Inverse U mount?

[Daniel Beardsmore]

Just wondering whether Futabas and the cross-shape SMKs are compatible with each other? They're both cross shaped, with a hole in the slider instead of in the keycap. I know that the Futaba keycap stem is a much smaller cross than the switch:

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/tell ... tml#p20992

Never seen a cross-shape SMK keycap though.

I figured maybe we should call it "N" mount, if they are the same, as "n" and "u" are the inverse of each other ;-)

[Daniel Beardsmore]

OK, calling it "inverse cross mount" for the moment:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Inverse_cro ... ecognition

Just the one diagram for the moment, Futaba.

Pending information on whether any of these switches (and I only know Futaba and SMK) are compatible with each other.

[Daniel Beardsmore]

OK, no, here we go, SMK caps:

http://park8.wakwak.com/~kaineko2/keybo ... 11205.html

They're like the inverse of old Cherry switches.

[webwit]

Ah yes I've got a Tulip keyboard with those.

[Daniel Beardsmore]

I'm trying to find pictures clear enough to draw diagrams from. Surprised how well I did in the end with the Futaba switch as it's a complex shape. In time, once I've drawn enough diagrams (since I'm going to have to do this alone) we should start to get a clearer picture of what's out there. Everything so far:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Switch_recognition
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Category:Sw ... ion_images

Got a long, long, long, long, long way to go, especially as I'm working off badly lit, perspective skewed images — much easier if I have measurements to work from. The Monterey one isn't right, and the Omron Alps-like (which I doubt is Omron) is the best I can do from some very dark photos.

In the process of searching for pics, I'm finding more new switches than I've got time to do anything with them, mostly completely unidentifiable.