dirty broken amber alps donor board (from apple iic) $30 + shipping BIN

[jacobolus]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141904185277

Switches might be in terrible condition, who knows. But with the recent prices on blue Alps switches on keyboards in iffy condition, someone might still be interested, despite such caveats.

[bocahgundul]

That's a steal for a rare switches! I hope that I could enjoy clicky switch I would totally gonna buy this

[jdcarpe]

Thanks, jacobolus. Hopefully the switches are salvagable. I've been wanting to try amber Alps.

[jacobolus]

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

[bocahgundul]

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

but we can clean the alps to make it feel normal right?

[chyros]

Hope the switches aren’t too scratchy. The couple broken-computer Apple iics I got a year or two ago both had somewhat scratchy switches. You could tell what the switches were supposed to be like, but they didn’t quite live up to that potential.

It’s probably still possible to clean gritty switches out and lube them. Or to swap the click leaf and spring into an orange or blue Alps switch.

The plate/PCB are also a nice start to a 60% Alps keyboard, assuming the PCB isn’t damaged.

but we can clean the alps to make it feel normal right?

If the switches haven't been used too much, yes. If they're heavily used, especially when dirty, the damage is irreparable.

[ander]

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