jpg)

Good point....