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Title: Xerox 820 II keyboard
Post by: bcredbottle on Wed, 24 June 2015, 14:07:15

Does anyone know what kind of switch this thing had?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Xerox-820-II-Computer-Keyboard-Working-but-missing-key-RARE-/181762501174?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a51e3aa36

Title: Re: Xerox 820 II keyboard
Post by: Zeal on Wed, 24 June 2015, 14:52:23

Black/brown/pale blue maxi switches.
Disassembly: http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/xerox-820-ii-keyboard-928-900451-teardown-t9233.html

Title: Re: Xerox 820 II keyboard
Post by: bcredbottle on Wed, 24 June 2015, 15:00:32

Quote from: Zeal on Wed, 24 June 2015, 14:52:23

Black/brown/pale blue maxi switches.
Disassembly: http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/xerox-820-ii-keyboard-928-900451-teardown-t9233.html

Damn so those are potential MX donor caps...

Title: Re: Xerox 820 II keyboard
Post by: Zeal on Wed, 24 June 2015, 15:43:07

Quote from: bcredbottle on Wed, 24 June 2015, 15:00:32

Quote from: Zeal on Wed, 24 June 2015, 14:52:23

Black/brown/pale blue maxi switches.
Disassembly: http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/xerox-820-ii-keyboard-928-900451-teardown-t9233.html

Damn so those are potential MX donor caps...

Naw, the cylinder underneath the keycap would be too wide to fit MX. Those stems also look a lot fatter than MX stems as well.