Help me identify this Keyboard

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aaronkatrini

06 Oct 2022, 11:30

Hi all,

Recently got this nice AT Keyboard, gave it a quick test and seems to be working fine, but I'm having a hard time identifying it.

Here are some photos:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Does anyone recognize it or what switches it uses? Thanks in advance :)

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doomsday_device

06 Oct 2022, 11:32

wiki/Datacomp_DFK191

high chance of white alps, but can also be smk or futaba ma.

edit: didnt clicked the link, looks like alps dws
Last edited by doomsday_device on 06 Oct 2022, 11:45, edited 1 time in total.

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Muirium
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06 Oct 2022, 11:34

Link doesn't work for me. (Seems to be for collaborating, not just viewing the files. In any case, they won't just load so I can look at them.) Got switch pics?

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aaronkatrini

06 Oct 2022, 11:38

Muirium wrote:
06 Oct 2022, 11:34
Link doesn't work for me. (Seems to be for collaborating, not just viewing the files. In any case, they won't just load so I can look at them.) Got switch pics?
https://imgur.com/a/2evmm63

Just uploaded to imgur :)

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Muirium
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06 Oct 2022, 11:42

Well, that ain't no Alps beyond the mount.

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My connection's being throttled while I upload a bunch of work, so the DT wiki's barely loading for me. But this is the place to start.

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Polecat

06 Oct 2022, 17:19

Datacomp DFK-171. Slider-over-something, not discrete switches. This shared the case styling with the DFK-121 (Futaba) and DFK-191 (Alps/clone).

edit: actually DFK-172 since it's the ISO version.

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aaronkatrini

06 Oct 2022, 19:05

Thanks all for the suggestions :)

@Muirium, I tried the link but couldn't find an exact match.

@Polecat, your suggestion seems to be correct. I'm not familiar with Futaba switches, but I don't think it feels quite an Alps. I no longer have an Alps kb, but from memory it feels different.

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Muirium
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06 Oct 2022, 23:23

It’s non-mechanical, like Polecat says. Not surprising it’s also not in the wiki. Someone would have to care enough to take up its cause.

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zrrion

07 Oct 2022, 02:53

on the other hand, documenting it on the wiki or somewhere else easily searchable means that other folks can steer clear of it easier

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Polecat

07 Oct 2022, 06:03

aaronkatrini wrote:
06 Oct 2022, 19:05
Thanks all for the suggestions :)

@Polecat, your suggestion seems to be correct. I'm not familiar with Futaba switches, but I don't think it feels quite an Alps. I no longer have an Alps kb, but from memory it feels different.
Here's the black version on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254786446460

Definitely not Alps or Futaba. The DFK-171/172 was the cheaper version with sliders and a one piece plastic plate, and probably a membrane underneath. The 1u caps should be Alps-compatible, but I'm not sure about the stabilized ones.

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