Wasn't me, but I have one with linear Green Alps. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between yellow alps and green alps. There's quite a few vintage Zenith boards with one or the other and they show up once every week or two on ebay it seems.
Posted: 06 Sep 2015, 04:15
by Blaise170
I'm still trying to get some yellow and greens to add to my switch collection. I bought a Zenith numpad and ended up with the loow-profile Alps. >_<
Hot damn. That would be a fine keyboard for us to add to the DT touring arsenal. HiPro and 30g Topre!
Posted: 06 Sep 2015, 14:49
by ramnes
Yeah, that a really nice keyboard, and I was really hesitant to get it. But I already have 35g domes (from an other Nissho KB106DE) to put in my FC660C.
I noticed that DC-2014 earlier. I can't stand the Model F-style layout (forgive my ignorance, but I believe that is what it is based off of), so it'd only be a donor board for me. I'm trying to find a PCB or donor board I can use to replace the broken/bricked PCB in my NTC 6151N which had blue alps. I miss that one a ton.
It'd be good to source for Alps, but whatev. Someone else might really need it right now. I guess I don't need it that much. Little pricy too.
Posted: 07 Sep 2015, 22:34
by ramnes
Just get one of Hasu's PCB. And not that pricey for a blue Alps board.
That Fairlight looks INCREDIBLE. Such wonderful looking caps and looks like it belonged to some serious recording equipment back in the day. Fantastic. Great finds, Ramnes.
Yes, that Zenith. Hopefully is stays low for you guys. I know someone's eyeing it to harvest the Alps SKCL Greens, hehe.
Also, might have to update the wiki on the Chicony 5160
This seems to have MX clears. Whether they are the typical clear switches or are the very uncommon (I think?) linear clear switches is uncertain. One thing is for sure, these are probably truly VINTAGE clears, so it would be a good buy for someone who wants some really smooth Ergos.
EDIT: Maybe I got ahead of myself. Those have the little nubs that clicky switches have, so MX Whites? Or just Blues before they were dyed? I haven't ever seen whites IRL, but in pictures they look like they are a solid white.
Posted: 08 Sep 2015, 05:01
by Blaise170
The vintage whites had the same translucent slider as vintage clears.
Posted: 08 Sep 2015, 05:15
by E3E
Blaise170 wrote: The vintage whites had the same translucent slider as vintage clears.
Almost NIB, he claims the caps are "like new" and that the case has two scratches. Looks almost NIB but it was apparently used before. 5 pin DIN if a PS2 adapter was used. Shame it's in Hamburg. But the guy definitely knows what he has got so it's not cheap.