FIVE KEYSWITCHES: ALPS "TALL-THIN-STEM" APPLE IIe, or MITSUMI Mac Plus .50

Description

Lot-of-Five
LOT-OF-FIVE  .50 plus s/h
ALPS SKCC THIN-STEM
KEYSWITCHES FOR APPLE IIE
COMPUTER KEYBOARD
(Choice of stem-color: either cream-color or
black-color. Both color-types are made by Alps;
State your color-preference (same price either
cream or black) in a message to me;  If no
preference is stated in a message to me, then
I will send the color for which I have the
most remaining switches.
or
Lot-of-Five
MITSUMI WHITE-STEM
KEYSWITCHES FOR MAC PLUS
COMPUTER KEYBOARD
LOT-OF-FIVE  .50 plus s/h
These are used, but are confirmed with
an ohmmeter to be working. They were
removed from vintage keyboards with
a "solder sucker" and copper desoldering
braid.  The switches have been lubricated
with MAX-PRO, a spray electronics lubricant
that is specialized for switches.
(Max-Pro
also works great for switches in cars!)
These two types of keyswitches: ALPS-Tall-
Thin-Cream, and also the MITSUMI-White-
Stem, always use the same keycaps,
as is shown in this ad's photos.
THESE KEYBOARDS USE THE "ALPS
SKCC TALL-STEM" KEYSWITCHES
American Apple IIe keyboard # 820-0089
658-0009    PC-A-P-86   1982
French Apple IIe keyboard
Many Apple IIe early keyboards, 1982-84
SOME OF THESE
KEYBOARDS USE THE
MITSUMI
WHITE-STEM KEYSWITCHES:
Three early Macintoshes:
Mac 128    Mac 512    Mac Plus
Both switch-types in this ad, the ALPS or MITSUMI, share the same
pattern of keyswitch characteristics as the classic "Green Alps" keyswitch:
CLICKINESS: LOW       TACTILITY: LOW       LINEARITY: HIGH
If your IIe keyboard uses the standard SMK
"black-cross-
stem"
keyswitches, search for those
in other ads.
(lot-of-5: .50 + s/h)  The
"black-cross-stem SMK" keyswitches and these
"Alps-thin-cream-stem" keyswitches are NOT fully
INTERCHANGEABLE!  These two keyswitches in this ad,
the SKCC TALL ALPS and MITSUMI,
have the same width and
height, so they will fit in keyswitch frames for either type.
The square mounting holes for the two types in this ad are
identical width, but they are slightly narrower than the
square holes for most SMK "black-cross-top" keyswitches.
The user could slightly widen the square hole with a flat
mini-file.
Note too, that the two wire connection-terminals
are spaced
slightly wider on the Mitsumi switches than
on the ALPS switches.
When ordering, send me an Ebay message of how many switches
you want of the ALPS or MITSUMI brands. The total must
be a multiple of five (e.g.,  5   10   15    20 ...), and
within the total, you can get all of either type or any
combination of the two types of switches.
HIGHER COST FOR
CAPS-LOCK KEYSWITCH
The CAPS-LOCK keyswitch works
differently:
"PUSH-ON PUSH-OFF."
Its price is .40 instead of $-.--
The CAPS-LOCK keycap is also .40
each, because it is a "high-demand"
keycap. Other keycaps (SMT) are shown
in two separate keycap ads
.
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTION
SHEET INCLUDED
With no extra cost, you will receive a free
copy of my original two-page keyswitch
instruction sheet, with detailed photos of
steps in the keyswitch replacement proce
dure.
Recommended tools: 30-watt solderer,
rosin-core solder, solder paste, a used
toothbrush, a .00 Ebay "solder-sucker"
tool, a .00 roll of copper-braid, and
a medium-sized phillips screwdriver.
"Its so easy,
even a caveman could do it."
TWO FREE APPLE II DVD DISKS ENCLOSED
Without cost, you will receive a copy of
APPLE MAC HEADS,
a 55-minute 2009 DVD video disk by Apple co-founder
STEVE JOBS; also
my original compilation,
APPLE II REVIEW.
This is a 53-minute 1993 VHS video tape that I grabbed at
the giveaway tables of the 2015 KansasFest conference; then
I transferred this video
to DVD disks.  Five other short
videos were added
to fill the Review DVD's two hour capacity.
SHIPPING COST
Shipping cost for five is .20 for addresses
within the USA, or .00 for addresses in
foreign countries.  This shipping cost is
ONLY for the first lot-of-five;  if more
lots are purchased at the same time,
there is a modest further shipping charge.
LOOK ALSO AT MY OTHER
ADS;
If you buy any larger items from me,
then most or all of the shipping cost
on
key-
switches
can be refunded soon
after the
combined shipment
has
been
mailed. Any
shipping overpayment above
{{detail_product_description}}.20 will be
refunded.
Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup