This is the last case scenario, though. Try everything above and below first!

There's a whole niche section of custom mechanical keyboards that support Alps switches, some even supports only Alps switches. I think that answers your question.Lalaland124 wrote: ↑04 Feb 2021, 12:48
Can you even reuse such switches in modern-day keyboards or is it just a collectors thing?
That's probably gunk or plastic dust; I don't think that's lube.Lynx_Carpathica wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 13:20I have actually found some black stuff on the sliders. I might be able to find one that still has that. It was presumably lube. Skcm whites, still.