Alps SKCM Cream

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Alps SKCM Cream
Skcmcream.jpg
Manufacturer Alps Electric
Family Alps SKCL/SKCM series
Product code SKCMAF
Precedes Alps SKCM Black
Switch type Tactile
Sense method Metal leaf
Rated lifetime 20 M
Actuation force 70 gf
Total travel 3.5 mm
Keycap mount Alps mount
Switch mount Plate mount

Alps SKCM Cream, or tactile Cream Alps, is a tactile switch in the Alps SKCL/SKCM series, contemporary with Alps SKCM Blue.

Description

SKCM Cream is an undamped switch, and should not be confused with the more common Alps SKCM Cream Damped tactile switch. SKCM Cream switches have a much lighter colored slider. They are most commonly found in NeXT Non-ADB keyboards with the smaller non L enter.

SKCM Creams found in Canon Typewriters have been reported to be heavier. However other enthusiasts, who have had both NeXT non-ADB keyboard and canon typewriters in their collections, disapprove this statement, claiming that SKCM Cream in both are identical. Thus, in order for the previous statement regarding the weight of SKCM Cream switches in different input devices to hold true, further testing (i.e. measuring force) needs to be carried out.

Specifications

The following image, taken by alps.tw,[1] contains the only known official documentation on the tactile Cream Alps switch:

Alps SKCMAF and SKCMAG specifications.jpg

Variants

Known variants include:

Switchplate Color Switchplate Length Alps Logo Generation
Grey Long No Logo Pine (with slits)
White Long No Logo Pine (with slits)
White Long Logo Pine (with slits)

It has been reported that there are 2 types of SKCM Creams, with the difference being in the number of tabs the tactile leaf contains (2-tab vs. 4-tab)[2]. The 2-tab versions have been found in some Canon typewriters.

Keyboards

Typewriters / Word Processors

Gallery

External links

References

  1. KBtalKing — ㊣㊣台灣黑軸與台灣白軸的樣式㊣㊣ (Chinese only) Dated 2014-01-17.
  2. Deskthority — Are there two types of undamped Cream ALPS? Posted 2020-01-16.
  3. Imgur — HP 332 Cream / Pine Black Alps Uploaded 2022-12-24.
  4. MouseFan — HP C1414A AT Japan (Japanese only) Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. Deskthority — The Vectra64 Posted 2018-07-03.
  6. Imgur — Memorex Telex / Datacomp 123 w/ SKCM Cream Posted 2020-01-27.
  7. Imgur — NEC PC-8801 Type D (Alps SKCM Cream) Uploaded 2023-01-08.
  8. sunci — NeXT Non-ADB Keyboard Posted 2015-12-05.
  9. Imgur — UTAX T-5800 (Alps SKCM Cream) Posted 2022-12-24.