deskthority

Heyo,
I found this Typewriter and wanted to know if the Switches are any good

Would appreciate a lot if someone could tell me what does are and if they are somewhat useful or can be reused in a mechanical keyboard.

Thx in advance :3

These would be Alps vertical plate spring if memory serves. Pretty decent, although if you want to use it you'd have to get a custom PCB made or convert this board.

I'd assume using these keycaps with the original switches would be the most stable (and stable + rare and decent switches beat wobbly and very smooth MX clones). Angled stems are pretty unique and work great with those keycaps.

These switches are already mounted in a plate, so you could either handwiring using that plate, or convert the board. Old typewriters are usually heavy and solid, so it might be worth reusing the case (hell if you're careful you could return it to it's original cofiguration or even add a switch to go between a standalone typewriter and converted keyboard).

Good luck with whatever you end up doing, those keycaps are gorgeous.

You guys/girls are awesome thx for the quick replies I guess I will take it then

headphone_jack wrote: 03 Feb 2021, 00:19 These would be Alps vertical plate spring if memory serves. Pretty decent, although if you want to use it you'd have to get a custom PCB made or convert this board.

These are not Alps vertical plate spring. I don't know what they are, but they aren't that.

Lalaland124 wrote: 03 Feb 2021, 09:52 You guys/girls are awesome thx for the quick replies I guess I will take it then

Do you have a picture of the complete typewriter?

shallot wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 01:23 These are not Alps vertical plate spring. I don't know what they are, but they aren't that.

These are definitely alps vertical plate spring or SKFF. They're the rarer angled bar mount kind too. very cool

It's a Facit 8000 Electrical Typewriter