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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: WOMBO on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:22:37

Title: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: WOMBO on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:22:37
Just wondering but do these actually just not exist in mechanical form? NPKC 17 Switch Tester is the closest one but it's technically marketed as a switch tester and supposedly only has 1KRO. Basically looking for a numpad that a typical numpad kit (from any keyset groupbuy) would fill exactly, without the top row that almost every mechanical numpad comes with.

Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: mike52787 on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:58:07
There were a few 17 key mechanical numpads on ebay awhile back, It looks like they use alps clone switches. I dont think theyre still on there though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Switch-USB-Numeric-Number-Keypad-Keyboard-17-Keys-/260902522660?customid=2029723100&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8568445699003688831%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D20140107095009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D251473192451&campid=5336983630&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=CkAgXXPf4NfCg1tbGnyasp8%252B6x8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Switch-USB-Numeric-Number-Keypad-Keyboard-17-Keys-/260902522660?customid=2029723100&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D8568445699003688831%26pid%3D100040%26prg%3D20140107095009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D251473192451&campid=5336983630&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=CkAgXXPf4NfCg1tbGnyasp8%252B6x8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc)
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: WOMBO on Fri, 17 June 2016, 23:24:40
not quite what I'm looking for haha. I'm kind of surprised no one seems to care about this, considering almost all (maybe all?) numpad kits are only 17/18 key anyway.
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: 1391406 on Sat, 18 June 2016, 00:20:52
You don't want the top row, so you want a 13-key numpad?
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: QuincyJones on Sat, 18 June 2016, 02:34:20
does anyone actually understand what op wants? a picture would be nice
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: FrostyToast on Sat, 18 June 2016, 02:37:06
OP probably wants something like a GHpad
(http://i.imgur.com/TpwJ8p2.jpg)
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: QuincyJones on Sat, 18 June 2016, 05:18:43
ebay uk is full of them for about £40 or you could buy 20 x £2 cheapo numpads. your choice. pay to be in the club, or not.

to get full use of a mech numpad, you'd have to press each key a total of 50,000,000 times, or 13698 times each day for 10 years, or 273 times over 50 years. i just don't think anyone would press each numpad key that much
Title: Re: 17/18 key numpads
Post by: Waateva on Sat, 18 June 2016, 08:02:27
Quote from: QuincyJones on Sat, 18 June 2016, 05:18:43
ebay uk is full of them for about £40 or you could buy 20 x £2 cheapo numpads. your choice. pay to be in the club, or not.

to get full use of a mech numpad, you'd have to press each key a total of 50,000,000 times, or 13698 times each day for 10 years, or 273 times over 50 years. i just don't think anyone would press each numpad key that much

WTF are you talking about?

I did find a 17 key with Browns OP, if you're into that kinda thing.

http://www.dsi-keyboards.com/shop/brands/dsi-modular-usb-brown-mechanical-cherry-switch-keypad-accessory/