[CLOSED - DUD LEAD] Beamsprings!

photekq · 28 Jul 2015, 21:09

I put up an ad a long time ago saying I was looking for old IBM keyboards. I got contacted yesterday by a company that has at the very least 3x beamsprings like this :

They only mentioned that one, as that's the only one they've seen recently in the warehouse. However, they're sure they have plenty more, but they need part numbers to look for them. That's where I need your help - give me all the part numbers you're aware of!

I currently have :

7361073
1742705
7362149
5641316
4942001
1742714
1742700

Does anyone have any others?

Would anyone here be interested in some beamsprings? I'm not sure of the condition and I'm not sure of the price. I'm guessing probably not pristine, and probably not as low as Cindy's prices!

Please post here what kind you would be interested in and how much you'd be willing to pay, just so that I have an idea.

hammelgammler · 28 Jul 2015, 21:10

I could be interested in one, depends on the layout.

I'm not really into Beamsprings yet, so i don't know the different models that exist... :/

seebart · 28 Jul 2015, 21:10

I am interested as you know. Price would be good to know. Good stuff photekq!

I believe we have a list of those product numbers somewhere...

chzel · 28 Jul 2015, 21:17

I'm interested in one for sure, especially of the narrower types!

hammelgammler · 28 Jul 2015, 21:20

With some research here in the forum, there seems to be the following:

3279
3278
3277
3270
3727
4978
3101/3727

And i think a lot more.

Muirium · 28 Jul 2015, 21:20

chzel wrote: ↑I'm interested in one for sure, especially of the narrower types!

Same here. Less is more. Something like Webwit's 60% beamspring would be sublime.

photekq · 28 Jul 2015, 21:21

hammelgammler wrote: ↑With some research here in the forum, there seems to be the following:

3279
3278
3277
3270
3727
4978
3101/3727

And i think a lot more.

It's the part numbers I need unfortunately, not the numbers of the systems they came with. It seems the part numbers are harder to find. Check the OP for some examples

photekq · 28 Jul 2015, 21:22

Muirium wrote: ↑
chzel wrote: ↑I'm interested in one for sure, especially of the narrower types!
Same here. Less is more. Something like Webwit's 60% beamspring would be sublime.

Which one's that? This one?

I thought that ended up being some other switch..

hammelgammler · 28 Jul 2015, 21:23

photekq wrote: ↑ It's the part numbers I need unfortunately, not the numbers of the systems they came with. It seems the part numbers are harder to find. Check the OP for some examples

Oh well, my fault.

As i said, i'm not really into Beamsprings yet, sorry for that.

Muirium · 28 Jul 2015, 21:23

photekq wrote: ↑ I thought that ended up being some other switch..

Did it? A fantastic wee thing in any case. Webwit described it as a "5251 66-key variant" back on Xwhatsit's controller thread, which is where I first saw it:

http://deskthority.net/post118074.html#p118074

jbondeson · 28 Jul 2015, 21:30

Haha, I'm scared to even think want shipping a beamspring across the pond would cost, but I'm definitely interested to find out!

I know Ellipse posted a huge list of IBM part numbers to the mailing list that Cindy was a part of, but it wasn't annotated that I remember.

photekq · 28 Jul 2015, 21:32

jbondeson wrote: ↑Haha, I'm scared to even think want shipping a beamspring across the pond would cost, but I'm definitely interested to find out!

I know Ellipse posted a huge list of IBM part numbers to the mailing list that Cindy was a part of, but it wasn't annotated that I remember.

The company is within the US, so I would probably try to get someone to proxy them. Shipping them backwards and forwards would be a bit daft..

Anyway, for all I know they will only have those 3 confirmed ones. There might not be any more, so don't get your hopes up anyone

Muirium · 28 Jul 2015, 21:34

I guessed as much. Always helps to be in America when IBM hunting. Fortunately, I have an address there. Unfortunately, I won't be over until Christmas! But you know, if you have one for me, at least it's domestic.

jbondeson · 28 Jul 2015, 21:40

So from Cindy's list (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0) there's these:

1742700
1742705
1742720
2682678
2683230
2683239
4423001
4941955
5147351
5641316
7361073
7362149

seebart · 28 Jul 2015, 21:43

photekq wrote: ↑I thought that ended up being some other switch..

No that's Beamspring alright except I own a Micro Switch version of that same keyboard.

Muirium · 28 Jul 2015, 21:43

Thought so. And here's another variant. Oooh, I'd like one of these!

"5251 66 Key"

From the beamspring & Kish photo thread. Webwit's still the best, but all these compact beams are intriguing indeed. Not that we're so likely to see them this time!

seebart · 28 Jul 2015, 21:48

Damn that one is nice too. It's like the F77 of beamers. Webwit's is the kishy.

Slom · 28 Jul 2015, 21:50

5640534

and I'm also interested

scottc · 28 Jul 2015, 22:03

Also interested.

wlhlm · 28 Jul 2015, 22:09

Interested.

Caeyden · 28 Jul 2015, 22:23

Interested, unsure of the price though.

joc · 28 Jul 2015, 22:28

interested++

Khers · 28 Jul 2015, 22:46

Interested, for sure

macmakkara · 28 Jul 2015, 22:53

Im also interested in one. Prefer small...

vivalarevolución · 28 Jul 2015, 22:57

interested

pyrelink · 29 Jul 2015, 01:47

Very interested.

Firebolt1914 · 30 Jul 2015, 03:10

Interested depending on the price.

modology · 30 Jul 2015, 04:02

absolutely interested

pr0ximity · 30 Jul 2015, 04:02

There are far more than 3 people interested, but should there be a trove of them... I'm interested in keeping one in the US if the price isn't too unreasonable. Been looking to fix up a beamspring as my next project. Not super concerned with the condition, but hoping all of the caps are there.

Engicoder · 30 Jul 2015, 04:26

Interested...if there happen to be this many.