IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

[Lekrafter]

Anyone has experience with this one?



The seller says it's Harris C1100 but I can't figure out what switches are in it. Thanks!

This looks a bit like NMB (space invader), but I could be wrong

Ordered one simply because I was too curious, now will need to figure out how to convert it...

It's foam and foil... sorry to disappoint

[Palatino]

I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

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I saw/bid on that Fullmark! I had the guy shoot me a pic of the switches and it just looked like an Alps clone but I couldn't discern anything further due to bad picture quality. Now I can see them better, it still doesn't help all that much

Ah, sorry about that! Though I was bidding partly through curiosity - I hadn't asked him for a switch picture. At least we both get to see now! Typing feel is not as good as Alps, but it's an intriguing board and switch. I'll open it up and see if it matches the internals of 4_404's.

[Palatino]

I've draw a blank on this switch - and the keyboard too. The switch is clicky, perhaps an Alps clone of some sort, but with a simple rectangular slider like an SMK 2nd Gen switch. Doesn't feel too bad at all. Does anyone recognize it?

Spoiler:

IMG_20210328_112747.jpg
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IMG_20210328_112906.jpgIMG_20210328_112841.jpg

I have a Fullmark board with what looks like a white version of the same switch. I thought I identified the switch, but have subsequently forgotten what it was. My Fullmark board is identical to two other boards I have with ISNJK-168/268 FCC ID (Limtech) (one with SKCM white, one with AO2 clones), apart from the label and PCB - the same as wiki/Brain_KB-9001S, but without the RB88. Note the 368 number on the plate. Sorry for the garbage photos.

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Thanks for that - yes that's a perfect switch match except the colour. Are your white ones clicky too? I'll open up the keyboard and see if the internals are the same too.

[4_404]

Thanks for that - yes that's a perfect switch match except the colour. Are your white ones clicky too? I'll open up the keyboard and see if the internals are the same too.

Yeah mine are clicky, and pretty decent switches. The click leaf is visible in the opened up switch photo. They were pretty dusty when I got them, but cleaned up very well.

[Go-Kart]

Thanks for that - yes that's a perfect switch match except the colour. Are your white ones clicky too? I'll open up the keyboard and see if the internals are the same too.

Yeah mine are clicky, and pretty decent switches. The click leaf is visible in the opened up switch photo. They were pretty dusty when I got them, but cleaned up very well.

That's pretty good going. I found Type 0A2 switches to be such a hassle to reassemble that I desolder them all and then cleaned them...

[PlacaFromHell]

What in the world is this thing?

[Thorogrimm]

What in the world is this thing?

What's the ID on it?

[PlacaFromHell]

What in the world is this thing?

What's the ID on it?

I really don't know, is the only picture.

[Thorogrimm]

I really don't know, is the only picture.

After a trawl through the deskthority wiki I've found maybe two contenders for similarities.
Hi-Tek 15039-003

or
Sejin Electron EAT-1010

But neither of those are identical. Maybe someone with photographic memory and a vast library of a brain could indentify this keyboard. Looks generic seeing as there's no badge. And without any FCC ID it's pretty difficult to even tell what switches this thing even has. Where did you get the image?

[PlacaFromHell]

I really don't know, is the only picture.

After a trawl through the deskthority wiki I've found maybe two contenders for similarities.
Hi-Tek 15039-003

or
Sejin Electron EAT-1010

But neither of those are identical. Maybe someone with photographic memory and a vast library of a brain could indentify this keyboard. Looks generic seeing as there's no badge. And without any FCC ID it's pretty difficult to even tell what switches this thing even has. Where did you get the image?

Thanks for your help, but I can tell right away that this thing isn't made with NMB switches by the keycaps. Maybe it just has some type of Alps clones.

[PlacaFromHell]

Leaving aside the first mistery, I have an even bigger one. This thing is driving me ABSOLUTELY MAD, hours of search and still nothing about it:



The LED positioning is the only big clue of what's inside, being Fujitsu, Key Tronic and Microswitch equally possible. I decided to produce this forensic portrait of how I think the entire keyboard looks like:

[Raj.Key.Mari]

can anyone ID this board?

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3h left in the auction if someone wants to make the sacrifice in the name of science.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/h290279466

those are alps cut outs for the LED's are they not. it looks somewhat similar to the epson business full keyboard. but definitely not topre underneath there, right? model reads pckb8. or do alps only have centered led cut outs. man i really wanna see what kinda switch it has.

