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ALPS KEYSWITCHES: SKCM WHITE "CLICKY" LOT-OF-FIVE SWITCHES .50 + .10 S/H

$ 5.01

Availability: 92 in stock
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Type: KEYSWITCHES for Keyboard
  • Modified Item: No
  • Compatible Brand: For Apple
  • Condition: These WHITE ALPS KEYSWITCHES are HIGHLY CLICKY, HIGHLY TACTILE, and LOWLY LINEAR. They are used, but in excellent condition. They can be installed in any keyboard that uses ALPS switches. They are GENUINE ALPS, with the word "Alps" written on the bottom panel, and also on the top panel. WHITE SKCM ALPS keyswitches were used on several Apple keyboards: They were also used on some keyboards by ACER, CANON, CHICONY, DATACOMP, DSI MODULAR, DTK-SPK, FOCUS, FORWARD ELECTRONICS, LITE-ON, MONTEREY, NORTHGATE OMNIKEY, NTC, ORTEK, and S.A.M.
  • Brand: ALPS
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

    Description

    WHITE ALPS SKCM
    KEYSWITCHES FOR
    COMPUTER KEYBOARDS
    LOT-OF-FIVE SWITCHES:  ,50 + .10 U.S. SHIPPING
    These SKCM
    WHITE
    ALPS KEYSWITCHES are HIGHLY
    CLICKY
    ,
    HIGHLY TACTILE, and LOWLY LINEAR.  They
    are
    used,
    but in excellent condition.  They can be installed in any
    keyboard
    that uses ALPS keyswitches.  They are GENUINE
    ALPS,
    with
    the word "Alps" written on the top panel and
    also the ALPS oval symbol on the bottom panel.  They are
    "complicated," meaning that they have a high number of
    internal parts. They were created as a direct successor to
    the legendary
    BLUE ALPS,
    which was discontinued in the same
    year that the White Alps was introduced.  The oval Alps symbol
    is on the bottom surface, and the all-capitals ALPS word is
    on its top surface.
    Every keyswitch has been tested with an ohmmeter, and
    is confirmed working.  Every switch has been lightly
    lubricated with MAX-PRO, an electronics lubricant that
    is specialized for switches. These WHITE ALPS keyswitches
    were collected from an Apple Macintosh AEK-II keyboard.
    ALPS VARIETY KEYSWITCHES!
    (This is to refer you to a different Ebay ad.)
    21 Various Keyswitches: 20 Varied Colors,
    with Many Varied Characteristics!
    .00 plus shipping cost
    (A) CLICKINESS (sounds of the keypresses)
    (B)  TACTILITY  (touch/feelings, felt in fingers)
    (C)  LINEARITY  (smoothness of touch; quiet lack of sounds)
    TWO "BLUE ALPS" SWITCHES included; best switch worldwide!
    To see this OTHER AD, search for
    "
    Alps Variety K
    eyswitches"
    THESE PAPER SHEETS ARE INCLUDED WITH
    THESE PURCHASED WHITE KEYSWITCHES
    (1) a two-sided sheet with instructions on how to
    desolder and remove old switches, and how to
    install these replacement switches. The written
    instructions are supplemented by six closeup
    photos.
    (2) A two-sided summary abstract of my in-person
    live presentation,
    MECHANICAL KEYSWITCHES,
    for the 33rd Apple II KansasFest conference that
    was held at Kansas City MO, July 19-24, 2022. You
    can see my 30 minute presentation on YouTube at:
    YOUTUBE / KANSASFEST 2022 / SATURDAY
    (3)  a one-page summary of my planned magazine
    article,
    IMPROVE YOUR TYPING BY CUSTOMIZING
    YOUR ALPS KEYBOARD.
    This will be submitted for
    publication in the Apple II computer magazine,
    Juiced GS
    , Autumn 2022.
    Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
    Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup