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Title: How do I fix a Futaba keyboard with 4 dead switches?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 27 July 2013, 15:14:33

I have a "Leading Technology" keyboard with what I presume are white Futaba switches. They feel great and I want to fix the board, but I have 4 dead switches (actually 5, but one is "Scroll Lock" so I can't harvest it).

Are they pin-compatible with anything else, even something bad? I have extra Cherries and Alps.

I can shuffle switches and give up F7 and F8 or something, but are there other alternatives?

thanks

Title: Re: How do I fix a Futaba keyboard with 4 dead switches?
Post by: domoaligato on Sun, 28 July 2013, 03:54:38

what is the model number?

Title: Re: How do I fix a Futaba keyboard with 4 dead switches?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Tue, 30 July 2013, 17:25:57

Post a photo of the switches.

People mix up Futaba and SMK, and neither one is compatible with the other or with anything else in the world. Futaba are a real pain in that they're sealed, and the only way to get them apart is to drill them open; you'll need to glue them back together when done.