Chicony KB-5160
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| FCC ID | E8H5IKKB-5160 / E8H5IKKB-5160AT |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Chicony |
| Layouts | F AT |
| Keyswitches |
Alps SKCM Blue Alps SKCL Green Cherry MX Black Cherry MX Blue Omron B3G-S series Futaba MA Mitsumi miniature mechanical |
| Interface | XT/AT switchable |
| Precedes | Chicony KB-5161 |
Chicony KB-5160 is a series of keyboards from Chicony, styled after the IBM Model F AT.
Description
The case is shallower front-to-back than the Model F, but the layout is identical.
The KB-5160 was followed by the Chicony KB-5161, which took on the overall IBM Model M key layout, but retained the single-unit backspace key and big-ass enter key of the Model F and 5160.
While this keyboard is typically referred to as the "5160", the PCB[1] and plate both describe the product as the "KB-5160".
Variants
- KB-5160XT, Cherry MX Black
- KB-5160A
- KB-5160AT, Alps SKCM Blue
- Amber Omron B3G-S series[2] and non-stepped keycaps;[3] the third LED functions as power under the XT protocol and scroll lock under AT.[4]
- KB-5160AT, Alps SKCL Green
- Green Alps with empty LED cutouts[5]
- KB-5160C, Alps SKCM Blue
- Alt and caps lock are both stepped as with the Model F, but the control key is not. The third LED is only labelled "scroll lock". Dimensions 460 × 185 × 39 mm, weight 1250 g. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.[1]
- KB-5160C, Futaba MA series
- Futaba MA switches with Cherry MX mount. No stepped keys.[6]
- Unknown, Cherry MX Blue
- Cited as observed by Sixty[7]
- Unknown, Futaba clicky switch
- Negative-mount (not Cherry MX compatible) Futaba clicky switch. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.[8]
- Unknown, Mitsumi miniature mechanical - yellow
- Outwardly indistinguishable from KB-5160C as described above. FCC ID ends in -5160. [9]
- KB-5160 AT-3, Cherry MX White
- FCC ID ends in -5160AT. [10]
Gallery
KB-5160C
Top
Angled
Bottom
Keycaps
Internals
Keycaps removed
Underside of PCB
Blue Alps switches
Controller date is 8805 (5th week 1988)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KBTalking — ■鍵盤史的遺跡Chicony 5160C原生藍軸■
- ↑ Deskthority — Chicony 5160A NIB (Yellow OMRON Sliders!)
- ↑ Imgur — Chicony 5160a (backup of photo from Sixty)
- ↑ geekhack — My first keyboard adventure!
- ↑ Deskthority — Chicony KB-5160AT (w/Green Alps!)
- ↑ Deskthority thread—Stuff you just bought. Dated 2019-05-05
- ↑ (Wayback Machine) Keyboard Porn — Chicony 5160A (Omron Sliders) (no images)
- ↑ Deskthority — Trent's Mega Sell Thread
- ↑ Geekhack — Chicony KB-5160
- ↑ eBay auction — Chicony E8H51KKB-5160 Vintage Mechanical Keyboard XT / AT 5 Pin
