IBM XKB-3 186-146 Rev D1
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: iris w/ skcm orange
- Main mouse: Zowie FK-2
- Favorite switch: alps
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Does anybody know what the story is behind this keyboard? It looks like a referbished xt in at at box. What do all the letters mean? I saw this on ebay /https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-XK ... %7Ciid%3A1
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- Location: Canada
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- Wazrach
- Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Main mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz/ Viper Mini
- Favorite switch: Buckling springs
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I can confirm that it is a modified unit. I bought an XT in its original box, with a sticker on the box saying it belonged to "Radiation Sciences Incorporated". Mine was also an "XKB-3" with these interesting modifications. I simply removed them because the grounding screw was pressing against the back panel.Rezene wrote: ↑05 May 2019, 22:40Does anybody know what the story is behind this keyboard? It looks like a referbished xt in at at box. What do all the letters mean? I saw this on ebay /https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-XK ... %7Ciid%3A1
Mine was in excellent condition, with no rust anywhere and very light dust. The foam was also lovely and spongy still. I would honestly just buy it.
- Wazrach
- Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Main mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz/ Viper Mini
- Favorite switch: Buckling springs
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There's no reason to undo the controller modifications, but you can definitely remove the extra grounding parts.
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- Location: South Africa
- Main keyboard: IBM model M
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I tried it with one of Orihalcon's XT converter cables and none of the keys corresponded with what keystroke was received. Would that be caused by the modifications and would it be fixed if the extra grounding parts were removed?
- Wazrach
- Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Main mouse: Razer Viper 8KHz/ Viper Mini
- Favorite switch: Buckling springs
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So it just didn't work at all? That's unusual. I feared that would be the case for mine, but it worked perfectly. Is the cable grounded to the back panel? Is the PCB grounded to the backplate?