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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Red October on Wed, 16 March 2016, 23:38:58

Title: This one's a mystery even to me...
Post by: Red October on Wed, 16 March 2016, 23:38:58

I found this on ebay for a song, and got it in the hopes of doing something with the keycaps.  That turned out to be a non-starter, but I'm still interested in what, exactly, it is.
(http://i.imgur.com/przHU7x.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/KBYcWML.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FuiP6ip.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/syd12nD.jpg)
In teeny tiny little letters it says it's made by Keytronic.
(http://i.imgur.com/cLFosfI.jpg)
The super-advanced photographic technique of "sticking a paper towel in front of the flash" let me diffuse the flashlight so it didn't wash out the printing on the chip.
I haven't the foggiest idea what this is for.  The switches are linear and thoroughly "meh".

Title: Re: This one's a mystery even to me...
Post by: ika on Wed, 16 March 2016, 23:42:21

looks like this: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Key_Tronic_foam_and_foil

Title: Re: This one's a mystery even to me...
Post by: chyros on Thu, 17 March 2016, 03:16:52

Yup, it's the butterfly switch! Generally considered to be total elephant dung xD .

Title: Re: This one's a mystery even to me...
Post by: Red October on Thu, 17 March 2016, 03:47:00

It's better than a lot of rubber dome keyboards I've had my hands on in the past few days. 
Does anyone know what kind of equipment it went in?