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Posted: 18 Jul 2018, 03:01
by kakan
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Seltene-alte-Ta ... %7Ciid%3A1
Looks like fujitsu peerless switches and is doesn't seem to have been used.
Posted: 18 Jul 2018, 04:31
by xxhellfirexx
Those are not peerless switches as the tops of the caps are rounded. They are clicky Fujitsu leaf springs.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Data-General-K ... 2022187236
Posted: 18 Jul 2018, 14:56
by E TwentyNine
orihalcon wrote: ↑Fully refurbished and converted IBM 3278 Beamspring with odd tripple shot GREEN APL layout:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253757176042
Doubt it's going to last long given that these keycaps are definitely uncommon. This seller is also known for quality restorations.
Wow. Don't know that I've seen one of those for sale before.
Posted: 18 Jul 2018, 16:18
by kakan
xxhellfirexx wrote: ↑
Those are not peerless switches as the tops of the caps are rounded. They are clicky Fujitsu leaf springs.
Makes it even more promising. Good catch
!
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:24
by Drclick
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:38
by Drclick
This seller also have some nos alps white switches. But they are not listed in his shop.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:45
by Chyros
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:46
by mcmaxmcmc
Drclick wrote: ↑
This seller also have some nos alps white switches. But they are not listed in his shop.
How do you get those? Do you have to go to China and buy it from there, or what?
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:47
by mcmaxmcmc
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:51
by mcmaxmcmc
Even more from Taobao: Blue Button Model F for $117.14 (excluding shipping)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=421 ... t=3#detail
(Please correct me if I'm wrong in this, not very knowledgeable in keyboards that much)
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:53
by Drclick
mcmaxmcmc wrote: ↑Drclick wrote: ↑
This seller also have some nos alps white switches. But they are not listed in his shop.
How do you get those? Do you have to go to China and buy it from there, or what?
I'm in China so....
I will order some and post pics a few days later.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 08:57
by mcmaxmcmc
Drclick wrote: ↑
I'm in China so....
I will order some and post pics a few days later.
Buy a ton of those and sell it here with some interest.
Get rich quick xD
Just make sure those are SKCM, not SKBM.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 09:03
by //gainsborough
Chyros wrote: ↑Wait, what?
looks like clone switches? They are like...bamboo blue alps or something. Has an "FD" logo on the bottom. You can tell from the switchplate pins that it's simplified.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 09:16
by Drclick
I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 09:26
by //gainsborough
Drclick wrote: ↑I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
I don't even know why there is a blue SKBM switch when white already exists!
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 09:36
by mcmaxmcmc
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Drclick wrote: ↑I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
I don't even know why there is a blue SKBM switch when white already exists!
What even are the differences between the white and the blue? Stiffness?
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 09:48
by //gainsborough
mcmaxmcmc wrote: ↑//gainsborough wrote: ↑Drclick wrote: ↑I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
I don't even know why there is a blue SKBM switch when white already exists!
What even are the differences between the white and the blue? Stiffness?
I don't think their stiffness is that different, if at all.
edit to answer your question, though - the main difference between SKCM blue and white are the normal differences between gen. 1 and gen. 2 alps switches. Gen. 1 switches have:
-factory dry lube applied to slider
-long switchplates
whereas gen. 2 switches have
-short switchplates (possibly made of a different plastic)
-altered slider colors (possibly made of "slippery" plastic since dry lube was removed)
-can be bamboo instead of pine (also possibly different plastic used)
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 11:59
by Chyros
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Drclick wrote: ↑I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
I don't even know why there is a blue SKBM switch when white already exists!
Yes, that was exactly my thought as well. I mean they stopped producing blue SKCM for a long time and then reintroduce them as SKBM blue next to the white ones?!
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 12:33
by green-squid
HOLY SHIT
I need this!!!!!!!!
God bless Doctor Click
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 12:57
by Chyros
Mind you, they are very probably SKBM, in which case they'll feel quite different from SKCM, I suspect.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 13:46
by mcmaxmcmc
Chyros wrote: ↑Mind you, they are very probably SKBM, in which case they'll feel quite different from SKCM, I suspect.
Now time to deck a Dell Bigfoot with these for a comparison! (Someone else can do this, I'm broke)
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 14:35
by Myoth
//gainsborough wrote: ↑Drclick wrote: ↑I think they are all Alps SKBL/SKBM series, made by Forward Electronics.
I don't even know why there is a blue SKBM switch when white already exists!
there also is SKBM Black, and these are clickies too
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 16:05
by Blaise170
Well I already had a group buy for SKCL Yellow - should I start one for the Forward (FD) Blues?
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 16:16
by Chyros
Blaise170 wrote: ↑Well I already had a group buy for SKCL Yellow - should I start one for the Forward (FD) Blues?
Haha I'll probably be up for some xD .
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 16:52
by //gainsborough
I have a bad feeling about those simplified blues if they start circulating through the community market. Some people will think they are real blue alps and could get taken advantage of =( Or it could also mean the price of real blue alps plummets because ppl think they are readily available. I'm actually not too fond of either of those situations - especially the latter since it devalues a lot of boards in my collection, hahaha.
edit: We should update this page: wiki/Category:Alps_SKBL/SKBM_series
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 17:49
by Blaise170
To be honest I'm not even sure that these are legitimate - there's the possibility that someone took a bunch of FD housings and made new sliders for them.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 18:13
by andrewjoy
The legs look a little funny , look at the colour and shape difference .
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 18:40
by zrrion
Blaise170 wrote: ↑should I start one for the Forward (FD) Blues?
I'd be up for that as well as amber omron.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 19:04
by TheMilkmen
zrrion wrote: ↑Blaise170 wrote: ↑should I start one for the Forward (FD) Blues?
I'd be up for that as well as amber omron.
I'll agree on that one as well, amber omrons would be interesting to use for a board.
Posted: 19 Jul 2018, 20:49
by TheInverseKey
Just got these in the mail and they are all cherry black boards with it seems NKRO. Not bad for the price.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Cherry-Tastatur ... 2749.l2649