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Title: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 25 April 2014, 13:18:39

Not great condition, but might be worth putting up a lowball offer and using it as a switch donor (and either hope the switches didn’t get too dirty inside, or clean and lube them). Green Alps are quite nice.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321388144267

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: intelli78 on Fri, 25 April 2014, 13:26:24

 :-X

I wouldn't mind harvesting some green ALPS, but that thing looks wasted. Risky...

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: AKIMbO on Fri, 25 April 2014, 14:52:21

Absolutely no way in hell would I touch that for anything more than $30 shipped.  The caps on the board are throwed (esc, etc. are broken off into the switch) and hard to find replacements for.  It could be a good switch donor board though.

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 25 April 2014, 14:53:20

Looks like someone was murdered with that board.

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: intelli78 on Fri, 25 April 2014, 15:05:57

Quote from: AKIMbO on Fri, 25 April 2014, 14:52:21

It could be a good switch donor board though.

Unless all that goop penetrated some of the switches, which is certainly possible... cleaning out ALPS switchplates is a losing battle.

I am like 15 miles away from Silver Spring atm, though, and he offers free pickup. Maybe I'll offer $20.

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 25 April 2014, 17:13:21

I'd buy it but that's really nasty

I might have to actually clean a keyboard oh god

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: ebacho on Fri, 25 April 2014, 18:44:05

Quote from: TacticalStache on Fri, 25 April 2014, 17:13:21

I'd buy it but that's really nasty

I might have to actually clean a keyboard oh god

The cleaning isn't the hard part, its getting the thing back together that's annoying as heck (assuming you completely disassemble everything, switches included).

Title: Re: green Alps zenith $63 OBO shipped
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Fri, 25 April 2014, 18:54:47

Multiple keycaps have their stems broken off in those switches.