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Question regarding IBM 5576 and their two-part keycaps fitting on SKCM/SKCL switches

Posted: 26 Apr 2019, 22:32
by iosonoformaggio
Hello, I recently found out about the IBM 5576 and their lovely PBT two-part keycaps.

I would love to use them on my Alps Blue board however I heard that they have clearance issues with SKCM/SKCL switches.

Can anyone confirm this? I would love to have these keycaps as Tai-Hao FAME keycaps are practically impossible to come by these days.

Re: Question regarding IBM 5576 and their two-part keycaps fitting on SKCM/SKCL switches

Posted: 29 Apr 2019, 02:50
by Drclick
I can confirm. Maybe you can try to get some IBM 5556 caps, they are made for skcl greens.

Re: Question regarding IBM 5576 and their two-part keycaps fitting on SKCM/SKCL switches

Posted: 29 Apr 2019, 04:03
by snacksthecat
They will "fit" but they won't "fit". What I mean is, they'll stay in place and you can functionally type on them; but they will feel really really bad. You can probably tell just based off the sound in this clip