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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: berserkfan on Fri, 16 January 2015, 08:29:37

Title: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 16 January 2015, 08:29:37

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-200-Cherry-4708-A-A-Switches-Keyboards-Sensors-T40233-/351287670075?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ca60753b

I find them kinda interesting. They don't look like keyboard switches to me.

Always wondering about the optical switch keyboard thing. Haven't heard much about them.

Title: Re: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: Dihedral on Fri, 16 January 2015, 13:21:51

Quote from: berserkfan on Fri, 16 January 2015, 08:29:37

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-200-Cherry-4708-A-A-Switches-Keyboards-Sensors-T40233-/351287670075?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ca60753b

I find them kinda interesting. They don't look like keyboard switches to me.

Always wondering about the optical switch keyboard thing. Haven't heard much about them.

All my google searches have just come up with this post and the ebay links. Not sure what I'm even looking at...

Title: Re: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: JinDesu on Fri, 16 January 2015, 13:44:01

The blue thing is this: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/EZC06DCWN/S1066-ND/270598

Title: Re: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: Oobly on Fri, 16 January 2015, 14:08:52

They look like they're just PCB edge to SIP connectors. Nothing to do with keyboard "sensors" at all from what I can tell.

Title: Re: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: 0100010 on Fri, 16 January 2015, 17:04:02

I think someone just happened to put those edge to SIP connectors in that Cherry box, and that is how Team International found them; they thought they had something and threw it up on ebay.

Title: Re: Just what are these switch sensors?
Post by: Hyde on Fri, 16 January 2015, 17:12:50

This look like the slots that accepts SNES cartridges.  :P