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Spoils of today...
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:08
by Icarium
In this huge box of cattoys
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I just found this beautiful battleship
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with quite weird keycaps as I discovered
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but maybe you all expected that and I'm the only one this seems weird to.
In other news.
I just desoldered an old Acer board where the case sadly was completely broken during transport. Now I have quite a bunch of blue complicated alps. Maybe I should put them on my phantom. :p
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Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:13
by Ekaros
Two piece keycaps are pretty smart desing. Easy to make one profile and print what ever is needed... Quite common on buckling spring boards...
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:18
by 7bit
Icarium wrote:...
with quite weird keycaps as I discovered
...
It is a UK board => You will find 3 white key stems under F, J and 5.
No 3270 emulator BTW, but does it work with a PC?
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:18
by Icarium
Oh, right. I actually wanted to ask if anybody knows what kind of buckling spring that is? I don't know the exact names but I believe some have rubber dome and some capacitive switches underneath or something.
And what do I need to hook this up to a PC? Soarer thingy?
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:19
by Icarium
7bit wrote:Icarium wrote:...
with quite weird keycaps as I discovered
...
It is a UK board: You will find 3 white key stems under F, J and 5.
Aawwww, damn! So close!
Dead on with F and J but 5 was gray.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:21
by 7bit
Icarium wrote:Oh, right. I actually wanted to ask if anybody knows what kind of buckling spring that is? I don't know the exact names but I believe some have rubber dome and some capacitive switches underneath or something.
It is not a capacitive, it is a Model M terminal keyboard. Just pull the keystems out and you see if it is a rubberdome or a buckling spring.
ps: but don't pull the springs out!!!!
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 00:27
by Icarium
Why what happens if I do?
Also, if you've never seen either I suspect it might be hard to tell them apart.
What's a 3270 emulator board? No, it does not work with a PC it comes with something that looks like a RJ45 connector.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 11:54
by Ekaros
You might brake the switch and there is no "easy" way to fix it...
BTW isn't that German not UK?
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 12:17
by 7bit
Made in U.K., but German layout.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 12:20
by 7bit
Icarium wrote:Why what happens if I do?
Also, if you've never seen either I suspect it might be hard to tell them apart.
What's a 3270 emulator board? No, it does not work with a PC it comes with something that looks like a RJ45 connector.
A 3270 terminal emulator works with a PC. But yours isn't an emulator board. However, there are way to fix this, but I'm not the expert for this.
pulling the spring out:
It is like pulling out the wings of an insect!
It will hurt the keyboard. When a Tipro beeps on this planet, this is the scream of a ripped out buckling spring!
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 14:03
by kbdfr
7bit wrote:(...) pulling the spring out:
It is like pulling out the wings of an insect!
It will hurt the keyboard. Whan a Tipro beeps on this planet, this is the scream of a ripped out buckling spring!
