Author Topic: (SOLD) Selling Vintage Nixdorf Cherry switches, old blacks with clear tops (Read 12857 times)

Ascaii · « **on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 05:49:41 »

I have several PCBS with these rare switches, but I also have desoldered switches if you only want to buy a handful. Each PCB holds 118 clear top MX vintage black switches and one clear top MX linear white space bar switch. The stabilizers are super solid screw in stabilizers that will never wiggle.

Price for one PCB is 100€ including insurance and tracked shipping worldwide.
Price for loose switches depends on amount, please contact me to discuss.

Please feel free to get in touch with me, either via email at ascaii@geekhack.org or via pm (email preferred, i hate the pm system)

Trades welcome:

I am looking for:

HHKB
uniform fullsizue RF in ISO-DE or ANSI layout
replacement caps for HHKB (my left shift broke)
Rollermouse
anything interesting

Not interested in:

Clacks
Brobots
other overpriced "collectible" caps

Photekq · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 05:53:00 »

Oh man.. If I had 100 euros right now..

These things will go like hotcakes.

Sent · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 05:58:43 »

PMed, sir.

Ascaii · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 06:31:21 »

One PCB sold to Sent. 3 remain.

ImaMoFoThief · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 08:48:57 »

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 08:50:43 »

GL Ascaii

alaricljs · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 08:57:11 »

Luck? This one does not need luck... I think the luck was had when he found/got these.

ImaMoFoThief · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:09:57 »

I really don't think he needs luck, I just hope I can get a PCB's worth of desoldered switches from him... I don't even want for the black stems, dat casing!

alaricljs · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:11:32 »

If all you're after is the clear top housing then join that GB. I understand it's not Cherry manufactured, but so?

ImaMoFoThief · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:13:35 »

I like to keep a surplus of black switches in case plus I want the springs to make ergo clears

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:15:41 »

Quote from: ImaMoFoThief on Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:13:35

I like to keep a surplus of black switches in case plus I want the springs to make ergo clears

Black springs make ergo-clears?

ImaMoFoThief · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:18:34 »

I goofed but I like the black springs

Ascaii · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:22:25 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:15:41

Quote from: ImaMoFoThief on Sat, 03 August 2013, 09:13:35
I like to keep a surplus of black switches in case plus I want the springs to make ergo clears

Black springs make ergo-clears?

black springs make panda-clears

Ascaii · « **Reply #13 on:** Sun, 04 August 2013, 02:58:35 »

Turns out Sent isnt interested after all, so all 4 PCBs remain for sale.

Ascaii · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 05 August 2013, 13:05:54 »

Two pcbs sold.

Ascaii · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 07 August 2013, 02:10:30 »

Looking to sell the last two soon. Also will take trades.

Michael · « **Reply #16 on:** Wed, 07 August 2013, 02:11:44 »

What kind of trades are you looking for?

Ascaii · « **Reply #17 on:** Wed, 07 August 2013, 04:38:12 »

Quote from: Bro Caps on Wed, 07 August 2013, 02:11:44

What kind of trades are you looking for?

Im open for any kind of offers. What I am definitely looking for at some point is a fullsize uniform realforce in US or german layout.

Ascaii · « **Reply #18 on:** Sat, 10 August 2013, 11:57:19 »

Due to recent offers I would like to clarify that I have no interest in clacks or brobots.

Ascaii · « **Reply #19 on:** Wed, 14 August 2013, 08:00:36 »

Also looking for fullsize uniform RF in ANSI or ISO-DE layout.

Ascaii · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 18 August 2013, 13:52:54 »

updated OP with wishlist for trades

TheSoulhunter · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 19 August 2013, 23:29:27 »

Sent ya a mail...

esoomenona · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 20 August 2013, 06:09:53 »

So I notice you say these are Vintage Nixdorf, and old blacks, but then "vintage blacks" in the post. Are these truly the amazingly smooth feeling switches of olden days or will they be so scratchy I'll want to tear my eyes out of their sockets?

