Alps SKBM White
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| Manufacturer | Forward Electronics |
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| Family | Alps SKBL/SKBM series |
| Product code | SKBMFA |
| Discontinued | 2012 |
| Supersedes | Alps SKCM White |
| Switch type | Clicky |
| Sense method | Metal leaf |
| Actuation force | 70±25 gf |
| Keycap mount | Alps mount |
| Switch mount | Plate mount |
Alps SKBM White, simplified white Alps, Fukka white Alps, or Fuhua white Alps, is a clicky switch in the Alps SKBL/SKBM series. The redesigned mould numbering differentiates it from the complicated Alps SKCM White switch.
Description
The data sheet claims 70±25 gf actuating force, but this has been measured by enthusiasts to be an average of 65 g.[Citation needed]
Criticism
It has a reputation for being loud.
The springs in the keyboard could reverberate and cause noise when any key is pressed to the bottom hard enough. That sound has been called "ping" or "the chorus of springs".
Keyboards
- Alps MGM-106
- Some Datacomp DFK-191 & DFK-192
- Some Datacomp DFK-2020
- Later Filco Zero
- Forward Electronics FDA-102D (found with 1995 IC date)
- Early Matias Tactile Pro (branded)
- Most Matias Tactile Pro 3 (unbranded)
- Most Matias Tactile One (unconfirmed)
- Ortek MCK-84SX
- Unikey KB-7001
- Some Unitek K-258
Gallery
SKBM White switch in a Tactile Pro 3
SKBM White switches alongside a green Xiang Min KSB-LE in the Tactile Pro 3
Alps SKCM White (top) compared with SKBM White (bottom)
SKBM White disassembled
Close-up of the simplified contact mechanism
Upper shell as seen from below
Specifications
- SKBMFA, 2010-07-16 (clicky with white slider)
See also
- Matias click — an Alps clone switch based on the SKBM White
