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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mike52787 on Tue, 15 November 2016, 16:50:32

Title: Strange chinese switches on ebay
Post by: mike52787 on Tue, 15 November 2016, 16:50:32

What are these? I have never seen a switch like this. seems like some cheap ****ty china switches.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-White-Keyboard-5x2-2x5-10-keys-Metal-Panel-SPST-Machine-Pushbutton-Switch-/130303141925?hash=item1e56ac2825:g:r90AAOSwdvpWDMHc (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-White-Keyboard-5x2-2x5-10-keys-Metal-Panel-SPST-Machine-Pushbutton-Switch-/130303141925?hash=item1e56ac2825:g:r90AAOSwdvpWDMHc)

Title: Re: Strange chinese switches on ebay
Post by: chyros on Tue, 15 November 2016, 18:19:43

They look a bit like some sort of SMK clone.

Title: Re: Strange chinese switches on ebay
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 17 November 2016, 10:22:33

Never mind the switches, are those relegendable keycaps MX compatible?  They are standard spacing and from the scribble look to have a cruciform...

Title: Re: Strange chinese switches on ebay
Post by: nubbinator on Thu, 17 November 2016, 13:47:47

Quote from: suicidal_orange on Thu, 17 November 2016, 10:22:33

Never mind the switches, are those relegendable keycaps MX compatible?  They are standard spacing and from the scribble look to have a cruciform...

Pretty sure there not.  I know I've seen info about it posted somewhere and it was not MX compatible.

Title: Re: Strange chinese switches on ebay
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 18 November 2016, 05:31:43

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 17 November 2016, 13:47:47

Quote from: suicidal_orange on Thu, 17 November 2016, 10:22:33

Never mind the switches, are those relegendable keycaps MX compatible?  They are standard spacing and from the scribble look to have a cruciform...

Pretty sure there not.  I know I've seen info about it posted somewhere and it was not MX compatible.

Thanks, that's a shame.