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--- switch:alps_skcl_brown [28 Dec 2023 23:30] – eris
+++ switch:alps_skcl_brown [28 Dec 2023 23:59] (current) – eris
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 | **Mount** | Plate mount |
 | **Rated lifetime** | 20 million cycles |
-| **Quoted operating force** | Unknown, prob. 90gf |
+| **Quoted operating force** | Unknown, prob. 70gf |
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 **Alps SKCL Brown** is a linear switch in the first generation of the Alps SKCM/SKCL Series. It was manufactured in Korea as part of the Gold Star Alps partnership.
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 The switch follows the general characteristics of the SKCL family, consisting of an upper and lower housing, [[:terminology:contact_module|contact module]], [[:terminology:stem|stem]], and spring. The upper housing has a hole for an LED, but the bottom housing will only have holes for the LED legs to pass through in switches ordered with an LED.
-As a first generation switch, SKCL Brown will always have slits in the upper housing.
+As a first generation switch, SKCL Brown will always have slits in the upper housing. SKCL Brown also has the symmetrical stem typical of a first-generation SKCL switch.
 The stem, which is brown, is almost always lubricated and is likely made of a nylon blend((tested on SKCM Blue via [[https://wiki.keyboard.institute/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=switch:skcmblueburntest.mp4|burn test]])).
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 ==== Additional Information ====
-Not much is known about the switch, an unfortunate trend across all Alps switches produced by the Gold Star Alps partnership. It appears to be an analog for [[switch:alps_skcm_cream|SKCM Cream]], but used in full keyboards more commonly than its Japanese counterpart.
+Not much is known about the switch, an unfortunate trend across all Alps switches produced by the Gold Star Alps partnership. It appears to be an analog for [[switch:alps_skcl_cream|SKCL Cream]], but used in full keyboards more commonly than its Japanese counterpart.
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