NEC Branded Alps SKFL?

Jimi14

28 Jul 2015, 13:48

Was browsing ebay today and stumbled upon this keyboard with some strange looking switches.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-NEC-Key ... 4881906671
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They look like Alps SKFL but the lack of those two bars and NEC branding made me unsure.
Anyone who seen these things before?

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seebart
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28 Jul 2015, 13:56

yes those are NEC ovals. They are known:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/nec ... ?hilit=nec

That's not an Alps switch. We still need to add those to our wiki. Like so many things. :roll:

Jimi14

28 Jul 2015, 15:20

seebart wrote: yes those are NEC ovals. They are known:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/nec ... ?hilit=nec

That's not an Alps switch. We still need to add those to our wiki. Like so many things. :roll:
Ah, ok thanks.

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Chyros

28 Jul 2015, 17:04

They have a very good reputation, the few people that have tried them say they're really good.

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Muirium
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28 Jul 2015, 17:43

And everyone knows that if there's one thing we can all agree on: it's switches!

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Norman_

31 Jul 2015, 02:35

seebart wrote: yes those are NEC ovals. They are known:

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/nec ... ?hilit=nec

That's not an Alps switch. We still need to add those to our wiki. Like so many things. :roll:
I'm sure ripster would be willing to help with that...

jacobolus

31 Jul 2015, 03:38

Chyros wrote: They have a very good reputation, the few people that have tried them say they're really good.
They’re fun, but I don’t like them as much as Alps switches.

They were much cheaper for NEC to use though, because they made them at their own factory in Thailand instead of buying Alps switches made in Japan.

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seebart
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31 Jul 2015, 08:02

Norman_ wrote: I'm sure ripster would be willing to help with that...
I'm glad if he would...
jacobolus wrote:
Chyros wrote: They were much cheaper for NEC to use though, because they made them at their own factory in Thailand instead of buying Alps switches made in Japan.
Interesting, I did not know that. Makes sense.

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