Old Cherry stuff - including double-shot caps...

[cherrykeyboards]

Well, the previous MD wasn't one for sentiment or keeping stuff we didn't need. I kept what I could, but it wasn't a lot....unfortunately.

Good news / bad news time....

1) Esc key - double shot, beige grey cap. 1 only :-(

2) A full set of 'round' keycaps for a num-pad - bagged and ready to go. It's a bit of an odd-ball set though - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,00, *, %, =, +, X, (division symbol), -, .   20 caps in all and something we used to supply RS with. All double-shot and light-grey variants.

3) A whole bag of these caps, barring the number 5. Part number G99-639AC. Not sure how many sets there are in the bag (barring all of the number 5 keys though!!), but it's a big bag....

4) An incomplete set of keycap colour swatches. Back in the dim and distant past, we had the opportunity to make the keycaps in different colours - a bonus with double-shot caps - so we had to produce a colour chart, which is basically a metal ring with the corresponding plastic colour (along with its code) attached. each has the Cherry logo printed on. Now, there are a few missing - mainly the blue ones. Due to me being a bit stupid (!), I've removed the blue colours as my son wanted them for a school project.....typical. I don't know of another one of these in the country though....

5) 5 x G80/G81-1800 Caps/Num/Scroll 'Stickers' - Square versions

6) 6 x G80/G81-1800 Caps/Num/Scrol 'Stickers' - Rectangular versions.

7) Black Cherry stickers - small versions. I think these were actually designed to retro fit either keyboards, digitisers or switch assemblies.

Full colour Cherry sticker - the 'original' logo and the same as the one found on the G80-3000 we were auctioning on ebay - this has a black line going around the logo itself.

9) Full colour Cherry sticker - this is a large version though. Not good for keyboards, but great as a window sticker. This is in the second incarnation of the logo with no line and a slight font adjustment.

10) Full keyboard matrix, no caps, but with 137 keys, 135 brown switches, 1 white switch, 1 grey switch. Two Cherry DG switches are also on the board, designed to fit the touchpad that was meant to be in the centre. Full matrix part - 701-2215. I have 4 or 5 of these, originally designed as the replacement internals for the G80-8910 (Nationwide) keyboard or for the G80-8109/8113/8114 series.

11) A Nationwide keyboard - G80-8910. Supplied to Nationwide Building Society around 12/13 years ago, it's a fully loaded product - All MX, Touchpad, Magnetic Card reader & Smartcard reader with programmable buttons (using Cherry Tools software)


Now the bad news...

Can't find ANYTHING with double shot caps at all. I had thought that there were a couple lurking around, or at the very least, a US layout G81-8000HRMUS, but it appears that it's disappeared somewhere....There's literally nothing left of any consequence down there at all - yes, there's a few G80 models (G80-3000 & G80-11900 mainly), but they're all later versions with laser caps. They do have their matrix intact - 11900's with black switches, some G80-3000's with blue or black, no other type, sorry - but they're from the last 8 years or so, where everything's lasered.....bum!

[cherrykeyboards]

Whoops! Should have said - if you need images, I have 'em - just let me know and I'll send them through....

Well, the previous MD wasn't one for sentiment or keeping stuff we didn't need. I kept what I could, but it wasn't a lot....unfortunately.

Good news / bad news time....

1) Esc key - double shot, beige grey cap. 1 only :-(

2) A full set of 'round' keycaps for a num-pad - bagged and ready to go. It's a bit of an odd-ball set though - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,00, *, %, =, +, X, (division symbol), -, .   20 caps in all and something we used to supply RS with. All double-shot and light-grey variants.

3) A whole bag of these caps, barring the number 5. Part number G99-639AC. Not sure how many sets there are in the bag (barring all of the number 5 keys though!!), but it's a big bag....

4) An incomplete set of keycap colour swatches. Back in the dim and distant past, we had the opportunity to make the keycaps in different colours - a bonus with double-shot caps - so we had to produce a colour chart, which is basically a metal ring with the corresponding plastic colour (along with its code) attached. each has the Cherry logo printed on. Now, there are a few missing - mainly the blue ones. Due to me being a bit stupid (!), I've removed the blue colours as my son wanted them for a school project.....typical. I don't know of another one of these in the country though....

5) 5 x G80/G81-1800 Caps/Num/Scroll 'Stickers' - Square versions

6) 6 x G80/G81-1800 Caps/Num/Scrol 'Stickers' - Rectangular versions.

7) Black Cherry stickers - small versions. I think these were actually designed to retro fit either keyboards, digitisers or switch assemblies.

Full colour Cherry sticker - the 'original' logo and the same as the one found on the G80-3000 we were auctioning on ebay - this has a black line going around the logo itself.

9) Full colour Cherry sticker - this is a large version though. Not good for keyboards, but great as a window sticker. This is in the second incarnation of the logo with no line and a slight font adjustment.

10) Full keyboard matrix, no caps, but with 137 keys, 135 brown switches, 1 white switch, 1 grey switch. Two Cherry DG switches are also on the board, designed to fit the touchpad that was meant to be in the centre. Full matrix part - 701-2215. I have 4 or 5 of these, originally designed as the replacement internals for the G80-8910 (Nationwide) keyboard or for the G80-8109/8113/8114 series.

