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This thread exists? Cool! I have a Audi B5 A4 1.8T manual. Lowered on Eibach springs with Bilstein Sports, BBS RC wheels, tune, clutch, exhaust etc whole bunch of stuff :lol: https://i.imgur.com/whC32cg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TGcP39C.jpg https://i.imgur.com/35IhxlM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xQegLwz.j...

JP! wrote: ↑Oh nice. I remember seeing a cheap one on eBay that sold quickly.

That was probably me

Got it all cleaned up, thanks to the power of baking soda! Gonna use the OG plate with an Alps64.

Looks can be deceiving So happy I managed to get this for a steal.

Switches are in perfect shape!

Yes this is a mod lol.

Swapped my SKCM Amber's into my Zenith 163-73 and put its blues into the V60 :) Found someone who is willing to swap Amber for Blue 1:1 so I will have a fully Amber Zenith soon ;) They are amazing in this chassis, Ambers are the most chassis dependent switch I've ever laid my hands upon. Bad build q...

And the last info. Switchplates are long(?) and white and top housing has markings "X" and "5P", no logo. IMG_20180128_182118.jpg IMG_20180128_182105~2.jpg The slider is also way lighter color than the loose one I have laying around. The loose one says "F" and "36" and has a gray switchplate. Yes t...

Everytime I open the box to my P77 I forget how nice it looks

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Mattr567 wrote: ↑Today I went back in time

Nice, that's 1980's retro style, at least to me.

Yep! 1986 Swatch Mezza Luna GB107

Today I went back in time

snuci wrote: ↑Stiff and undocumented? More pics to come...

SKCC brown.jpg

Ooh, what board did they come off of?

Warm and fuzzy

Ya know Matias should remake the SKCM Green leaf and make a new switch with it.

Drive down the insane meme prices maybe.

I'm curious to know what you think about plate springs, I have tried out one of the IBM laptops with plate springs and thought it was too odd feeling to use. It has the same issue that all plate springs seem to have which is the up stroke is louder and snappier then the down stroke. It reminds me o...

I wonder if you could just RB the original ones and restore them.

Should be possible I would imagine.

With the PCB being more solid and there being less flex the sound has also changed. The click is crisper and more pronounced, sounds fantastic imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdy9O55jHMc

What I've never understood, is why Cherry can't have more stand-offs for the PCB. That PCB flexes a surprising amount, even worse than I saw with my G80-3000. I'll have to listen again later when I have better sound playback, but I do wonder if the sound is impaired by having a wobbly PCB. As an up...

You remind me of those old guys, who can design and manufacture hot rods. Old styled cars with blown out engines and transmissions. Beautiful to behold and of course very much worshiped when finished, even winning prizes throughout the Car Show circuit. Keep the ALPs spirit alive and you've done th...

So just completed my latest project! ;) The APS G80-1000! Sounds weird right? Cherry and Alps together?! :o But it works. This project aims to re-case the IBM P70, as its case frankly sucks. Flimsy and flat, made as a side panel for the IBM P70. I chose to use the G80-1000 since its a pcb mount case...

Are these new china springs made with the old wire standard or no?

WOWWWW! That thing is crazy! 12KC513B PCB code sounds a lot like normal SKCM/SKCL PCB codes, specifically the "KC" part. Curved PCB and mounting plate is :o You don't need to desolder a switch to open it up, at least with normal SKCM/SKCL switches. Looks like you can here as well. Super curious to s...

Congrats man!

Idk if anyone has asked this but could I put a solenoid in my F77? It uses an off the shelf xwhatsit so I just need the solenoid and the solenoid driver?

Open a switch up!

If these are real Alps then this is one of the biggest discovery's this year, in the Alps world at least.

That makes sense. The keyboard is a '93 IBM made one so it fit's into the timeline. This is a '93 Model M? But it's obviously the inner assembly from one M, put in one of Unicomp's surplus blue-logo Industrial cases (the only blue-logo Industrial anything, AFAIK)—and with the original keys replaced...

SpacemanToby wrote: ↑How do the integrated domes feel? Do they feel mushy?

Actually not that bad, there's a lot worse out there.

BTW, a previous thread with a very similar keyboard from a Canon S-14 typewriter, used for scavenging keycaps for use with Alps switches: : Photos: KBP V60 Build with SKCM Amber and Canon HiPros . Note the use of Alps stabilisers - some keyboards with Alps switches have Costar-style stabilisers ins...

Yeah, I think integrated domes is likely. Depending on what kind of switches are on it, I might use them to build a Planck or let's split. I might also try to convert it into a hand wired custom keyboard. I got an S-66 for $10 on craigslist. Integrated dome w/ 3 SKCL Green LED's. Alps spherical cap...

alienman82 wrote: ↑ewww alps

The material lab has successfully analyzed the springs and the material is now confirmed! The US spring manufacturer and I were quite off with the material selection for the first samples which may have caused them to sound "off." I expect to order another round of samples with the confirmed materi...

He also has a bunch of NIB SKCM Black Wang 725's. Got one off someone else who got it from him.

Seems like a pretty trustable dude, though his prices are a bit high.

Hello All, Wondering if anyone who owns a Griffin iMate can comment on its behavior in a few scenarios: What does the power switch on the keyboard (top right key on an AEK) do if used with Windows versus Mac? Does the "numpad equal" do anything when using the converter with Windows versus Mac? Does...