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Offline cmr

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filco with blue cherry switches
« on: Sat, 25 July 2009, 21:19:28 »
is there a filco keyboard with:
- blue cherry switches
- number pad
- backspace/backslash/enter layout like a model M? (see avatar)

i think i need a third keyboard with blue cherry switches, but i can't seem to find a filco that meets the last two criteria.
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Offline kyamei

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 25 July 2009, 21:49:12 »
I believe majestouch has stated before that he will be special ordering 104 key blue cherry Filco boards (they aren't a normally produced product AFAIK).
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Offline takasta

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 25 July 2009, 22:23:21 »
yes there is actually, they come in blank key switches / lettered / chinese charatered. I think you can get them off elitekeyboards.com
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Offline cmr

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 25 July 2009, 22:25:55 »
oh excellent. i see one in the classifieds that is almost what i am looking for, but it has the wrong backspace/backslash/enter (i'm not particularly bothered by the key inscriptions)

elitekeyboards.com currently has them with the layout i want, but not the switches... or with the switches i want, but not the layout.
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Offline kyamei

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 25 July 2009, 22:42:18 »
It's not a standard product, Elitekeyboards doesn't have them yet.

Quote from: Elitekeyboards July Newsletter
Coming in August: 104-Key FILCOs with Cherry MX Blue switches
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Cherry Brown:  Compaq MX11800
Cherry Blue:  Filco FKBN87MC/EB
Cherry Black:  K-202 numerical keypad
Alps Black:  AT101W, ABS M1
Alps White:  Focus FK-2001
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Offline majestouch

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filco with blue cherry switches
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 26 July 2009, 04:41:01 »
Quote from: cmr;104400
is there a filco keyboard with:
- blue cherry switches
- number pad
- backspace/backslash/enter layout like a model M? (see avatar)

i think i need a third keyboard with blue cherry switches, but i can't seem to find a filco that meets the last two criteria.


Hi cmr,

There was a quiet little announcement at the end of this newsletter/entry:

http://www.elitekeyboards.com/index.php?sub=news&id=10

Maybe I should be louder about it?
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Offline msiegel

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 26 July 2009, 11:55:16 »
ahh... i see the Update :D
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Offline cmr

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 26 July 2009, 12:12:46 »
i'll start saving my pennies now
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Offline cmr

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 11 August 2009, 17:16:18 »
i noticed yesterday that some of the keys on my das have stopped clicking! everything about these keys works the same as other keys, except there's no audible click in the middle of the switch travel.

did i get them dirty? am i typing too hard? is this a known failure mode?

i haven't noticed this problem with my M10 but i haven't typed on it as much as on the das. if this is what happens to blue cherry switches after a year or so then i think i might want to reconsider getting yet another keyboard with them...
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Offline Rajagra

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 11 August 2009, 17:43:23 »
:O I've accepted a few known DAS faults, because, well, they just haven't affected me. But if keys stop clicking, I'd go ape. Hopefully it's only dust in the key. Have you tried removing the key caps and using a blower?
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Offline cmr

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 11 August 2009, 18:17:45 »
well this is obviously not a metadot thing, unless the theory is that they're purposefully disassembling the keyswitches they get from cherry.

i haven't cleaned it in a while, so i suppose i'll try that. the tab key is definitely not clicking right now but some of the letters i'd noticed are now, so... dunno.
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Offline patrickgeekhack

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 11 August 2009, 21:33:06 »
Quote from: Rajagra;108965
...But if keys stop clicking, I'd go ape. Hopefully it's only dust in the key.


I would too. If I buy a clicky keyboard, I want it to be clicky. If I buy a non-clicky but tactile keyboard, I don't want the click. I don't want mutant keyboards LOL.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 11 August 2009, 22:16:54 »
Considering the number of old Cherry boards out there with blue switches in them that still click we can all hope that it is just a dirty switch.

On the distilled water thing ripster mentioned that would work as well. Distilled water does not conduct electricity which is why we used allot of it for cleaning boards back when I was in manufacturing. But still if you do go that route make sure and dry it before plugging it in because the water will pick stuff up that will conduct electricity when you use it to clean boards. If you are worried about getting it all just take the board and stick it in the oven at 150-200F for a hour or so and it should all be gone. Oh just the board don't put the case or the key caps in the oven. The board and the switches can take the heat but the case and key caps may not.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
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Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
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Offline keyb_gr

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 04:39:25 »
Quote from: ripster;108987
Compressed air is a good first step.

Yep, try it with that. Maybe not the kind you get at a gas station (might have undesired components, oil and stuff), but the canned version should do.

An attack with liquids should only be necessary if the switch has been contaminated by drinks or whatever.
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This message was probably typed on a vintage G80-3000 with blues. Double-shots, baby. :D

Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 08:35:08 »
Several folks around here have had similar issues, and it was usually caused by dust/dirt in the switch.  Canned air usually did the trick.
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