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Offline SeriouSSpotS

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Question about key caps?
« on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 06:14:16 »
Does anyone know if key caps from a keyboard with my switches fit on mx switches if they are the older type?
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 07:48:36 »
I don't know what you mean with "the older type", but generally 1x1 Cherry MY caps fit onto Cherry MX stems. More info on that here.

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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 08:14:31 »
I did have a read though that page, i guess I meant to say the older generation of switches.
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 08:15:07 »
Not sure what you mean, if you can provide pictures, that would be of great benefit.
unless they have some unforeseeable downside (like they're actually made of cream cheese cunningly disguised as ABS)


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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 09:06:47 »
I am having trouble finding pictures, if you look the link that BlueBär posted there is a couple on there. From what I can see they seem to be similar, I think it is just a case of me finding the right layout.
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 09:08:33 »
I did have a read though that page, i guess I meant to say the older generation of switches.


Which switches? The older MY or older MX?
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 09:20:02 »
Would the key caps used on the older generation of MY switches fit current MX swicthes
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 09:23:07 »
Yes, there was just a Group Buy through inlikeflynn that harvested caps from Cherry MY7000 boards for MX users. Also mashby has pictures of his Poker with caps from a MY7000 board.

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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 09:25:48 »
That is interesting, Thanks for the reply  :).
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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 10:56:51 »
MY and MX use all the same keycaps with the exception of bottom row 1.25 keys and stabilized keys on current PBT sets which the MY version is not compatible.
« Last Edit: Tue, 21 May 2013, 11:00:25 by IvanIvanovich »

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Re: Question about key caps?
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 11:28:42 »
Great that's what i needed to know, Thanks much appreciated

Thanks to everyone for their replies.
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