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Offline djones

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alps force displacement graphs?
« on: Wed, 07 January 2009, 21:49:38 »
anybody have force-displacement graphs for the various alps switches?

Offline Chloe

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alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 08 January 2009, 06:39:31 »
There aren't any in the US Patents, but someone did plot graphs themselves. I do not know the method they used but here is the archived site:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050424065758/www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/keyboard/html/alpssw.html

Offline sandy55

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alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 08 January 2009, 08:36:33 »
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There aren't any in the US Patents, but someone did plot graphs themselves. I do not know the method they used but here is the the archived site:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050424065758/www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/keyboard/html/alpssw.html


Chloe, are you working in CTU London office?
I've been searching the site for 24 hours x3. The site was named "kiiboodo no heya", (room of keyboard ).  the site owner measured pressing force of various keyboards by himself.  I don't know his measuring method though.  It's a shame that i didn't download whole data before the site vanished away.

Offline itlnstln

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alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 08 January 2009, 09:29:04 »
CTU?  Chloe?  Like from 24!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)

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Offline Chloe

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alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 08 January 2009, 10:19:52 »
I am working undercover. ;)

Most of the site seems to be archived:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/keyboard/index.html
I think there is an explanation of how the graphs were made on the main page. With small enough weights, digital scales and a magnifying glass it would be possible to plot a graph. You can also buy hand-held force gauges although they are quite expensive.

Offline sandy55

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 08 January 2009, 10:40:54 »
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I am working undercover. ;)

Oh, sorry for I made public that you are.

Quote from: Chloe;17480

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/keyboard/index.html


Great thanks!!  You are highly appriciated.  I will reconstruct the pages in my drive.  the guy who sent me the pictures of mx/red also  miss the page.

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Offline TotalChaos

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Re: alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 16 December 2012, 15:24:55 »
There aren't any in the US Patents, but someone did plot graphs themselves. I do not know the method they used but here is the archived site:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050424065758/www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~silencium/keyboard/html/alpssw.html

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If there is ever anything on the wayback machine then you better copy it yourself immediately because wayback is not reliable.  Any data on wayback is guaranteed to disappear one day.

I am trying to find Alps Force Graphs.  I accidentally found them yesterday but I closed the window and now I need to find them today.  Google sent me to this thread.
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Rosewill RK-9000RE #2 (Lubed, still in the box.  I am afraid to use it because it will break like the first one)

Offline TotalChaos

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Re: alps force displacement graphs?
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 16 December 2012, 15:37:12 »
Here is some interesting force activation data I found:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=27474.msg557204#msg557204
Rosewill RK-9000RE #1 (Broke on day 26, fixed with Scotch Tape on day 42, barely holding together)
Rosewill RK-9000RE #2 (Lubed, still in the box.  I am afraid to use it because it will break like the first one)