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by Noodle
17 Aug 2019, 02:49
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: NEC APC-H412 restoration process and review
Replies: 4
Views: 2172

Re: NEC APC-H412 restoration process and review

I have one of these - it was one of the first vintage mechs I picked up. They're superb boards, but they real don't lend themselves to self-servicing. Currently my board is sitting in a box with a bunch of spare parts from a donor board and is awaiting a proper restoration. If you need some spare sw...
by Noodle
17 Aug 2019, 01:15
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What is the best Topre keyboard for gaming and general use?
Replies: 10
Views: 3625

Re: What is the best Topre keyboard for gaming and general use?

I mean, you can dispute it all you like, that's how it made my fingers feel. The only other switch I can recall that made my fingers tired like that was MX blacks (which is about where I'd draw the line for linear switch stiffness), and only in certain games. Topre switches felt good to type on, but...
by Noodle
16 Aug 2019, 18:46
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What is the best Topre keyboard for gaming and general use?
Replies: 10
Views: 3625

Re: What is the best Topre keyboard for gaming and general use?

The standard Topre switches have a long, drawn-out tactility that makes them feel awfully hard to press and hold down compared to other switches of their weighting. I often recall getting stiff fingers when gaming on my Type Heaven (its especially bad for your pinky in the games where you need to ho...
by Noodle
19 Jul 2019, 20:45
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: DSI Modular Keyboard DS-90
Replies: 4
Views: 3066

DSI Modular Keyboard DS-90

Back in my day, a keyboard had more than 100 keys on it; that's a full layout with arrow keys, a numpad, the whole shebang. Now kids these days want keyboards with fewer and fewer keys so they can contort their lazy, millennial hands into all sorts of unsavory positions just to press the F-keys. Ke...
by Noodle
10 Feb 2019, 23:19
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: KME board with KPT blues
Replies: 3
Views: 1692

KME board with KPT blues

So I bought this KME board on Ebay for cheap after waiting on it for a while. I didn't think much of it but apparently it's not well documented so here are some images and info. VR20X6/kf1246 was the one who recommended that I do. He said he had a similar board but in worse condition and with slight...
by Noodle
17 Dec 2018, 10:02
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

You thought I was gone, but I'm still here. Also I did this: https://i.imgur.com/3rtxLEt.jpg Just imagine that without crummy lighting or blurriness and you're golden. Have some more images: https://i.imgur.com/OxbjlDv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kdeLSg3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mZLncRX.jpg This kit suck...
by Noodle
10 Dec 2018, 23:23
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Alps switch identity?
Replies: 7
Views: 2132

by Noodle
09 Dec 2018, 16:00
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Toshiba-branded Alps Bigfoot keyboard with red + clicky Alps switches
Replies: 42
Views: 22796

Some observations... Did you check the inside of the upper case? There may be date codes/part codes/etc on it. That PCB doesn't support an ANSI pipe/backslash key. There's a cutout where the contacts and traces for that would normally go. Also, it appears to have traces/contact points for a full-siz...
by Noodle
05 Dec 2018, 15:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Capacitive vs Regular (membrane) Buckling Spring Tactility?
Replies: 20
Views: 5340

As someone who owns both (and uses the Model F on an occasional basis), I honestly can't say I've noticed a significant difference purely in the tactility of the captivate buckling spring mechanism vs the membrane one. That being said, I'd still say the actual typing feel of a Model F is much better...
by Noodle
05 Dec 2018, 14:49
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Lighter Cherry MX blacks from Arrow.com?
Replies: 5
Views: 2528

MX1A-G1DN is an MX Brown part code. Judging by that, and the fact that the actuation forces match, I'd say they just screwed up the picture.
by Noodle
25 Nov 2018, 10:44
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

XMIT wrote: I used the term Creamsicle a while back to refer to a hybrid Alps Orange and Alps Cream Damped switch. So far, it's my favorite Alps switch.
Hmm looks like I need a new name then...

Memesicles
by Noodle
17 Nov 2018, 19:25
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

this may sound dumb but what's the appeal of TTC housings ? orange But it's always covered by 'key-caps' (don't get it) :? How do you even notice any colour of a Cherry Switch Design? Maybe it's for SEE-through key-caps, now I understand this perverse addiction. https://i.imgur.com/4XvteUb.png Hold...
by Noodle
17 Nov 2018, 11:12
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

Myoth wrote: this may sound dumb but what's the appeal of TTC housings ?
orange
by Noodle
17 Nov 2018, 10:54
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

I'm just gonna call these "Memesicles"

Inb4 someone did this before. What do you get when you mix TTCs with Aristotle sliders? https://i.imgur.com/jEdhcf4.jpg Autism. Also, a clicky switch. I'm calling it a "creamsickle" because vanilla and orange sherbert soft serve is better than sex. Not that I'd know. https://i.imgur.com/d3YzTew.jpg ...

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