Costar CSK-7102 (Alps-like switches) — any good?

[stratokaster]

I found this keyboard on a local auction site. It appears to have some unbranded Alps-like switches. Are those any good? Is it worth buying for ~$12? Can't find much information about it.

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Update. Found this thread on Geekhack: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=22255.5

Doesn't look encouraging...

[andrewjoy]

If the caps are indeed alps compatible it may be worth it for that depends on how yellow they are

[Jimi14]

Hm, those switches look like they could be related to the KPT/TEC family (http://deskthority.net/wiki/KPT_switch ) or 'square alps' which i seen some people call them.

Never seen any in black before though so i could be wrong.

Edit, after checking around a little more i think i found them: they are known as Alps.tw Type OD1 (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps.tw_Type_OD1 )

[jacobolus]

If you don’t want it, I’m trying to put together a massive switch tester with every Alps-mount switch I can get my hands on. I’d be happy to buy the board or a handful of loose switches.

[stratokaster]

If you don’t want it, I’m trying to put together a massive switch tester with every Alps-mount switch I can get my hands on. I’d be happy to buy the board or a handful of loose switches.

The keyboard is described as being "mostly in working order but with some keys very stiff." I will contact the seller today.

[Mal-2]

The keyboard is described as being "mostly in working order but with some keys very stiff." I will contact the seller today.

I bet if you were willing to do a TKL conversion, you could salvage enough switches from the tenkey area to replace all the bad ones elsewhere.

[mougrim]

If you don’t want it, I’m trying to put together a massive switch tester with every Alps-mount switch I can get my hands on. I’d be happy to buy the board or a handful of loose switches.

The keyboard is described as being "mostly in working order but with some keys very stiff." I will contact the seller today.

Hmm, found it too today, but if you want it, I won't be betting on it. Besides, I wanted to get it for caps - they seems to be with pad-printed Cyrillic letters, but still they're nice.

Кстати, все равно дороговато. Я недавно купил клавиатуру с Alps-подобными переключателями всего за 70. Но там пробел треснут, и наклейки на светодиоды нету. Хоть и работает.