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Offline rdjack21

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 11:27:00 »
Ok I ran across another small keyboard over on Yahoo Japan and thought at first that I had ran across another variant of the MD01B0 (there are quite a few of them BTW) so asked the seller to pull a key and take a picture. It was not what I was hopping for but still I have not seen this one before and I can't find anything out about it. So here I am asking here.

So any Idea's or links to more information on it would be great. I have dug through sandys site and a few others but have not found this board nor the switch. I have found similar OKI boards but not this one and those other boards had a different switch in them or where rubber dome boards. The seller indicates that this particular board is very rare. And of course has listed it at a fairly high price.



Keyboards
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
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
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.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline timw4mail

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 11:43:51 »
I wonder if that's not a broken Cherry ML switch.

Eh...katakana legends...

Hiragana legends would be nicer.
Buckling Springs IBM Model F AT, New Model F 77, Unicomp New Model M
Clicky iOne Scorpius M10, OCN-branded Ducky DK-9008-C, Blackmore Nocturna, Redragon Kumara K552-1, Qtronix Scorpius Keypad, Chicony KB-5181(Monterey)
Tactile Apple AEKII (Cream damped ALPS), Filco FKBN91M/JB (Japanese Tenkeyless), Cherry G84-5200, Cherry G84-4100LPAUS, Datalux Spacesaver(Cherry ML), Redragon Devarajas K556 RGB, Newmen GM711, Poker II (Cherry MX Clear), Logitech G910 Orion Spark, Logitech K840
Linear Lenovo Y (Gateron Red), Aluminum kiosk keyboard (Cherry MX Black)

Offline rdjack21

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 15:15:37 »
Nope not a broken Cherry ML Switch.

Found some more information on it. This is a better picture of the switch and it seems that it may be hammer on membrane or some such. It is really starting to intrigue me.

Any ways here is a better picture of it:


From what I have found it also may have a 40g force as well.
Keyboards
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
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
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.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Hakhu

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 15:31:51 »
Hmm. Keycaps look kinda nice. And katakana on the keys would probably look pretty neat too.

Offline ch_123

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 15:41:26 »
Quote from: timw4mail;131983
Eh...katakana legends...

Hiragana legends would be nicer.

Life is tough, isn't it?

Email Sandy, I think that's your best bet. It's not like anything I've ever seen.

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Any clue whay kinda of switch this is
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 12 November 2009, 19:52:04 »
I'd prefer no legends. Every time I see one of those Japanese keyboards, they always look like someone scribbled all over them.
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