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Title: Topre keycaps for HHKB?
Post by: ClickClickClack on Fri, 10 April 2015, 08:45:58
Hello! 

I'm new and looking for help.  I have been searching this forum and the internet for replacement keycaps for my HHKB.  I see EK has a few but I'm looking for more.  Any idea where I can purchase them?

Thank you
Title: Re: Topre keycaps for HHKB?
Post by: Signature on Fri, 10 April 2015, 08:55:28
Quote from: ClickClickClack on Fri, 10 April 2015, 08:45:58
Hello! 

I'm new and looking for help.  I have been searching this forum and the internet for replacement keycaps for my HHKB.  I see EK has a few but I'm looking for more.  Any idea where I can purchase them?

Thank you
The only "replacement caps" are at EK butif you want other colorways you have to look for realforce sets. They are quite rare atm but not impossible to find. Can be quite expensive
Title: Re: Topre keycaps for HHKB?
Post by: saturnotaku on Fri, 10 April 2015, 09:13:48
Quote from: ClickClickClack on Fri, 10 April 2015, 08:45:58
Hello! 

I'm new and looking for help.  I have been searching this forum and the internet for replacement keycaps for my HHKB.  I see EK has a few but I'm looking for more.  Any idea where I can purchase them?

Thank you

The only official replacement sets for the HHKB are the white and charcoal gray printed/blank ones available on EK. If you want to go that route, it's actually cheaper to order from Amazon Japan through a proxy service (Tenso, White Rabbit Express, etc).

The alphanumeric and space bar from Realforce 104/108 keycaps sets will fit on the HHKB, but some of the modifiers will not.
Title: Re: Topre keycaps for HHKB?
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 11 April 2015, 06:56:25
Welcome to Geekhack!

Id you do manage to find a source for Topre keycaps, please post to let us know :)

They have become very difficult to find!

Also: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70842.0
Title: Re: Topre keycaps for HHKB?
Post by: Air tree on Sat, 11 April 2015, 07:09:56
Kind of on topic, does anyone know if/where they sell the HHKB PFU keycap sets in Tokyo? I can get a good deal on them since my cousin is there now and shes coming back soon...