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Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: iMav on Thu, 15 April 2010, 04:32:03

Lot of 10 new G81-3000's (http://cgi.ebay.com/10-New-Cherry-AT-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ190389078521QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item2c5412c9f9#ht_580wt_948)

Lot of 3 new G81-3000's (http://cgi.ebay.com/3-New-Cherry-AT-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ190389076924QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item2c5412c3bc#ht_580wt_948)

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: Nonmouse on Thu, 15 April 2010, 06:29:09

If they were HANUS (anus, henh-henh [/Beavis]), they'd be worth harvesting the caps.  I suppose even the laser caps might be worth it for someone wanting white caps...
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Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 15 April 2010, 07:47:28

Would you be able to stick the guts of a G80-3000 into one of these cases?  It might be good mod fodder.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: didjamatic on Thu, 15 April 2010, 08:02:04

Great deals for a long lasting keyboard.  When you consider what businesses pay for a replacement board and what they get, these Cherrys are a bargain.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Thu, 15 April 2010, 09:06:57

Quote from: itlnstln;172388

Would you be able to stick the guts of a G80-3000 into one of these cases?  It might be good mod fodder.

Yep, it's the same case. Swapping guts takes less than a minute without any tools.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 15 April 2010, 09:08:51

Awesome.  I like the white better than the black, especially since it has all-white keys.  The  cap swap will take awhile, though.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: keyb_gr on Thu, 15 April 2010, 09:34:50

Quote from: Mental Hobbit;172403

Yep, it's the same case. Swapping guts takes less than a minute without any tools.

Not with the "new-style" 3000 cases as pictured here. First of all the clips are a bit of a pain to open, and then there are a few screws inside as well. I would assume the guts of contemporary German-made G80-3000s would swap right in (there were some internal G80/G81 differences with the old-style 3000 cases though), but see little reason to do that.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Thu, 15 April 2010, 09:41:52

Dye cases in all colors and swap daily/monthly/by mood/season?

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Thu, 15 April 2010, 10:02:59

Use a sharpie then ;P

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: keyb_gr on Thu, 15 April 2010, 17:56:10

man Thermometer

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 16 April 2010, 06:51:41

I'm bidding on the 3-board listing, but if someone else wins, would they mind selling me one of the 'boards (from either listing)?  I just want one (NIB) 'board to mod my 3000 to white.  Thanks!

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: sixty on Sat, 17 April 2010, 02:55:01

Btw, these are probably new generation keyboards. That means the keys will be thin PBT and not all keys will be MX compatible. With the new style G81-3000s at least backspace, enter, both shifts, spacebar, numpad 0, numpad +, numpad enter and all of the front row keys will not be MX compatible.

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: Rajagra on Sat, 17 April 2010, 07:46:19

Quote from: ripster;172421

ABS cases.  Warp problems when dyeing.

Skip warp. Go straight to ... LUDICROUS SPEED (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP6DXoNKITc)!

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 17 April 2010, 08:18:04

Nah nothing beats the speed of LI (http://www.thetick.ws/car24.html)NT (http://home.jps.net/~lsnyder/21_tick.html)!

*Damn, something that's not on youtube*

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: sixty on Sun, 18 April 2010, 01:50:12

Quote from: ripster;172981

You mean MX compatible or they can't be swapped with Filco/DAS?    Are they offcenter or something?

Yeah, they can't be swapped with Filco/DAS nor other Cherry MX boards. I had to search for a long time to find one G81 in the house, because I burned all of mine with fire, but here you go:

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9223&stc=1&d=1271573394)

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 22 April 2010, 07:19:44

Did anyone win one of these auctions?  If so, could you spare one of these 'boards for me?

Title: For the Cherry MY switch lovers
Post by: ricercar on Thu, 22 April 2010, 12:36:06

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9223&stc=1&d=1271573394)

I find that the MY caps with legs work acceptably on MX switches after I clip off the legs. Even without stabilizers, they seem to work on off center hits.