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Title: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: hwood34 on Sat, 19 July 2014, 17:59:47
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-clicky-keyboard-Techway-K108-Monterey-Blue-keyswitches-for-parts-/251592913134?pt=AU_Input_Peripherals&hash=item3a941b30ee
Missing 2 caps, cable cut
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: Vanilla on Sat, 19 July 2014, 19:15:41
Mmmm $80 shipping from AU; my favorite.
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: katushkin on Sat, 19 July 2014, 20:46:48
Yeah, that shipping holy ****.

He will be very lucky to get a sale on that, especially in it's condition.
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: Vanilla on Sun, 20 July 2014, 02:32:47
Quote from: katushkin on Sat, 19 July 2014, 20:46:48
He will be very lucky to get a sale on that, especially in it's condition.

Ideal switch donor though for an aussie.
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 July 2014, 09:49:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Sun, 20 July 2014, 02:32:47
Ideal switch donor though for an aussie.

Unfortunately, Montereys do not interchange with anything else.
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: Vanilla on Sun, 20 July 2014, 11:37:07
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 July 2014, 09:49:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Sun, 20 July 2014, 02:32:47
Ideal switch donor though for an aussie.

Unfortunately, Montereys do not interchange with anything else.


Good to know.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:09:23
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 July 2014, 09:49:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Sun, 20 July 2014, 02:32:47
Ideal switch donor though for an aussie.

Unfortunately, Montereys do not interchange with anything else.


But if you've broken off a few of those from one of yours it could still be useful. Besides, it's now possible to order custom plates made and create cases and then handwire or make PCBs. Why everyone that does that goes with boring cherry switches every single time is beyond me though.

Other than that, they are just Alps-mount. I don't expect that finding serviceable keys would be very difficult. The cable wouldn't be super hard to replace either. If you lived there that's a good price on it, people keep trying to charge alot more for them.
Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:30:19
Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:09:23

Other than that, they are just Alps-mount.


I have not had my Chicony open in a long time, but I thought that I remembered that Monterey is not pin-compatible with Alps.

The caps will work, however.

Title: Re: Techway K108 Monterey Blue
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Sun, 20 July 2014, 20:40:16
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:30:19
Quote from: False_Dmitry_II on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:09:23

Other than that, they are just Alps-mount.


I have not had my Chicony open in a long time, but I thought that I remembered that Monterey is not pin-compatible with Alps.

The caps will work, however.

That's what Alps-mount means.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Keycap_mount#Alps_mount
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_mount_recognition