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So I have the keyboard, I will post more pictures

So I have some update for you people, I will meet with the man I am getting that keyboard from, I am going to get some more things from him, some vacuum tubes, televisions and other electronic things and I am going to exchange all of this for some of my own stuff, I am going to give him sn ...

PlacaFromHell wrote: I would feel so happy if this thing works, please document it if you can.

100% I will do that

Hey man. Amazing find, specially for your first one. If you are interested I made a thread with an idea to use similar switches.
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/an-idea-to-convert-hall-effect-keyboards-tedious-but-simple-t18457.html
As far as I know some switches uses one pulse to regist ...

So these switches have two pins to power them and two output signal pins, so one output pin has to be 0V and the other is what? I mean is the output signal analog or digital? If it was digital, then the second output pin would just send the input voltage when a key is pressed, but if it is analog ...

So these switches have two pins to power them and two output signal pins, so one output pin has to be 0V and the other is what? I mean is the output signal analog or digital? If it was digital, then the second output pin would just send the input voltage when a key is pressed, but if it is analog ...

green-squid wrote: Hey dood! Great find! There haven't been many attempts, but someone has successfully converted a Micro switch numpad on geekhack once: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89262.0

Wow cool, I have to find more info, this looks like a fun project.

vometia wrote:

petrdolezal wrote: It has no windows key, it has to be old, it has many f keys too.

It's a DEC LK201-style layout for ASCII terminals; I believe the layout inspired the IBM PS/2-style keyboard that's more familiar to PC users these days.

Wow that is so cool

Wow people you are so smart, so many new and interesting things I just learned, thanks for the comments, I think I will just clean it and keep it as it is then. How were these types of keyboards connected to a PC? Does it use some special connector, or is it only for special computers?
These come ...

Wow people you are so smart, so many new and interesting things I just learned, thanks for the comments, I think I will just clean it and keep it as it is then. How were these types of keyboards connected to a PC? Does it use some special connector, or is it only for special computers?

They use a very precise mechanism which would be VERY hard to deal with if you don't actually know how to make such a keyboard, which is about 99,99999% of this community, so I doubt it will ever be usable.
I would just solder wires to the pcb and to the keys, this way I would just extend them and ...

What is the problem with these?

I have a 3D printer, I would like to print my own case for this keyboard and make the layout ortholinear. Are here people who did something like this?

the switches are usable, so you can't technically use it, and trying to make it ortholinear would be even more complicated, if you don't want it ...

I have a 3D printer, I would like to print my own case for this keyboard and make the layout ortholinear. Are here people who did something like this?

Myoth wrote:

petrdolezal wrote:

Anakey wrote: hall effect switches made by microswitch very nice find for only 5$

Do you think these keycaps will fit on my cherry keyboard?

No they won't

Shame

Anakey wrote: hall effect switches made by microswitch very nice find for only 5$

Do you think these keycaps will fit on my cherry keyboard?

Noobmaen wrote: I don't know the brand of the keyboard, but the switches are wiki/Micro_Switch_SD_Series

Thats cool, my first hall effect switch keyboard

It has no windows key, it has to be old, it has many f keys too.

It is from Czech republic, the layout is Czech

xxhellfirexx wrote: Where are the pictures? I do not see them included.

I updated the post, they are here

Hello good people, I am new here, I got this keyboard for 5$, it is on the way to my house, I have only these pictures, can you tell me what is the brand of thus keyboard and what is the model and what key switches does it use? Thank you