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Offline 002

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Brown ALPS keyboards?
« on: Sun, 12 February 2012, 01:06:15 »
So far I know of two keyboards that have Brown ALPS switches. Does anyone know of any others?


One is the keyboard from the PC Convertible:


The other is a Yamaha KB-1000:
http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hisao/image/yamahak.htm
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Brown ALPS keyboards?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 13 February 2012, 11:37:15 »
Holy shnikeys! Do you happen to have one yourself, or have you just found the pictures?
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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 13 February 2012, 15:12:48 »
The PC Convertible pictured is mine but I don't have the Yamaha.
I'd love to get my hands on one though, or even any board with Brown ALPS but they seem like they're pretty rare.
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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 13 February 2012, 15:15:56 »
Didn't even know they existed. How do they compare to other ALPS/Cherry MXs? Ripometer it up!
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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 13 February 2012, 20:47:50 »
They require a large amount of force and feel similar to the Topre 55g.
I do not have access to American coins but I had a stack weighing 78g and it was enough to squash down the switch - remove one coin (weighing 3 grams) and it's not enough.
I had to remove the keycap to balance the coins and the keycaps weighs 3 grams (Left ALT) so my guess is between 73g and 77g.

Video of me mashing on it [sorry for quality]:
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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 10 March 2012, 18:26:01 »
Disassembled:



Inside:
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