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New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 24 Jan 2022, 20:48
by hrbatik.h
Hi,
I have found again some strange keyboard, probably from typewriter, some electronic type.
I has, I think, mechanical switches. With cross stem, fitting Cherry MX again. But without any marks.
Keycaps are from thick ABS, some has adaptor to hold at the switches.
Some keycaps are doubleshotted.
On the three mechanical pulling switches, for paper, I think, there is a sign Futaba.
Thanks for help with identifying.
Btw. I am going to sell this nice KB, probably.
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Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 24 Jan 2022, 20:52
by hrbatik.h
I have found some similar style - Smith Corona, but it isn't the same
Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 24 Jan 2022, 21:35
by Myoth
I think they are a variant of
wiki/Futaba_MD_series
Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 24 Jan 2022, 22:23
by hrbatik.h
hi, thanks a lot, it could be, there is some conus under the plate, similar.
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Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 16 Mar 2022, 22:02
by AdrianMan
Hey buddy, I found an old calculator with the same switches and same type of keycaps.
The keycaps will not work on MX switches because the stem is too thick in radius and can't go down together with the stem inside the switch
White circle is the keycap stem :
Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 06 Apr 2022, 16:35
by hrbatik.h
Hi, thanks for update. I tried it with some caps from old Chicony with MX blue switches and I think, I managed to put it on
But I did not take care too much, I just thought it was compatible
Re: New find - some old mechanical keyboard from typewriter
Posted: 06 Apr 2022, 22:17
by hellothere
hrbatik.h wrote: ↑24 Jan 2022, 20:48
Hi,
I have found again some strange keyboard, probably from typewriter, some electronic type.
I has, I think, mechanical switches. With cross stem, fitting Cherry MX again. But without any marks.
Keycaps are from thick ABS, some has adaptor to hold at the switches.
Some keycaps are doubleshotted.
On the three mechanical pulling switches, for paper, I think, there is a sign Futaba.
Pretty sure they're
wiki/Mitsumi_standard_mechanical, as I also have a typewriter with those switches. I can confirm that Cherry MX keycaps will not fit and vice-versa. I can also say that Mitsumi Standard Mechanical switches are pretty nice.
I've had keyboards with switches from multiple manufacturers, so I wouldn't have a problem with some switches -- especially as they function completely differently from the alphanumeric block -- made by someone else.