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Title: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:41:39

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I'm looking for the Sony BKE 9400a, and as well known, this controller is made of Alps or Topre...

How to figure it out without pull one key out and see....


Does anybody know?

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: jerue on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:48:37

So these come in either white Omron switches or Topre...this should be easy if you can press a key

Is there any audible/tactile feedback? If not, omrons

Is there a deep thocking sound? Topre


This might apply, but this looks like the Topre version because of the side-printed legends on the blue keys on the home row - something that appears to be absent in the Alps versions. I say this without full confidence.

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:52:18

Quote from: jerue on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:48:37

So these come in either white alps or Topre...this should be easy if you can press a key

Is there an audible click? White alps



Is there a deep thocking sound? Topre

Hmm. Can this be clarified by color or some looks?

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: jerue on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:54:29

Quote from: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:52:18

Hmm. Can this be clarified by color or some looks?

I edited my above post, sort of answers the question. They look identical in google image searches.

edit - again: the LED windows are rounded in the F keys, so this should be the Topre version. Alps/Omrons have square LED windows.

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:58:55

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Quote from: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:52:18

Hmm. Can this be clarified by color or some looks?

I edited my above post, sort of answers the question. They look identical in google image searches.

edit - again: the LED windows are rounded in the F keys, so this should be the Topre version. Alps/Omrons have square LED windows.
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Thanks a lot.

I appreciate that.

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: Homenubbie on Sun, 31 January 2016, 12:32:53

Quote from: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:58:55

Quote from: jerue on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:54:29

Quote from: Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on Sun, 31 January 2016, 05:52:18

Hmm. Can this be clarified by color or some looks?

I edited my above post, sort of answers the question. They look identical in google image searches.

edit - again: the LED windows are rounded in the F keys, so this should be the Topre version. Alps/Omrons have square LED windows.

Thanks a lot.

I appreciate that.

Closed space on quote tag.

Title: Re: How to figure that the key switch is Alps or Topre?
Post by: Bucake on Sun, 31 January 2016, 15:03:18

lol, arrow keys top right

cool board though, damn!
another board i wish to own..