[Muirium]

It does indeed look a bit like Epson's Topre:

wiki/Epson_Business_Full_Keyboard

Besides the spacebar, the caps scream PBT. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Topre.

[Thorogrimm]

It does indeed look a bit like Epson's Topre:

wiki/Epson_Business_Full_Keyboard

Besides the spacebar, the caps scream PBT. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Topre.

The cap profile does look a lot similar

[derzemel]

I also have a strange one to identify, a Philips with, what it seems to be, relegendable keycaps. Sadly I do not have more details:

[kps]

I also have a strange one to identify, a Philips with, what it seems to be, relegendable keycaps. Sadly I do not have more details:

That's an interesting combination of legends. It has some ASCII-bit-paired caps (e.g. ‘;’/‘+’ and ‘:’/‘*’) but also non-ASCII characters (‘¬’) and a Hollerith card combo (10-8-2, which had various interpretations, typically ‘±’ or ‘\’ or ‘⏨’).

Shifted-6 would have been useful information (e.g. ‘&’ or ‘^’ or ‘↑’ or ‘¢’) as well as the other obscured key. And, well, focus.

[dr-lipschitz]

It does indeed look a bit like Epson's Topre:

wiki/Epson_Business_Full_Keyboard

Besides the spacebar, the caps scream PBT. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Topre.

This is something I can actually speak on due to my foray with using sony pve-500's to get OG BKE Domes.

You see these controllers could also come with a type of omron switch. The omron and topre has the same keycaps profile afaict. How did you tell them apart? The omrons have square LED windows in the top left, and the Topre have round ones in the top right

This won't be topre, could be omron though. my guess is fujitsu leaf spring or peerless

[dr-lipschitz]

I also have a strange one to identify, a Philips with, what it seems to be, relegendable keycaps. Sadly I do not have more details:

viewtopic.php?f=62&t=9821&start=30#p208611

[derzemel]

That's an interesting combination of legends. It has some ASCII-bit-paired caps (e.g. ‘;’/‘+’ and ‘:’/‘*’) but also non-ASCII characters (‘¬’) and a Hollerith card combo (10-8-2, which had various interpretations, typically ‘±’ or ‘\’ or ‘⏨’).

Shifted-6 would have been useful information (e.g. ‘&’ or ‘^’ or ‘↑’ or ‘¢’) as well as the other obscured key. And, well, focus.

Thank you for the details! I have asked for better images.

viewtopic.php?f=62&t=9821&start=30#p208611

Thank you for the url.

I also found 2 older topics (first, second) about another Philips with similar switches.

Also this awesome album of images taken by @HaaTa of a Loewe TBT02 keyboard (from a Loewe BTX Decoder DBT 01 - videotext system?) that seems to have the same keycap design and similar switches.

[Shorle]

Could not find any info on this board. I am intrigued since it has a big a*s enter like a terminal keyboard from the olden days and split backspace. All I can give to identify is the LCP logo on top right, it connects with PS/2, is made in China and it sports a "SK-900-1" marking on the model label, apart from common FCC jibberish.

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The case also isn't super thin and seems big enough to house mechanical switches.

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[Jan Pospisil]

My guess would be a Silitek rubber dome.

[the_ambyguous]

can anyone identify what kind of keycaps these are? or confirm my suspicions? my guess is laser etched?

and also, are these alps SKBM white switches? they look kinda yellow.

keyboard is SMK-8851

[zrrion]

those are pad printed caps, switches are a 4 tab clone of some sort. I did have a version of that board at one point with SKBM grey but I guess yours is a later version since it has clones. chassis is nice IMO

[hellothere]

can anyone identify what kind of keycaps these are? or confirm my suspicions? my guess is laser etched?

and also, are these alps SKBM white switches? they look kinda yellow.

keyboard is SMK-8851

Looks to me like 4 tab Alps clone.

[4_404]

and also, are these alps SKBM white switches? they look kinda yellow.

wiki/Hua-Jie_AK_series

[ZeFritz]

Front has Bull logo on it, backside says Zenith.
Does that make sense? And if it’s Zenith, anyone has an idea about the switches?
Thank you all!

[kelvinhall05]

Dome

[Keybug]

Made in Japan; what do we reckon? Something Fujitsu underneath (LED in top left of switch)? Plug is round, but I guess it won't be standard DIN...

[Lalaland124]

Fujitsu Lead Spring 2nd Gen?

[ZeFritz]

Maxiswitch 2186004XX keyboard - any idea what kind of switches?