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Offline Rayndalf

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Trashed Wang Keyboard / Black Alps $45 shipped
« on: Sun, 10 May 2020, 23:08:33 »
Not sure if this is what passes as a deal these days, but $45 shipped for black Alps and most of the keycaps isn't the worst thing. The plate rust is worrisome though
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164193692585
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Re: Trashed Wang Keyboard / Black Alps $45 shipped
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 11 May 2020, 14:14:57 »
I would say that it does not, but maybe some of the switches are worth saving? That plate looks like it was dredged up from the bottom of the ocean or something.

I see AT101s in good shape for around that price left and right, and those should usually have black alps.
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Offline Rayndalf

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Re: Trashed Wang Keyboard / Black Alps $45 shipped
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 11 May 2020, 20:17:16 »
Quote from: Maledicted on Mon, 11 May 2020, 14:14:57
I would say that it does not, but maybe some of the switches are worth saving? That plate looks like it was dredged up from the bottom of the ocean or something.

I see AT101s in good shape for around that price left and right, and those should usually have black alps.

I completely forgot about the humble AT101. The Wang keycaps are a little nicer, but this one is missing so many keys it could barely cover an HHKB bottom row
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Re: Trashed Wang Keyboard / Black Alps $45 shipped
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 15 May 2020, 16:15:41 »
I bought this for $37 shipped and I quite am satisfied with it. A shame that it is missing both Controls and F9 and F11, but that thick dye-sub PBT Alps cap set, especially with the blue sub-legends on the numpad, is very nice and hard to come by.

If I could find the pinout I might even try to make it run, I have plenty of good black Alps switches and rust on the plate is really irrelevant.

But the cap set alone is well worth it.
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Re: Trashed Wang Keyboard / Black Alps $45 shipped
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 18 May 2020, 11:38:31 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 15 May 2020, 16:15:41
I bought this for $37 shipped and I quite am satisfied with it. A shame that it is missing both Controls and F9 and F11, but that thick dye-sub PBT Alps cap set, especially with the blue sub-legends on the numpad, is very nice and hard to come by.

If I could find the pinout I might even try to make it run, I have plenty of good black Alps switches and rust on the plate is really irrelevant.

But the cap set alone is well worth it.

Good point. I don't even really think about caps myself.
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