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Offline MahBoi

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Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« on: Wed, 22 October 2014, 22:55:20 »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151450258194

It was bought just a short while ago, but does anyone know what kind of switch that is in the fourth picture? The listing just says "clicky", which means **** all on eBay.
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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 22 October 2014, 23:01:07 »
Man I should know this. I'm gonna feel like an idiot when someone says it
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Offline Hak Foo

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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 22 October 2014, 23:16:03 »
ALPS did a lower profile switch which connected to the same style of keycap as their main ones.  You see the same switch on the Tandy 100 and its workalikes.
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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 22 October 2014, 23:36:59 »
I was considering buying that one, but I didn’t.

I think some of those keycaps might be tripleshot, though the third color might just be printed in each case. Those Alps-made doubleshots are nice in any event, and that keyboard has some interesting uncommon keycap shapes.

The switches are linear, PCB mount:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFL
and http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFL_Compact
« Last Edit: Wed, 22 October 2014, 23:38:54 by jacobolus »
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 00:36:47 »
I think they're printed (not tripleshot) for a variety of reasons but am still hopeful that they are and very interested to see the result.

agreed that those are awesome keycaps. need to get some for infinity.
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Offline MahBoi

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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 00:53:10 »
That's interesting. I didn't know Alps made a low profile switch. And it still gets close to 4 mm of travel! They probably wouldn't fit on another Alps PCB, I'm guessing, due to the legs on the side.

And agreed, I really like the keycaps.
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Offline jacobolus

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Re: Oval slider Alps mount switch on old laptop
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:59:08 »
By the way, if anyone wants there’s another of these on ebay, but for a bit more money:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281235429142
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