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Offline Latakerni

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Are those switches dampened white alps?
« on: Mon, 17 July 2023, 12:02:14 »
Are those genuine alps? They're in a Apple Extended Keyboard II, 1995 Ireland.
I am not sure if it's ivory or white (I just know that they'll need a good clean and lubing). They look white-ish, or at least what I think white should look like after nearly 30 years, but they seem to have tiny slits, smaller than the deskthority pictures
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKCM_Cream_Damped vs https://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKBL/SKBM_series, and alps logo is barely visible, without raised edges
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Re: Are those switches dampened white alps?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 17 July 2023, 12:38:13 »
Those are white. Probably most if not all that are as late as 1995 are white.
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Re: Are those switches dampened white alps?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 17 July 2023, 12:54:16 »
Yes, Damped White Alps have no slits.
https://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Alps_SKCM_--_damped_comparison,_1.jpg

I think the brown spots could be mostly rust.
« Last Edit: Mon, 17 July 2023, 12:56:40 by Findecanor »
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