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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: saxophone on Sun, 07 August 2016, 04:09:23
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http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Hot-sell-elastic-shaft-gaming-mechanical-keyboard-with-87-keys-keyboard-26-Keys-Anti-ghosting-Internet/1708071_32677355036.html
Any of you people recognize the switches used here? Never seen these before. They're listed as "aula" which is bull****
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I'll have an elastic shaft please! :D
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I love shafts, you can have so much fun playing games with them.
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This is (err, maybe-- I'm not as sure now as I used to be) the cheap-ass version of PadTech's switch.
It uses two springs: a larger outer spring for resistance, and a smaller, shorter, inner spring attached to the bottom of the stem (it's hollow). The inner spring touches down on the PCB partway through the travel, making the switch. Naturally this is a much cheaper way of doing things than the more expensive version of the switch, where a magnet is attached to the bottom of the stem instead and a magnetic sensor reads its position.
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More importantly This should give people some perspective as to how much they've OVERPAID over the years for a very simple device..
$200 for a keyboard, GTFO....
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What would that be considered as, tactile?
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Ugh. That font!
It looks like something out of a bad '70s sci-fi-horror movie.
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What would that be considered as, tactile?
No idea, I've only used the expensive version, which is linear.
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What would that be considered as, tactile?
Depends how heavy the smaller spring is - if it gets noticeably stiffer then I'd call that tactile just not in the normal bumpy way.
Spring on PCB might make a little click too...