Please help identify these strange keycaps and keyswitch.

uno99

09 Jun 2017, 20:26

Hello Everyone. Thanks in advance for you opinions. I'm trying to repair some oddball keypads on a peice of equiptment. It's a TE1916 check encoder made by Standard Register.

The distributor quotes astronomical prices for the key caps and switches, so I wonder if there is a cheaper option.

Broken caps and switch:
https://goo.gl/photos/P8Tn9VqpEm5eCCZE9

new caps:
https://goo.gl/photos/zMG12JcyLUiV19XT8

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clickityClackity

09 Jun 2017, 20:56

Keycap set for 40 bucks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/222457991158

Individual replacement switches for 2 bucks each: http://www.ebay.com/itm/263027589557

uno99

09 Jun 2017, 21:37

Thanks Clickity!

SO it's an ALPS switch. Good to know. cheers.

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2ter

12 Jun 2017, 00:00

you don't need to buy new switches because of the stuck key stems. the switches can simply be opened, and the broken off stems pushed out from the inside with a small screwdriver.

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