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Actually, if anyone has some extra 2583g they bought I might be interested in it. Why not go for the "good stuff" if I'm doing the work anyway?

Has anyone had a chance to use their 2583g lube yet? I am curious as to the results. I think I'm going to replace all the springs on my Salmon switches to lower their activation force a bit, so might as well apply lube and any necessary "paper fix" at the same time. What is the next best lube to use...

I intermixed Apple PBT keycaps with Matias caps on my Ergo Pro / Salmon ALPS project and while there is a slight difference in the key "slope" between them it is not noticeable when using the keyboard. Looks fine as well.

I have kind of lost interest in alps all together myself. If any demand remains from others maybe he can divvy up his 1000 gram sample for ebay. Let me know what size/price might work and I can ask if he will finally put some up there. It would be a shame to go through all this effort and not take ...

Thanks for the update! :) I always wanted Orange ALPS but ended up with Salmons. I have gotten used to the slightly stiffer springs, but had thought of replacing the springs with aftermarket ones that are a bit weaker to match the softer feel of the Oranges. But then decided I'd probably just mess u...

Black Alps, right? As you didn't mention the switches, I anticipate a mixed review. ;) Black Alps can actually be quite good. Love the key-feel of my NeXT , for instance, but it's a good bit older than any Windows keyed PC board (and NOS). The suspense is killing me! lol. Rubber domes I guess...

apastuszak wrote: ↑

10 Nov 2023, 02:19

I'm having one small problem with the keyboard. The E key is giving me an odd pinging noise when I press it. Has anyone heard of this? It's pretty distracting when I am trying to type.

You can take it apart and apply the "paper fix" to dull the sound. Try searching here for that.

The lack of cables is probably why those are still NOS.

<r><QUOTE author="apastuszak" post_id="517367" time="1699326204" user_id="15336"><s>[quote=apastuszak post_id=517367 time=1699326204 user_id=15336]</s> I got the right ADB port working. Took an s-video cable and sprayed some Deoxit in it and then pushed it in and out of the ADB port around 10 times....

Very cool. I still use my Matias Ergo pro w/ Salmon ALPS switches daily and have for years now.

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Can't really go wrong with any AEK / AEK II keyboard.

Amazing! Thanks to you and esp. Dick!

Very cool.

phinix wrote: ↑

10 Aug 2023, 18:38

Are Alps Orange switches any good?
I understand that browns are best, but how about orange ones?

Not sure where you got that idea (Brown?). Orange are the best tactile ALPS switches, followed by Salmon which are nearly identical. This has been proven scientifically.

Not sure but it seems like the two largish solder points on the bottom would be the legs for that shield. You should be able to heat them and them and either remove the solder or wiggle the cover out one leg at a time (while heated).

I roll a natural D20 and I'm able to resurrect this thread. I have an Ergo Pro that also has a blown micro USB port. I can actually see it moving around inside its housing. Playing with the data cable does occasionally make one of the lock lights come on, so I'm fairly confident that this is the pr...

Those vids bring back some great Apple ][ memories, thanks!

The best of the best! The crème de la crème! Personally, I prefer the Salmons. This is the board I harvested my salmons off of for my "perfect" Matias Ergo Pro board. Though it is a great board in it's own right. I wish Apple would go nuts and reproduce this or the AEK II in all it's vintage glory. ...

Wow, very cool! That must have been a ton of work!

hellothere wrote: ↑

14 Sep 2022, 02:53

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I have/had between three and five Matias keyboards and I absolutely love the ergo's key placement, even though I'm not a typist, but I'm not crazy about the switches.

Then do what I did and replace the Matias switches with your choice of ALPS ones. Really makes the Ergo great.

I recently tested a stock Matias Ergo Pro board I picked up with Quiet Click switches vs my modified Ergo Pro with Salmon ALPS installed and the difference was night and day (Salmon good, Matias bad). Of course the quiet click switches are dampened so not the same thing, but the tactility isn't as s...

My feeling is that Mac users are less likely to find the requirement to reconfigure their new keyboard before they can use it enjoyable. We are the "it just works" crowd. :) Windows users love changing a zillion settings to get their graphics card running properly, or whatever, so a few keycaps and ...

I love the Ergo Pro. Been my daily driver since it launched. Large format bottom row is fantastic for accuracy. I've gone through 3 of these boards over the years, and my latest I replaced the kind of meh Quiet-Click Matias switches with some classic SCKM salmons, total game-changer. 8-) It launche...

I could have sworn they had membrane ergo stuff! Might be mixing it up with a few of their other weirder boards. And it's a shame I'm not super interested in 60% stuff, but I love seeing more alps mount boards regardless! Edit: Just saw the board, and frankly I'm disappointed with the design so far...

I've used the Matias Ergo Pro (Mac) since it was released, was on the original pre-order list. This had the quiet-click switches. I've had endless issues with the switches chattering over the years, at one point I bought a bunch of loose switches from Matias and replaced them as they failed until I ...

Sweet sounds from that one. Amazing to see that keyboard and consider it belongs to a "portable" system.

Nice production value. I like the little tour of the keyboard before you start with the sound test. Lots of chapter markers in the progress bar if folks want to jump forward. Not everyone is familiar with these keyboard models, etc.

I would say that your case has a lot to do with the tone of the switches for sure. My Salmon's with PBT caps sounded better in the original M0116 keyboard that I harvested them from than they do in my Matias Ergo Pro. It was just a chunkier case and resonated the low frequencies more I guess. Still ...

Sounds like a fun and interesting project!

kshopper2084, if paste wax works for you, I'm really happy about it, because it's inexpensive. I'd want to find out what you're lubing -- top housing rails, slider side(s), etc. -- and how long it does work. I'd also be interested if you can use a conventional method to remove said wax, like just b...