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--- switch:alps_skcl_cream [28 Dec 2023 17:29] – created eris
+++ switch:alps_skcl_cream [28 Dec 2023 23:58] (current) – eris
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 | **Mount** | Plate mount |
 | **Rated lifetime** | 20 million cycles |
-| **Quoted operating force** | Unknown, poss. 80gf |
+| **Quoted operating force** | Unknown, prob. 70gf |
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 **Alps SKCL Cream** is a linear switch in the first generation of the Alps SKCM/SKCL Series.
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 As a first generation switch, SKCL Cream will always have slits in the upper housing.
-The stem, which is a cream color, 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]])). Unlike all other stems in the family, SKCL Cream stems do not have a notch on one side and are symmetrical.
+The stem, which is a cream color, 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]])). Unlike all other stems in the family, first generation SKCL stems do not have a notch on one side and are symmetrical.
 Alps SKCL Cream, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side without the LED cutout.
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 The switch was likely in production from 1983((http://mousefan.telcontar.net/alpsk.htm)) to around 1989((http://mousefan.telcontar.net/alpsk.htm)). The switch was replaced for the second generation by [[switch:alps_skcl_gray|SKCL Gray]].
+The switch was most commonly used as a spacebar switch in keyboards using [[switch:alps_skcl_green|SKCL Green]], though it has also been used as a main switch in a considerably smaller number of keyboards.
+There is a heavier variant requiring significantly higher force to actuate that is marked with black marker, similar to other heavy switches in the line. It is doubtful that this is a catalog switch.
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