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Offline Capitalistix

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Can anyone ID this keyswitch?
« on: Mon, 12 November 2012, 01:40:12 »
So im en route to see my long distance girlfriend and halfway there i end up stopping at this Chevron station. Well, as im fueling up and swiping my card, I notice it has a keypad with physical keycaps, usually its some newfangled touch screen or crappy plastic film over button things but these were legit keys! So as a keyboard enthusiest, in true geekhacker fashion I popped a cap off to see the switch inside and took some pics. It felt pretty linear, but I didnt recognize the stem. I suppose it could be a rubber dome but as I said it felt pretty linear, like a cherry red I suppose. So, can anyone ID these?





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Re: Can anyone ID this keyswitch?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 12 November 2012, 03:12:08 »
I don't recognise the switch, but that's certainly showing dedication!

Just be careful you don't get caught - some people might not understand why you would start disassembling their key pads ;)
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Offline Capitalistix

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Re: Can anyone ID this keyswitch?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 12 November 2012, 12:09:12 »
Haha dont worry, I was cautious about it :P
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Re: Can anyone ID this keyswitch?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 13 November 2012, 10:10:44 »
LOL

This is something I can see myself doing.

Sorry I have no idea what switch that is. Best way to know if it's domes is to see where the switch actuates. If it actuates before the end of the stroke, it's probably a mechanical switch of some sort, or possibly capacitive (very doubtful since these are probably bad for outdoor use). If you have to bottom out the switch before it actuates, it is probably membrane.
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