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Only easy way? With a multimeter and contact switches, anything is possible!

The Canon S-series tends to have Alps switches: Though in my experience, they are usually Alps integrated dome on most keys and SKCL LED Green on the lock switches. As usual, watch the position of the locklight on the lock switches.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201866086212?_trksid=p2045573.m570.l6346&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI201866086212.N101.S1&autorefresh=true

I'm guessing cherry MX black but I have no idea really.
The company on the logo looks like one from another cherry board I had. OG DCS too - I'd bet it has mx blacks.

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Additionally, I picked up this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182500664775?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Acer-CLICKY-Keyboard-6311-K-PSII-AT-XT-SWITCHABLE-Rare-Tested-IBM-/142323911649?hash=item21232a8be1:g:piAAAOSwv0tU8eAy
Some keyboards yellow.
This one oranged.

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I looked through my PayPal history, and the invoice appears to have been canceled... I must have missed it showing up somehow, and forgot about the whole enterprise until recently. If there's any way to get back in, that would be fantastic.

For those of you in the United States, I combed craigslist and found some beamsprings. I rather desperately want the 5110, but since I'm in MA and don't have the time to drive 15-20 hours each way to get it, here they are.
https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/sys/6025634048.html
https://milwaukee ...

https://imgur.com/a/J1paR
Here's another album, this time of the PCB markings and a direct comparison of a disassembled Grey switch next to a Tall Cream.

Well hot damn that's some good documentation. If pictures of my calculator in a further state of disassembly would be appreciated, I'll definitely provide once I'm back at it. And they DO look more grey... intriguing.

https://imgur.com/a/nk7g0
Here's an album, prior to cleaning and disassembly.
With some switch-against-switch testing, I can confirm that SKCC Black does appear to be heavier than the Tall Cream in the M0110a.

I have found a calculator (Monroe 2125) with what appears to be SKCC Black switches and pseudo-DSA caps. Further investigation will occur, with pictures, later tonight, but for now: Does anyone know anything about SKCC Blck? The page on the wiki is blank, though it shows up on the list of SKCC ...

seebart wrote:

atrere wrote: Twenty pounds, according to the shipping manifest.

Haha that's brilliant atrere, let's see some pictures of that Chyron plz. What a beast. First time I've seen a 3 1/4 Floppy integrated into a 122.

Well, here's some more, then

Twenty pounds, according to the shipping manifest.

A Chryon Max! with MX Clears and a Bondwell B200 with MX Blues. The Chyron is steel, top plate to bottom plate. It's more solid than an XT.

Okay, so I'm figuring this is SKBM, but... uh... I think pictures will speak far more than words in this case. There's some very weird stuff going on here.
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I've heard of one kind of Omnikey clone, but never this... and in black? What in the sweetest of hells is going on? I ...

I'm doing some mad science, messing with the 8308's macro module. Disconnected from the MY matrix, it still outputs previously programmed macros, but it does not appear to take instruction from another keyboard plugged into the computer: IE, you cannot select macro layers or program macros.

Seeing ...

Thanks, Seebart!
Here's the Hall Effect sensor from a Micro Switch module:
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This one is a (slightly misaligned) Futaba clicky switch. Considering that the plate spring is compressed and suspended by the topshell, you can't have a truly accurate open view of the switch's operation ...

Feel free to share any and all macro photography of keyboard stuff here.

Just today, a nice M42 bellows arrived from Moldova, and I paired it up with a Helios 44 from Russia and an Olympus EP-1 camera. Once I started playing with it, I couldn't help but take some keyboard-y photos.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/152397545900

Someday, I'll be able to afford one.

That's quite overpriced regardless of the "Amazing Condition". Of all the Beamsprings the 5251 is the least rare IMO, we had quite a few pop up last year in Germany for some reason. z3ta's Displaywriter is much cheaper ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/152397545900

Someday, I'll be able to afford one.

It's not a keyboard yet, but it will be in a few weeks.

Thank you :)
The chiptune is Moist Mechas by Sim Gretina (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4HUqvzqnEQ), which is part of his Royalty Free series. On the subject of chiptunes, I'd also like to recommend the bands Anamanaguchi and Slime Girls.

As for the box: It's a bunch of Alps SKCM White / Black ...

This was a fun little build. It took roughly forever for the Gateron Greens to get from China to me, but I like how it turned out. And yes, I'm aware that I probably could have gotten this made for me by someone on AliExpress. It's more fun to do the labor myself

TheBlueFox, I don't have much hope for that box - I can't see a single thing that looks mechanical, or even like a fun rubber dome. Sorry =<

Seebart, Chyros, and Menuhin - I haven't posted my videos on here because I figured this place was a bit too classy for my off-the-cuff, William Shatner ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-Accu-Spell-Plus-Keyboard-accu-spell-/201762155565?hash=item2ef9f62c2d:g:0f0AAOSwPYZU9oRi
Does anyone recognize the module used in this Accuspell Plus? It looks remarkably similar to a Silver-Reed typewriter module I reviewed recently (https://youtu.be/6gIie9Z9vno?t ...

Yeah, Stackpole switch grid is horrendous. Not the worst switch ever (that goes to whatever is in the C64), but still... Three examples and they've all been pretty awful.

Also, picked up this one... http://www.ebay.com/itm/252684878811

Keep us updated. At absolute best, this could be (forgive the optimism here) Alps-made beam-spring equivalents with a mount that supports readily available NOS doubleshot SA via the Pingmaster.

Man, if I spoke a lick of Swedish, I'd order a keyboard's worth. Stacked spring designs are fascinating.

From which model number are the keycaps?
S-14. As far as I can tell from my research, the AP generation had a number of Alps keyboards, with nice spherical doubleshot caps, and occasionally with SKCC switches in strange places. I want to investigate further, but I think I'll have to wait till a ...

A bit of Alps-y goodness from an old Canon typewriter.