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Offline N8N

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« on: Sun, 10 July 2011, 06:56:12 »
saw this on the 'bay while looking for something in black

item no. 200627143306

it's a G81-8000LPCUS - idea is this.  do the MX and MY switches have the same pinout?  Could I use that board and the clears from the cheap one that's been on the bay to turn the cheap clear board into ANSI?  (or just use the whole M81 board w/ clear switches?)

I don't think I want to pay $50 plus shipping to try it though... any reason an old POS board is so expensive?
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Offline Ascaii

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 10 July 2011, 06:57:13 »
simple answer...no. you cannot mount mx switches on my boards.
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Offline N8N

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 10 July 2011, 07:29:07 »
figures.  I thought that maybe since the keycaps were compatible so would be the circuit boards.

I do have a perfectly good set of ANSI black doubleshots w/ nothing to use them on :/  (unless I want to type on mush)
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Filco Majestouch-2 with Cherry Corp. doubleshot keys - Leopold Tenkeyless Tactile Force with Wyse doubleshots - Silicon Graphics 9500900 - WASD V1 - IBM Model M 52G9658 - Noppoo Choc Pro with Cherry lasered PBT keycaps - Wyse 900866-01 - Cherry G80-8200LPBUS/07 - Dell AT101W - several Cherry G81s (future doubleshot donors) (order of current preference) (dang I have too many keyboards, I really only need two)

Offline mich

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 11 July 2011, 02:04:06 »
MY switches work by pressing contacts on membranes laying below. These boards are completely different.
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