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A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:37:15 »
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:42:30 »
The seller comes up with great stuff from time to time, and always charges premium prices.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:43:00 »
Now THAT is a number-pad.


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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:52:01 »
Quote from: samwisekoi on Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:43:00
Now THAT is a number-pad.

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Cold War Caps?
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 17:16:05 »
Quote from: Tym on Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:52:01
Quote from: samwisekoi on Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:43:00
Now THAT is a number-pad.

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Cold War Caps?

that's an awesome name for them.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:20:01 »
To be fair, we (HaaTa) have seen these before...
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:42:36 »
Quote from: samwisekoi on Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:43:00
Now THAT is a number-pad.

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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:44:27 »
Looks like Hall Effect?
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:50:26 »
Those are linear Futaba switches, and are relatively common in Televideo boards.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 23 May 2013, 20:45:58 »
guys why don't we do more retro group buys?

I'm not going to give the seller $99 for an ancient PCB!
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 12:48:33 »
Quote from: SmallFry on Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:44:27
Looks like Hall Effect?

Quote from: Parak on Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:50:26
Those are linear Futaba switches, and are relatively common in Televideo boards.
Parak is correct, of course. Vintage hall effect have 3-4 pins, so it's easier to tell what they are.

Okay: now here's the real question: complicated of simplified? I'm voting complicated, because the long axis of the stem is not in line with the clips (they are in line on the simplified) though most futaba linear complicated switches have black housings.

Vintagecomputermuseum (the seller) isn't keen on lowering their prices, so I don't think a GB is feasible.

Futaba linears are great: the legs are really thick, and with a plate mount they're pretty solidly mounted. They're nice linear switches.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 22:08:35 »
Those caps are awesome.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 23:52:37 »
Hey Dorkvader

I didn't mean doing a group buy for one ancient printed circuit board!

I mean retro group buys as in more stuff like Retro DSA keycaps. I didn't join that GB because I don't want the colour brown. DUH, here are so many nice colour schemes around!

Quote from: dorkvader on Fri, 24 May 2013, 12:48:33
Quote from: SmallFry on Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:44:27
Looks like Hall Effect?

Quote from: Parak on Thu, 23 May 2013, 19:50:26
Those are linear Futaba switches, and are relatively common in Televideo boards.
Parak is correct, of course. Vintage hall effect have 3-4 pins, so it's easier to tell what they are.

Okay: now here's the real question: complicated of simplified? I'm voting complicated, because the long axis of the stem is not in line with the clips (they are in line on the simplified) though most futaba linear complicated switches have black housings.

Vintagecomputermuseum (the seller) isn't keen on lowering their prices, so I don't think a GB is feasible.

Futaba linears are great: the legs are really thick, and with a plate mount they're pretty solidly mounted. They're nice linear switches.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 24 May 2013, 23:58:44 »
Quote from: samwisekoi on Thu, 23 May 2013, 15:43:00
Now THAT is a number-pad.

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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 31 May 2013, 18:38:05 »
Man, that is some nice keyage.  I'm seriously tempted. Would those caps fit a cherry switch?  The cross looks pretty similar except maybe it's rotated 90o.
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Re: A cool pcb with never-seen before keys
« Reply #15 on: Sun, 02 June 2013, 01:23:37 »
Quote from: possum on Fri, 31 May 2013, 18:38:05
Man, that is some nice keyage.  I'm seriously tempted. Would those caps fit a cherry switch?  The cross looks pretty similar except maybe it's rotated 90o.

On my complicated futaba switches, the keycaps need to be widened slightly for the "wide" arm of the cherry cruciform. In addition, they wound need some material removed so you can press the switch down, as it would hit the housing as it is. I have some ancient cherry somethings from the early 1980's and it fits those. I couldn't find my cherry M7 to test.

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