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Offline berserkfan

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keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 14:07:36 »
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 14:11:18 »
I've got a few of these and another member used one to make a switch tester once.The switches in these aren't good for much of anything but the plates nice to have.
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 14:12:00 »
Yup, I have a switch tester made from one of these. Think I bought it off Spamray.
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 11 August 2014, 20:41:13 »
Plate cutouts will mount MX?
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 14 August 2014, 05:30:39 »
Hmmm... 2 of them could be used to make a split matrix keyboard. Not that I like matrix layout, but...
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 12:28:00 »
Has anyone actually incorporated these into a real working keyboard?
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 15:05:34 »
Someone (dustin?) pointed me at something that looked very much like these, so I bought two (4x4).

The switches in mine will accept MX keycaps, although they feel just very slightly tighter than most other MX stems.
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 15:09:19 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 18 September 2014, 15:05:34
Someone (dustin?) pointed me at something that looked very much like these, so I bought two (4x4).

The switches in mine will accept MX keycaps, although they feel just very slightly tighter than most other MX stems.

Yep I have one for holding MX switches. Switch tester. Got the idea from cptbadass!
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 17:42:25 »
Quote from: dustinhxc on Thu, 18 September 2014, 15:09:19
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 18 September 2014, 15:05:34
Someone (dustin?) pointed me at something that looked very much like these, so I bought two (4x4).

The switches in mine will accept MX keycaps, although they feel just very slightly tighter than most other MX stems.

Yep I have one for holding MX switches. Switch tester. Got the idea from cptbadass!

I just put my keycaps on the switches that it came with.
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 22:43:22 »
holding MX switches or MX keycaps? I thought these weren't cherry MX switches.
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Re: keypads look inteaesting but need more info
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 22:45:07 »
Quote from: berserkfan on Thu, 18 September 2014, 22:43:22
holding MX switches or MX keycaps? I thought these weren't cherry MX switches.

These are not Cherry MX switches, but they (mine, at least) have MX-compatible stems.

Mostly.

The standard MX keycaps are a slightly tighter fit than genuine MX switches, but go on and come off ok.

Pic of mine with the switches it came with and some MX keycaps installed: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48073.msg1179499#msg1179499

Pic of dustin's with MX switches replacing the original switches: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48073.msg1369860#msg1369860
« Last Edit: Thu, 18 September 2014, 22:47:34 by rowdy »
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