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I really do like the function keys on the side, but that one's really pricy: $40 for the case, $55 for the plate, and $70 for the PCB. Yeah, they are pricey. That's why I chose to build myself 60% board - you can literally build a full working keyboard (with plastic case\aluminum plate and cheap ke...

https://www.lfkeyboards.com/smk78/ is probably your best (maybe even only) option for bigger board.

Building a Steezy60 (both SMK and ALPS versions, probably) to utilize some switches and keycaps I have sitting around for ages. Learning to solder small components along the way, because I have a feeling I will require that skill for some parts. :roll: Also figuring out what is wrong with my Datacom...

Unfortunately I won't be able to find any of those locally, my country isn't really the "tech savvy" back in the <2000s. This is probably not the case. Even if general population couldn't afford PC's at the time, there was always governmental structures and corporations, who were usually main users...

None of the above. There's only a few examples of good rubber dome keyboards and mostly all of them are "dome with sliders" keyboards. The easiest model to find is https://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_51_series - it's decent, has really good tactility and build quality is usually great (at least in 5139...

Could be also wiki/Datacomp_DFK555 it looks the same (I have one right now). Futaba MA switches inside.
Also I have a problem connecting it to PC for some reason and some users on this forum had similar issue.

Very interesting! Will consider :D You can also build 60% SMK board with XW60V1 PCB which is way cheaper than SMK-TKL (especially if you only want to try new things - PCB is fully compatible with usual 60% cases, MX plates, stabs). https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=595263304018 The only downside ...

Haven't tried those methods (as I don't have any urgency for retrobrighting at this time of the year) but keeping them in mind just in case:
Heating with sous-vide stick: viewtopic.php?t=19220
Plastic container + UV LED strip: https://youtu.be/AVNHC4td7MQ?t=595

You can use any DIN5 cable from cheap donor or even PS/2 cable. The main problem will be figuring out correct pinout for wires. Some vintage keyboard PCB's have those marked out near connector (with letters like G, D,V,C for Ground, Data, Voltage, Clock respectively) and others don't have any markin...

KBDfans also selling DM87 kit for ~30$ on Aliexpress. By it's nature it's not a real "kit" but rather disassembled Doomhammer Choc 87 TKL keyboard without switches and keycaps - plastic case and non-programmable PCB. There are also reports about some diodes missing (might explain the cost) Still, fo...

Found these on ISNJK-168/268/RB88. They look like wiki/Alps.tw_Type_T8 grey variant but mould numberings are different. Hua-Jie AK-C5/D5 perhaps? Or some other clone?

This gives a slight Cherry vibes but it's probably not Cherry. Although doesn't look like Chicony\Keytronics either.
Could be something good?

Turns out it's one of these (ATW Alps clone type1) with a different case... Yup it is. I have one of those with exact case like on your first picture, FCC ID and without "Sunshine" branding. Switch composition is pretty chaotic in my board - unbranded four-tabs, ATW, APC . Looks like they used ever...

Received old CodeGen Technologies keyboard (FCC HMN2YZ) with linear amber four-tab clones:



Are those alps.tw Type T8?
Some switches have S:#A## mould numbering and some other are S:#C## (as on the picture)

Nice. Just got almost same board (same case, same FCC ID) but with white KPT clones. I'm yet to properly clean it, so potato picture without detailed dirt. ;) https://i.imgur.com/XScYL5V.jpg I have those blue ones on Podworld 102 keyboard and honestly cant feel any significant difference. Need to de...

Plate is amazingly clean, indeed. One of the cleanest plates I've seen were on Dah Yang (aka Unitek) keyboards, but they kind of cheated with additional protective laminated matte paper layer to achieve that result. It makes me want to add own paper layers to some frequently used keyboards, just to ...

JP! wrote: ↑I really think you are on to something. The case really similar to board I have with blue KPT's.

Looks like Podworld 292 keyboard. wiki/Podworld_292

Dytcom K-260 My new keyboard arrived. This time I know what's the keyboard called but I need help with identifying these switches. They are linear and little scratchy. Also some switches have more yellow color and feel better. Thank you Taiwan jet axis I have the same keyboard only branded as Unite...

Ok, I know it's probably a long shot because the picture is so small, but does anyone here have any idea what the following keyboard could be? Looks like typical BTC 51x9 keyboard. Also someone asked here about that exact keyboard https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=73732.0 Anyway it's not a bad r...

Any ideas about keyboard model? http://i.imgur.com/1Uf7VLy.jpg It's kinda have similarities with Cherry keyboard cases but I doubt it's Cherry board. Ended up buying it. It is Sejin keyboard with Futaba MA switches. IMG_3006.JPG IMG_3009.JPG IMG_3013.JPG IMG_3018.JPG First time trying Futaba switch...

Any ideas about keyboard model?



It's kinda have similarities with Cherry keyboard cases but I doubt it's Cherry board.