Author Topic: Airlink (Dolch clone) with Cherry blues (Read 1998 times)

ricercar · « **on:** Thu, 31 March 2011, 20:25:01 »

Today I rewired a Dolch clone 'board branded "Airlink"; it was RJ11 and I made it PS/2, using an old model M cable. Digging on those double-shot keycaps over nearly new Cherry blues. Tinky-tinky. Only the A and S caps show any wear at all. The spacebar is not shiny.

Findecanor was correct with his pinout.

pin 1: GND,
pin 2: +5V
pin 3: data
pin 4: clock

The wire coloring was completely arbitrary, so I'll not detail it here except to say black was +5V which totally invalidated all my previous experimentation. The point is that an RJ11 connector Dolch-clone is a perfectly PS/2 compatible keyboard.

wanabe · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 31 March 2011, 21:33:45 »

glad you posted this. how the heck do you open the case on these?

ch_123 · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 02 April 2011, 04:53:10 »

It's not a clone, it's a rebrand. I've seen a few rebranded Dolches (Dolchen?) on the net.

ethanh8791 · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 02 April 2011, 11:29:22 »

Yah i have another one at work that is not Dolch but exact same keyboard. The screws are hidden underneath the rubber feet and also under one of the stickers.

ricercar · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 02 April 2011, 13:18:11 »

all screws are available from the underside. Don't pull up the top-facing logo plate looking for a screw... like I did.

Findecanor · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 02 April 2011, 18:01:26 »

Be mindful also when you reassemble the board that the screws have two slightly different lengths. If you (like me), insert a long screw into a short hole, then you will get a permanent protrusion in front of the keys.

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Author Topic: Airlink (Dolch clone) with Cherry blues (Read 1998 times)