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Offline BiNiaRiS

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 02:42:50 »
2x G80-1819HEU. These use clears. One is missing a ton of caps but the other is all there. They have a ton of custom caps since they came from Seafirst bank. What i found weird was that the numpad keys are not doubleshots like they should be. All the other non custom keys are not worn at all since they are in fact doubleshots.

NCR G80-0528H/10. This one is i pretty good condition. I need to grab a DIN-PS2 converter so I can test it out. It used Cherry Blacks and looks like it may have NKRO since there are diodes under the keys. I might just end up using the blacks for a ghetto red mod though.

Chicony KB-5581. Pretty cool board with the trackball attached. I initially thought I was going to take the blue out of it and put them into the 1800 but I might end up trading this one since I know some people like the idea of the attached trackball. It is platemounted with doubleshots as well. The ball needs cleaning and doesnt glide since a piece of plastic inside snapped but I'm prettt sure I can fix it easily.

I also found some crappy KeyTronic dome boards that came from a casino or something. They had a bunch of colorful keys that had money symbols and such on them. They also had red keys that said WIN on them that I thought was hilariously awesome. I popped one off and low and behold it had another blank key under it. Just like Model Ms. The owner happened to have one M laying around and I snapped it on and it fit. The boards were for sure dome and I found a third that was the normal crappy kind of dome keys. I snagged them both since I figured they would make cool escape keys :)

All in all it was a good 30min if scrounging. They guy working there is going to keep his eye out for cherry boards for me and was pretty cool. The sad part is 99% of these boards get sold as scrap. The owner told me they get $0.25 cents per pound. So sad to think how many cool keyboards they have sold as scrap.
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Offline kaiserreich

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 03:23:49 »
The two keys are full of WIN

Offline domin8r

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 04:23:47 »
Pretty nice.. if this guy can supply you with cool vintage board then you're set! Especially at those prices! :D
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Offline Ascaii

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 06:00:34 »
dont hack them apart...that 0528 might be something for sixty, write him a pm about this thread.
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Offline REVENGE

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 06:52:49 »
Superb finds, congrats! Lucky that your local e-waste guys are willing to work with you, a lot of good boards end up going to scrap through those channels.
« Last Edit: Fri, 17 June 2011, 06:55:21 by REVENGE »
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Offline False_Dmitry_II

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 14:22:23 »
How far was this recycling place from your house?
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Offline dreamingftw

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 14:32:27 »
Makes me want to go my local e-recyling place and check it out. Do most places sell their stuff like that and by the pound? That would be awsome.

Offline BiNiaRiS

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 14:38:24 »
Quote from: False_Dmitry_II;362524
How far was this recycling place from your house?

7 minutes or so.
 
Quote from: dreamingftw;362531
Makes me want to go my local e-recyling place and check it out. Do most places sell their stuff like that and by the pound? That would be awsome.

I didn't explain myself well enough. $0.25 cents per pound is what they were going to get rid of them for. I paid them a bit more. The owner just asked what they were worth to me and said make an offer.

Most places will get rid of stuff like this bulk for pennies on the dollar though. They had lots of other stuff as well. All there stuff they get for free. People are so stupid. He said he had a dell desktop dropped off the other day by someone who lives nearby. The comp got a virus so they went and bought a new one. The guy there reformatted and it was like new. He's got it priced at $350 now.
Check out my sales thread.

KMAC 2 w/ErgoClears
KBC w/Reds and Cherry doubleshots in imsto\'s case
G80-1800HAU w/ErgoClears
Realforce 87UB 55g
KMAC Titanium/Winkeyless (in the mail)

Offline wanabe

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 15:23:07 »
nice finds - sent you a pm!

Offline theferenc

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 17:57:19 »
Those G80s look like nice compact keyboards. I know a few people who would love those. They want a nice compact keyboard in a mostly standard layout, that isn't too loud. I might have to check around the places in my area, see if I can snag one myself.

Are the 1819 models all clears? Or is that a crap shoot?
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Offline calavera

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 17 June 2011, 18:15:36 »
If you ever decide to part with the colored alt and ctrl keys let me know. hell, I'll take the entire keyboard if I have to ;)

Offline BiNiaRiS

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Found some cool Cherry boards at a local e-recycling place.
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 18 June 2011, 22:00:09 »
Quote from: theferenc;362617
Those G80s look like nice compact keyboards. I know a few people who would love those. They want a nice compact keyboard in a mostly standard layout, that isn't too loud. I might have to check around the places in my area, see if I can snag one myself.

Are the 1819 models all clears? Or is that a crap shoot?

Not really sure about that. I know it is rare to find clears in non-POS boards though.
 
Quote from: calavera;362619
If you ever decide to part with the colored alt and ctrl keys let me know. hell, I'll take the entire keyboard if I have to ;)

Already had a few people ask about them but as of now I only have 3 of each. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna use one set and there's 2 missing from the other set.
Check out my sales thread.

KMAC 2 w/ErgoClears
KBC w/Reds and Cherry doubleshots in imsto\'s case
G80-1800HAU w/ErgoClears
Realforce 87UB 55g
KMAC Titanium/Winkeyless (in the mail)