Which Switch does the Philips VW 2230 have?
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jacobolus
- Location: geekhack ergonomics subforum
- Favorite switch: Alps plate spring; clicky SMK
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What do the switches feel like? Can you take apart the rest of the typewriter and see from the side?
With most types of switches, a pair of butter knives is a good tool for removing stuck-on keycaps. Some types of switches/keycaps, especially certain rubber domes, could break if you force them, however.
With most types of switches, a pair of butter knives is a good tool for removing stuck-on keycaps. Some types of switches/keycaps, especially certain rubber domes, could break if you force them, however.
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: '88 Model M, DFK777 SKCM Blue
- Main mouse: A paperclip and a string
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM, IBM buckling spring
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Is it a word processor? I have something that is very similar if so. The caps are pretty hard to pull off and they're quite fragile. Feels linear but mine has an extremely scratchy and stiff key-feel.
It's not mechanical, but semi-mechanical. The keycap is held into a barrel, which presses down onto a metal leaf spring, which bends and actuates a conductive (linear) rubber dome over a membrane. Very odd implementation, but I believe that it was also used on some terminal keyboards.
It's not mechanical, but semi-mechanical. The keycap is held into a barrel, which presses down onto a metal leaf spring, which bends and actuates a conductive (linear) rubber dome over a membrane. Very odd implementation, but I believe that it was also used on some terminal keyboards.
- Brot
- Location: Switzerland
- Main keyboard: Wooting TKL
- Main mouse: Logitech G402
- Favorite switch: .
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