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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: shifted on Tue, 30 July 2013, 15:18:18
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Can someone tell me what kind of switches these are? I found this keyboard and keypad at work. Feels decent to type on and there seem to be a slight tactile bump when pressed. It feels a lot like a good, crisp rubber dome keyboard in that there is a definite point when you can feel the key actuate but it isn't very "clicky" or as mechanical feeling as like an MX brown switch. I think these are fairly common on medical equipment.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img40/5863/8ma1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img21/8659/sq61.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/918/5d4n.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img94/4922/fajc.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img600/2193/wrpd.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img197/5523/xczv.jpg)
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Cherry ML.
http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/ml.htm
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_ML
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They're Cherry ML switches. More info can be found on the DT Wiki (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_ML) and other thoughts and discussions can be found here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40546.0) and here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40553.0).
I liked that board. I owned one; it's a G84-4100. Same as the eBay listing I linked.
Edit: I got sniped. Sniper no sniping.
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Oh, cool. I didn't realize they had the switches listed right on their site, lol. I even went there when I typed in the model number. Though I was so excited to post a picture I didn't look too hard ;)
Thanks!
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Ok, quick, slightly off topic question. Is this the PS/2 to USB adapter people have the most luck with?
http://www.amazon.com/PS2-Keyboard-To-USB-Adapter/dp/B000BSJFJS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375216203&sr=1-1&keywords=ps2+to+usb+keyboard+adapter
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http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46358.0