Merlin 100

HaaTa · 06 Dec 2015, 01:10

Got this quite a while back...was collecting some dust...
It's the keyboard portion of an old label printer. I managed to power it on, unfortunately only the lock lights were working. Couldn't get the VFD display to show anything :/

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Attempt to power on.

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Look carefully at the keycaps. Besides the integrated mount on one of them, you'll notice something lol'worthy.

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guk · 06 Dec 2015, 01:15

Nice whack on blue doubleshot.

chzel · 06 Dec 2015, 01:20

Wait...is the ADV/CUT key printed AND doubleshot with a whitish second shot that never shows through?

ohaimark · 06 Dec 2015, 07:06

I think we're looking at... *gasp* TRIPLESHOTS.

All of the keys (except the print and arrow) are backfilled with a different color of plastic than the legend.

HaaTa · 06 Dec 2015, 09:19

Haha, I don't think they're triple shots. I'd probably say dye subs. The light grey keys are definitely dye sub.

guk · 06 Dec 2015, 14:25

Huh, didnt expect that. I just assumed the caps with the led cutouts to be printed and got absorbed by the adc/cut cap being an oddity. Which material are they made of?

HaaTa · 06 Dec 2015, 18:36

Probably ABS? But I'm not quite sure. Keycaps of this vintage are usually pretty durable, so they might be something else.