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Posted: 10 May 2018, 08:50
by Elrick
orihalcon wrote: 5251 Beamspring:
Guess he's figured out they will go for more
The ONLY good thing about this is that every owner of a Beamspring can now rid themselves of a heavy lump keyboard, instead of either tossing it into land fill or using it in a brick wall as a bracing block.
All's good for those that lust over this very rare keyboard.
Normally despise Flebay but they do gather interest in selling old gear, encouraging sellers to post their items quickly and frequently.
Posted: 10 May 2018, 09:16
by wobbled
Well said^ it's better off in the hands of a dumbass than it is in a land fill.
Posted: 10 May 2018, 10:48
by Gnohio
Posted: 10 May 2018, 12:44
by depletedvespene
wobbled wrote: Well said^ it's better off in the hands of a dumbass than it is in a land fill.
In all fairness, there is one exception to that rule...
Posted: 10 May 2018, 18:53
by RealityCavesIn
Posted: 10 May 2018, 23:06
by Noobmaen
Got to try one of these today, it feels pretty good. Unlike my beat up older Peerless FKB47??, the keyfeel is very smooth and the tactility is consistent, kinda "bouncy".
Sadly the FKB4726 seems to be a cost cut version which uses lasered caps as opposed to the dyesubs earlier FKB47XX used. It also uses a thinner coiled cable and appears to weigh less, probably due to a thinner backplate
Posted: 10 May 2018, 23:43
by Brett MacK
I am pretty excited, the guy who ended up buying it is going to sell the pcb and chassis to me! Unfortunately I couldn't convince him to part with the caps too. It should make a nice board nonetheless, I really love the Nixie badge and the cool layout.
Posted: 10 May 2018, 23:46
by Myoth
Brett MacK wrote:
I am pretty excited, the guy who ended up buying it is going to sell the pcb and chassis to me! Unfortunately I couldn't convince him to part with the caps too. It should make a nice board nonetheless, I really love the Nixie badge and the cool layout.
I was interested by the caps but he offered me an obnoxious price for them, bit of a disappointment since I really need those weirdly sized mods ...
if anyone has some at a reasonable price .... hit me up !
Posted: 11 May 2018, 01:31
by Chyros
Noobmaen wrote:
Got to try one of these today, it feels pretty good. Unlike my beat up older Peerless FKB47??, the keyfeel is very smooth and the tactility is consistent, kinda "bouncy".
Sadly the FKB4726 seems to be a cost cut version which uses lasered caps as opposed to the dyesubs earlier FKB47XX used. It also uses a thinner coiled cable and appears to weigh less, probably due to a thinner backplate
This appears to be a later model. The 4725s I found before all had dyesub PBT caps.
I'll be using mine for a redux video of the 4700 ^^ .
Posted: 11 May 2018, 02:57
by Elrick
Noobmaen wrote: Sadly the FKB4726 seems to be a cost cut version which uses lasered caps as opposed to the dyesubs earlier FKB47XX used. It also uses a thinner coiled cable and appears to weigh less, probably due to a thinner backplate
Yep, you got the last version in this series.
Once you get a NIB version it becomes very much appreciated, simply due to having the top "2" requirements that every keyboard collector wants.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 03:01
by Bass
Brett MacK wrote:
I am pretty excited, the guy who ended up buying it is going to sell the pcb and chassis to me! Unfortunately I couldn't convince him to part with the caps too. It should make a nice board nonetheless, I really love the Nixie badge and the cool layout.
What exactly is so special about Nixies to warrant shelling out 700€ for them so quickly? I get that the board itself can be considered a rare collector's item but it looks like the buyer only plans to keep the switches (and maybe the caps) even though vintage MX blacks are fairly easy to get a hold of for more than an order of magnitude cheaper.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 03:18
by Elrick
Chyros wrote: The 4725s I found before all had dyesub PBT caps.
I'll be using mine for a redux video of the 4700 ^^ .
Good, want to see this up coming video from you, regarding the 4725 series
.
Although to fully appreciate this series of keyboard, you MUST have a New IN Box version to give an 'unbiased' review.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 05:22
by RealityCavesIn
Brett MacK wrote:
I am pretty excited, the guy who ended up buying it is going to sell the pcb and chassis to me! Unfortunately I couldn't convince him to part with the caps too. It should make a nice board nonetheless, I really love the Nixie badge and the cool layout.
Nice! Hopefully the buyer desolders the switches with care so the pcb survives. Looking forward to the build log
Posted: 11 May 2018, 08:16
by kbdfr
Myoth wrote:
[…] I really need those weirdly sized mods […]
Which specific mods do you mean?
Oh, and for anyone interested:
Posted: 11 May 2018, 12:39
by Chyros
Elrick wrote: Chyros wrote: The 4725s I found before all had dyesub PBT caps.
I'll be using mine for a redux video of the 4700 ^^ .
Good, want to see this up coming video from you, regarding the 4725 series
.
Although to fully appreciate this series of keyboard, you MUST have a New IN Box version to give an 'unbiased' review.
Well, now I have both :p .
It'll be a little while though. I'm working on several extremely demanding projects right now.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 12:56
by 00.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 14:39
by davkol
derp
Posted: 11 May 2018, 15:39
by digital_matthew
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:07
by wobbled
Another ridiculous pleb asking for way too much money even as a starting bid
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:12
by E TwentyNine
Seller thinks it's a beamspring but even without it, is still a decent price for a complete system.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:16
by Blaise170
And those blue switch Model F's aren't exactly common either.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:23
by martink
NIB G81-3000 SAD (shipping only to Germany)
https://www.ebay.de/itm/392040914372
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:24
by codemonkeymike
Cindy has a fairly cheap one for sale right now with a converter.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 16:46
by ScottPaladin
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Heathkit-HD-89 ... Sw8RJa9QIH
Heathkit HD-8999. These have SKCC Greens and some sweet caps. See my thread for some preliminary info on conversion.
Edit:
https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/52486909
Northgate Omnikey 102 with Blue Alps. It's in a pretty shoddy state, dirty, and yellow, but I know how people feel about those switches.
Posted: 11 May 2018, 20:49
by Myoth
Posted: 11 May 2018, 20:53
by Iggy
Posted: 11 May 2018, 21:06
by Blaise170
Damn I'm online like 24/7 and I step away and poof!
Posted: 12 May 2018, 20:26
by tron
Sold for $1323.00 plus $95 shipping
Posted: 13 May 2018, 03:53
by Elrick
DAMN, it's the same colour and texture as Bob Hawke's face
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Posted: 13 May 2018, 04:07
by Bass
tron wrote:
Sold for $1323.00 plus $95 shipping
The fully restored displaywriter mentioned here last week also just sold for over $1700 shipped:
https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/12312 ... 7675.l2565
Don't know if I am interpreting things correctly but it looks like that 5251 and this displaywriter were bought by the same person