11) A Nationwide keyboard - G80-8910. Supplied to Nationwide Building Society around 12/13 years ago, it's a fully loaded product - All MX, Touchpad, Magnetic Card reader & Smartcard reader with programmable buttons (using Cherry Tools software)


Now the bad news...

Can't find ANYTHING with double shot caps at all. I had thought that there were a couple lurking around, or at the very least, a US layout G81-8000HRMUS, but it appears that it's disappeared somewhere....There's literally nothing left of any consequence down there at all - yes, there's a few G80 models (G80-3000 & G80-11900 mainly), but they're all later versions with laser caps. They do have their matrix intact - 11900's with black switches, some G80-3000's with blue or black, no other type, sorry - but they're from the last 8 years or so, where everything's lasered.....bum!

[Djuzuh]

Hum, are you able to sell all of this ?

Interested in a couble of things !

[cherrykeyboards]

I work for Cherry - I can sell anything.... :-)

What are you interested in?

[Djuzuh]

number 7 to 11 .

Can we get some prices please?

And a pic of the 10 and 11 item too !

[cherrykeyboards]

I have the images, but can't seem to upload the darned things on here....can you give me a mail address to send them?

[Djuzuh]

A better alternative would be to host them on a remote site. (I suggest Imgur)

I'm certainly not the only one interested in those

[cherrykeyboards]

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Finally - it's let me do it on here instead!

FYI - the G80-8910 has a key-missing (right CTRL) but other than that it's complete. The Matrix assemblies are all brand-new and unused.....

So, offers invited....I await the offers with baited breath!!

Enjoy!

[Djuzuh]

I suppose there is no microcontroller on the matrix, and the interface is parallel cables?

Also, offers are very hard to do, as we have absolutely no idea what you expect to get, and those are very unusual items so we can't base ourselves on a market price xD.

[cherrykeyboards]

No, there's no controller on the matrix at all. On these models, they were separate units completely (a green PCB which also housed smartcard and mag-card electronics). The interface would be PS2 - 2 x PS2, 1 x Serial (smartcard) when connected to the PCB. The connectors at the top of the matrix connect it to two points on the associated PCB.

Okay, let me say this. The matrix parts are brand-new, so although they've been in stock for a time here, they've never been connected to a PCB and used in a keyboard. The actual entire keyboard sold to Nationwide originally for around £150, so taking into account it's only a matrix, £50/unit is about right. For the keyboard itself, well, it has been used and I'd look for the same figure for that as it's complete.

For the sticker sets, I'm really not sure. I'll have to think about that one...!!

I'm as in the dark as you with the pricing!

Oh, also need to add the fact that we may have PCB's - I have a stack of PCB's (as well as other internal parts and cables) that live with all of the redundant stock. As I'm the one responsible for repairs, I keep a vast amount of bits and pieces just in case.... Will have to confirm the PCB part number from the old Nationwide board to see if it's something i definitely have, but I wouldn't be surprised. Similarly, I will probably have a few touchpad PCB's if required - I also have some 4400 trackball mechanisms if they're of any use to anyone, along with the electronics and sensors from our old fingerprint reader keyboards......you'd be shocked at the stuff I keep!

[fohat.digs]

So what are the prices of these things?

Are you shipping to the States?

PS - you don't "bait" breath, you "bate" it, as in, holding in

[Djuzuh]

trackball mechanisms? Hell yeah !

random PCBs? Hell yeah !

biometrie parts? Hell yeah !

But We need some prices to work with .

Also, what about shipping and payment?

And I'd suggest you to move this thread in either the classified section, or if you are motivated in future correspondance, you can ask iMav for a vendor's forum !

[cherrykeyboards]

We'll ship anywhere....

Prices - no idea whatsoever. As explained to Djuzuh, we have no idea of their commercial value in this arena - we generally don't sell spares, but repair ourselves.....

as for my English - it's purely rubbish typing as I'm using a membrane keyboard, not mechanical....well that's my excuse anyway!

[Djuzuh]

So you work at cherry corp, and are using a membrane keyboard? hum…

[cherrykeyboards]

Ok, let's see what we can do. Let me catalogue the stuff first, get some pricing and then we'll look at moving the thread to the classifieds...It may take me a day or two, as there's one hell of a lot of gear in odd places and I need the numbers...

Shipping/Payment - best way is PayPal. We have an account as we sell odd bits and pieces on ebay. Shipping is no issue as we have access to couriers from here - DPD/DHL/UPS etc, etc....

[snoopy]

I'm interersted in that esc-key. shipping in germany. sent me a pm with price if its still for sale

[cherrykeyboards]

Should point out - work for Cherry UK (now ZF Electronics UK) and I do have my pick of keyboards. It's purely down to two factors: 1) Laziness on my part to get one of the other keyboards connected 2) Noise - I'm a fan of the blue clicky keyboards and they sound like machine gun fire in our office, so they get on my colleagues nerves. Can't type with black (I have a G80-3800 in my desk drawer) and don't have a brown one or any other in the building....

[Djuzuh]

OK xD.

Also, I'm interested in the numpad DS keys !