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Offline Chron-O-John

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What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
« on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 08:37:36 »
Hi,

I have the chance to buy two keyboards. One is a Cherry G80-1800 HAD. I wounder what kind of switches it has.

The other one is a bit more trickey. Its a Goldstar Keyboard. Pics here. I can see that there is a spring. But what' underneath it? Maybe I should give it a try anyways.

BTW, I'm typing on my new G80 with black right now. I got this one for just 3 € ;) but i'm not quite sure i i like it more or less than white ALPS (quite a different feeling.)
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Offline Findecanor

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What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:18:39 »
Check out Dating Cherry keyboards in the wiki:
G80: Cherry corp G80-series keyboards, with Cherry MX switches.
1800: The 1800 model
H - High quality key caps
A - Cherry MX Black switches
D - German ("Deutsch") layout on the key caps

I don't recognize the switches in the Goldstar keyboard, but the model number indicates that it was built by BTC.
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Offline mbc

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What kind of switches do this two keyboards have?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:23:36 »
The goldstar looks like foam and foil capacative.


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Offline Chron-O-John

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 09:40:05 »
So the Goldstar is kinda more like a Rubberdome than a MX Switch?
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Offline Chron-O-John

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 10:23:31 »
Quote from: ripster;410861
? It IS a rubber dome.

 
Sorry, I started writing my answer before I reloaded the page ;)

Thanks for you Help!
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Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 10:30:56 »
I saw that thread also, but it does not look exactly the same. Why would a rubber dome keyboard have metal springs?
I guess that it has a linear feel but actuates at the very bottom ...
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Offline Dox

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:14:30 »
Quote from: ripster;410888
I thought I was on your ignore list?

Anyway the BTC foam foil capacitives have solid stems, not those hollowed out ones.


That is not always the case.
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Offline Dox

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:20:23 »
That is a capacitive foam foil BTC from 1988
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Offline Dox

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 05 September 2011, 11:28:00 »
Yes it's the exact same thing. The switch is sagging when the cap is removed as the spring provide the support when the keycap is installed. I think a rubber dome version wouldn't have the springs under the keycaps.
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Offline Chron-O-John

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Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #10 on: Mon, 24 October 2011, 07:32:09 »
The second one is a Key Tronic rubber dome keyboard. The best rubber dome there is, according to many.
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