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 20 August 2013, 06:16:46 »

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 20 August 2013, 06:09:53

So I notice you say these are Vintage Nixdorf, and old blacks, but then "vintage blacks" in the post. Are these truly the amazingly smooth feeling switches of olden days or will they be so scratchy I'll want to tear my eyes out of their sockets?

They have clear tops so it doesn't matter what they feel like! GLWS!

Icte · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 20 August 2013, 08:08:20 »

DO you have any upclose pictures of the MX Vintage Black switches so we can see the logo?

Ascaii · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 20 August 2013, 13:50:29 »

The PCBs are older, smoother blacks. Nixdorf called the terminals their "soft-touch" line.

Ill take some pics for the logo right away.

Ive tried to take pictures of the logo with my Lumix, but I cant get the damn things in focus. I will be getting a DSLR next week, will take pictures then. They have the original cherry logo on them.

I went digging on the waybackmachine to see if the pictures that Sixty made for his website survived, but unfortunately I could only recover the text:

Quote

Nixdorf Computer Softkey
Cherry MX Black (with clear casing), Double-injection molded keycaps, 1988

This is by far the most obscure and interesting keyboard I currently have in my collection. It comes with Cherry MX Black switches, which feature a transparent case! No one had seen this type of switch before another German geekhack member discovered these earlier in 2010.

The keyboard appears to be for a Nixdorf Computer system and is not compatible with any current PC hardware. The variant found earlier this year featured a different layout and a few other changes, but used the same clear case switches.

Each keycap originally came with a rubber o-ring to produce a softer and more quiet landing when bottoming out on the keys. This works quite well and its real joy to type on this board. Sadly after almost 25 years most of the rubber is starting to fall apart.

As you can tell by the pre 1990 production date, these are older, smoother blacks.

The_Beast · « **Reply #26 on:** Thu, 22 August 2013, 19:26:13 »

Any close ups of the switch tops?

laden3 · « **Reply #27 on:** Thu, 22 August 2013, 19:42:43 »

Is sixty still around? I remember him quitting because of health issues... consider this as free bump

)

Ascaii · « **Reply #28 on:** Fri, 30 August 2013, 02:05:30 »

Nope, sixty has vanished for a bit...I am sure he will be back eventually...but for now he has more pressing matters to take care of.

Photekq · « **Reply #29 on:** Fri, 30 August 2013, 06:33:10 »

Received my PCB. Anyone considering buying one.. Just do it! These switches are beautfiul and a joy to type on.

The_Beast · « **Reply #30 on:** Fri, 30 August 2013, 12:24:32 »

Quote from: The_Beast on Thu, 22 August 2013, 19:26:13

Any close ups of the switch tops?

Anyone?

Photekq · « **Reply #31 on:** Fri, 30 August 2013, 17:39:33 »

Quote from: The_Beast on Fri, 30 August 2013, 12:24:32

Quote from: The_Beast on Thu, 22 August 2013, 19:26:13
Any close ups of the switch tops?

Anyone?

Here are some pictues I attempted to take with a torch as lighting :

Hard to get the logos to show up, but you can see them in the upper switches :

Note the metal you can see at the top of the stab :

Stabiliser is held to the PCB with a screw :

Very bad photo, but you can make out that the stem of these stabilisers isn't like most PCB stabiliser stems :

The_Beast · « **Reply #32 on:** Fri, 30 August 2013, 17:41:12 »

Thanks for the photos!

Ascaii · « **Reply #33 on:** Sat, 31 August 2013, 01:15:58 »

Thank you very much for those photos!

The stabilizers are the best stabilizers I have owned...im putting a set of them on my phantom

gnubag · « **Reply #34 on:** Sat, 31 August 2013, 01:26:55 »

Quote from: Ascaii on Sat, 31 August 2013, 01:15:58

Thank you very much for those photos!

The stabilizers are the best stabilizers I have owned...im putting a set of them on my phantom

not sure if you know that but the phantom pcb does not support pcb mounted stabilizers.

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Author Topic: (SOLD) Selling Vintage Nixdorf Cherry switches, old blacks with clear tops (Read 12857 times)