Patience (the previous one I found in 2012).
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- 20 Oct 2020, 01:08
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: NEC DT-KCD2000C Type A
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3551
- 19 Oct 2020, 09:25
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Aydin Controls display generator links; history etc
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3164
- 19 Oct 2020, 08:36
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: NEC DT-KCD2000C Type A
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3551
NEC DT-KCD2000C Type A
Long time (no post)! I'm still around, and still gathering keyboards :mrgreen: Sadly life has made it more difficult to actually photograph and measure force curves... Anyways, I have something special that just arrived from Japan. An NEC DT-KCD2000C Type A keyboard. I'm not entirely sure what syste...
- 25 Sep 2020, 01:48
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The Problem with Mechanical Switch Reviews
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57660
- 24 Sep 2020, 21:11
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The Problem with Mechanical Switch Reviews
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57660
Re: The Problem with Mechanical Switch Reviews
I'm a bit stuck right now with graphs.
Plotly removed their paid accounts so I don't have an option to post any more plots there...
So I need to come up with another option (and sadly I don't have time to build something right now).
Plotly removed their paid accounts so I don't have an option to post any more plots there...
So I need to come up with another option (and sadly I don't have time to build something right now).
- 14 Jun 2020, 20:09
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: The Problem with Mechanical Switch Reviews
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57660
Re: The Problem with Mechanical Switch Reviews
Yeah, texture analyzers work. The software tends to be a little bit painful to work with, but usually workable.
eBay prices can be good though full price is usually painful.
eBay prices can be good though full price is usually painful.
- 05 May 2019, 04:32
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
- Replies: 655
- Views: 506981
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
Found an old numerical keyboard from what looks like the 60's on ebay. Sorry for the low quality image: Switches.png What could the switches be? Those look like Honeywell Micro Switch magnetic reed switches. Those were common in the 60s. My guess is that there's a kind of cover over top. The screw ...
- 21 Apr 2019, 20:34
- Forum: News
- Topic: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
- Replies: 56
- Views: 98810
Re: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
Beamsprings for the REST of us. Now this is becoming a a proper switch which should gain full support as time progresses. Sick and tired of seeing $2000-5000USD various keyboard models for sale on Ebay. Just hope this new Beam Spring doesn't follow the very same price guide line as well. We're tryi...
- 08 Nov 2018, 01:36
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Decision Data 8010 Punchcard Keyboard (NOS)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8545
- 21 Mar 2018, 22:07
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: HaaTa's 2018 Matias force curves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2798
These switches were provided to me by Jesse from keyboard.io, so he'll have more info than me. He also works fairly closely with Matias so I think he'll have the best analysis at this point (though I can tell you what's going on in the force curve). Basically, between the different versions there ha...
- 08 Mar 2018, 09:53
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Futaba MD, a few different color combinations
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6076
- 08 Mar 2018, 08:13
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Futaba MD, a few different color combinations
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6076
- 08 Mar 2018, 05:02
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Futaba MD, a few different color combinations
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6076
Sorry for the delay, I measured these over a week ago, but life happened... (There are some missing, but I don't have the loose switches so I'll need to dig them out of a keyboard unless someone can send me loose versions) Futaba https://plot.ly/~haata/481.png https://plot.ly/~haata/479.png https://...
- 14 Feb 2018, 18:35
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: [Photos] Fujitsu FMV-KB611
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7432
- 13 Feb 2018, 19:01
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: SMK Cherry Mount White
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3144
- 13 Feb 2018, 06:22
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: SMK Cherry Mount White
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3144
- 13 Feb 2018, 06:20
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: SMK Cherry Mount Orange
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1285
- 13 Feb 2018, 06:13
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Alps SKFF White
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1510
- 10 Feb 2018, 23:41
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Tai-Hao APC Green
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
- 10 Feb 2018, 23:07
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Tai-Hao APC Green
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
- 10 Feb 2018, 20:10
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Alps SCKM Green
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1894
- 10 Feb 2018, 20:03
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Tai-Hao APC Green
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2280
- 09 Feb 2018, 21:02
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Unknown USw LARB01
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2193
- 09 Feb 2018, 20:53
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Unknown USw LARB01
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2193
- 02 Feb 2018, 19:22
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: ITT ETL18 Force Curve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2177
Yeah, it feels a lot heavier than it actually is. I think this may have to do with the amount of momentum your finger has when pressing a linear switch. For a linear switch your finger knows to keep pressing even harder to go down. But for a switch like this (as well as the later half of parabolic s...
- 02 Feb 2018, 09:20
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: ITT ETL18 Force Curve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2177
ITT ETL18 Force Curve
Thanks to Daniel Beardsmore for sending me a bunch of switches!
To start off, an "interesting" one: wiki/ITT_ETL18
It feels like your flicking something when you press it. Quite smooth too.
To start off, an "interesting" one: wiki/ITT_ETL18
It feels like your flicking something when you press it. Quite smooth too.
- 21 Dec 2017, 00:16
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Honeywell Microswitch 1KST3-T (Metal Keyswitches)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4194
- 20 Dec 2017, 06:02
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Honeywell Microswitch 1KST3-T (Metal Keyswitches)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4194
Honeywell Microswitch 1KST3-T (Metal Keyswitches)
Well, these are interesting. Cast metal (likely aluminium) keyswitches! They have small microswitches inside of them, along with rubber gaskets (probably ultra extreme environments). Going from the pins, likely hotswap as well. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4599/25305994098_ed258a3656_h.jpg IMG_201...
- 04 Sep 2017, 00:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Are all magnetic valve switches analogue?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2271
At least from my understanding, I'd say it's mostly On/Off. In theory, if you could ramp up/down the magnetic field as you pressed the slider in a similar range to the magnetic field generated by the pulse, you could measure the output current (or voltage). But this is pretty tricky (calibration nig...
- 29 Aug 2017, 04:46
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bay Area Mechanical Keyboard Meetup 2017 - Saturday Nov 11, 2017@10AM
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2435
Bay Area Mechanical Keyboard Meetup 2017 - Saturday Nov 11, 2017@10AM
It's California Bay Area Meetup Time! This time, I've teamed up with /u/manofinterests, Andrew Lekashman of Input Club and /u/yuppie (of our wonderful sponsor company) to make the meetup just that much more awesome. Our host, the wonderful company, known to the world as Nest, has graciously allowed ...