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Offline Rule16

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I found this 'beauty'
« on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:46:28 »
Quote from: Rule16 on Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:00:20
I have one problem now... I got the adapter for din5 to PS/2 and all that happens is the 3 leds flash... anyone know whats wrong?
Its not very beautiful right now... I know, but it will be in time...

Btw, that yellow on the case is SUPPOSED to be paper white, but it was apparently owned by a heavy smoker.
I was wondering a couple of things, mostly how to clean the dye-subbed keycaps (Is it different than other keycaps?)how old is it, and how much it would be worth.
I know that it has ALPS Green switches already, and they're the linear version.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:54:08 »
dang.. that's allota cigarettes god, and how did he get such an even coat blowing smoke at the board..

does it go end to end everytime he breaths out? :D
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:55:05 »
May you pull a keycap for us? I've never seen that board before, though I presume that it's a MX Black board.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:57:08 »
Quote from: SmallFry on Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:55:05
May you pull a keycap for us? I've never seen that board before, though I presume that it's a MX Black board.
I pulled the Z key off earlier and it was a ALPS Green, I cant go back for it now today because I put it in the basement and its dark out.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 22:59:07 »
Nice.

I've always wondered... How come some of the keys are yellowed and some seem new? This happens on all the IBM boards
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 23:07:41 »
GREEN ALPS? AWESOME!
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 15 March 2013, 23:10:58 »
Quote from: SmallFry on Fri, 15 March 2013, 23:07:41
GREEN ALPS? AWESOME!
Indeed! They feel fantastic, and I'm so patiently waiting for tomorrow to clean it up, get an adapter to PS/2, and see if it actually works.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 08:09:46 »
pull out all the keycaps, get a plastic container that you can put all of them inside of it, fill up the container with warm/hot water, put the keycaps in the water and the magic thing that will clean the keycaps is dental tablets, pop inside 2 dental tablets and let it simmer for an hour. voila just rinse the keycaps after that.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 08:56:34 »
There's a chicony on ebay right now...same model as the one you have in the OP and I believe it's listed somewhere near $230 shipped (which is obscene in my book).  I think you should be able to get around $100 to $125 for it.  IIRC, the yellowing of the case isn't due to cigarette smoke but the bromide used in the cases as a fire retardant.  It yellows and browns when exposed overtime to UV light. You can reverse the yellowing by retrobriting.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 10:54:04 »
Quote from: bazemk1979 on Sat, 16 March 2013, 08:09:46
pull out all the keycaps, get a plastic container that you can put all of them inside of it, fill up the container with warm/hot water, put the keycaps in the water and the magic thing that will clean the keycaps is dental tablets, pop inside 2 dental tablets and let it simmer for an hour. voila just rinse the keycaps after that.
Thanks for the advice :) I will try this soon.
Quote from: AKIMbO on Sat, 16 March 2013, 08:56:34
There's a chicony on ebay right now...same model as the one you have in the OP and I believe it's listed somewhere near $230 shipped (which is obscene in my book).  I think you should be able to get around $100 to $125 for it.  IIRC, the yellowing of the case isn't due to cigarette smoke but the bromide used in the cases as a fire retardant.  It yellows and browns when exposed overtime to UV light. You can reverse the yellowing by retrobriting.
Ah, I thought it was because it was basically an ash tray under the keys... Is there any way to clean the backplate w/o damaging switches? Also, sorry for the bad grammar, on my phone right now. I'm also sorry that I'm asking so many damn questions, but I'm new and I have no idea what I'm doing, lol.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 17 March 2013, 00:14:37 »

Picture of the switches, sorry about image quality.
Unfortunately, I can't get the cable off to run the case through the washing machine, I gotta do it by hand.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:00:20 »

Had to use a webcam, phone has a ****ty auto focus.
I have one problem now... I got the adapter for din5 to PS/2 and all that happens is the 3 leds flash... anyone know whats wrong?
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:05:38 »
i find this khaki color fascinating.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:08:07 »
Quote from: iri on Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:05:38
i find this khaki color fascinating.
Its not supposed to be, its supposed to be pearl.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:09:50 »
Quote from: Rule16 on Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:00:20
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Had to use a webcam, phone has a ****ty auto focus.
I have one problem now... I got he adapter for din5 to PS/2 and all that happens is the 3 leds flash... anyone know whats wrong?

It might be that you motherboard's PS/2 port can't supply enough power for the board.  It's a common problem with modern PS/2 implementations.  You're best bet is to grab a PS/2 to USB active converter (not an adapter).
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:16:57 »
seriously, it looks nice, at least on my monitor, hehe.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 19:26:01 »
Quote from: AKIMbO on Wed, 20 March 2013, 15:09:50
You're best bet is to grab a PS/2 to USB active converter (not an adapter).
What would that do? Would it make it 6kro or something? Also, I plugged it in my main computer and the power light comes on, but no keys work.
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Re: I found this 'beauty'
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 20 March 2013, 21:40:05 »
USB port may be able to supply more power via converter for the keyboard than PS/2 port.
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