I know there are supporters of things like the Cherry G80-11900/3000/18xx, HHKB, Neo Zelia, Plum 96, Poker 1, etc...
But what about Alps; is PCB mounted even a possibility? And if it is, what challenges would there be?
The only one I can think of right away would be the tight fitting caps might make it easier to rip switches out of it.
Has anyone here heard of a Alps keyboard that is PCB mounted?
- chzel
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Possible it is...safe for the switches...not so much!courtesi wrote: ↑But what about Alps; is PCB mounted even a possibility? And if it is, what challenges would there be?
Alps switches have no locating pins, and the contacts are located on the same side along the top side of the switch.
So if you had a PCB mounted switch and pushed the top of the cap (or switch) towards the back of the board, you'd be applying too much torque to the fragile pins possibly ripping them off. Not to mention the excessive instability...
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I saw a board on the various rubbish-from-China sites once that apeared to have ALPS-like switches but you could see a PCB, not a plate. It was under the name "MG Flame" and I didn't buy one because I fgured there'd be no way to transplant GOOD switches onto it and retain integrity.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Qua ... 03086.html for pics
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Qua ... 03086.html for pics
- stratokaster
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Looks like those switches have mounting pinsHak Foo wrote: ↑I saw a board on the various rubbish-from-China sites once that apeared to have ALPS-like switches but you could see a PCB, not a plate. It was under the name "MG Flame" and I didn't buy one because I fgured there'd be no way to transplant GOOD switches onto it and retain integrity.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Qua ... 03086.html for pics
- hasu
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Use SKFL.
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFL
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKFL