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Title: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 14 February 2016, 23:01:46

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141904185277

Switches might be in terrible condition, who knows. But with the recent prices on blue Alps switches on keyboards in iffy condition, someone might still be interested, despite such caveats.

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: bocahgundul on Sun, 14 February 2016, 23:09:18

That's a steal for a rare switches! I hope that I could enjoy clicky switch I would totally gonna buy this

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 14 February 2016, 23:15:02

Thanks, jacobolus. Hopefully the switches are salvagable. I've been wanting to try amber Alps.

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 15 February 2016, 14:40:38

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: bocahgundul on Tue, 16 February 2016, 07:10:55

Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 15 February 2016, 14:40:38

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

but we can clean the alps to make it feel normal right?

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: chyros on Tue, 16 February 2016, 12:36:04

Quote from: bocahgundul on Tue, 16 February 2016, 07:10:55

Quote from: jacobolus on Mon, 15 February 2016, 14:40:38

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

but we can clean the alps to make it feel normal right?

If the switches haven't been used too much, yes. If they're heavily used, especially when dirty, the damage is irreparable.

Title: Re: dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN
Post by: ander on Tue, 16 February 2016, 16:56:33

Aaaaaaand... it's gone. Please mark topic accordingly.