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Title: Help identifying two switches
Post by: Blaise170 on Sat, 03 October 2015, 00:59:12

Hi guys, I recently picked up an Alps switch that I can't find any information on, and I also found a strange switch in my Guitar Hero controller.

The Alps switch is half-width and strongly resembles the SKCM Green switch both in shape and linearity.

The GH switch is branded FT+ and has no other markings. Just estimating I'd say it is probably 100+ gf and clicky. Pictured below are the two of them next to an Alps.tw Type OA2 switch.

(http://i.imgur.com/23wYYFj.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/pyf0Vru.jpg)

Title: Re: Help identifying two switches
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 03 October 2015, 01:06:48

Green one is Alps SKCL Compact (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKCL_Compact).  I need to look up the Guitar Hero one again, but it should be a clone, likely an XM Alps switch.  Could be one  (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Kwanda_PB11C05) of several others (http://deskthority.net/wiki/YH-B_switch) though.   Once you get into the clones it gets trickier since there's so damn many of them.

Title: Re: Help identifying two switches
Post by: chyros on Sat, 03 October 2015, 04:06:28

Guitar Hero uses Alps clones? Wow. I did not expect that xD .

Anyway, to identify that one it would help if you could show a detailed picture of the internals :) .

Title: Re: Help identifying two switches
Post by: Blaise170 on Sat, 03 October 2015, 07:09:39

Yep I've seen a couple of threads where people ripped apart the guitars and found switches, haven't seen any of them with FT branding though.

@Nub: I don't think it'd be Kwanda considering the branding. I wish it were easier to match but I have been able to rule out Tai Hao, Alps.tw, and a few other well known clones.