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switch:alps_skcl_gray [28 Dec 2023 17:33] erisswitch:alps_skcl_gray [28 Dec 2023 17:42] (current) eris
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 SKCL Gray will always have slits in the upper housing despite being a second generation switch. The slits never appear to have been removed for SKCL switches. SKCL Gray will always have slits in the upper housing despite being a second generation switch. The slits never appear to have been removed for SKCL switches.
  
-The stem, which is a light gray color, is almost always unlubricated and is likely made of POM((tested on SKCM Salmon via [[https://wiki.keyboard.institute/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=switch:skcmsalmonburntest.mp4|burn test]])). +The stem, which is a medium gray color, is almost always unlubricated and is likely made of POM((tested on SKCM Salmon via [[https://wiki.keyboard.institute/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=switch:skcmsalmonburntest.mp4|burn test]])). 
  
 Alps SKCL Gray, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side that does not have the LED cutout. Alps SKCL Gray, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side that does not have the LED cutout.
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 ==== Additional Information ==== ==== Additional Information ====
  
-The switch was likely in production from 1988((http://mousefan.telcontar.net/alpsk.htm)) to the late 1990s.. The switch replaced [[switch:alps_skcl_green|SKCL Cream]].+The switch was likely in production from 1988((http://mousefan.telcontar.net/alpsk.htm)) to the late 1990s. The switch replaced [[switch:alps_skcl_cream|SKCL Cream]].
  
 The switch was most commonly used as a spacebar switch in SKCL Yellow keyboards. The switch was most commonly used as a spacebar switch in SKCL Yellow keyboards.
  
-There is a heavier variant, similar to the heavier variant of [[switch:alps_skcm_blue|SKCM Blue]] that has also only been seen in NEC keyboards. It has an operating force of around 120gf.+There is a heavier variant, similar to the heavier variant of [[switch:alps_skcm_blue|SKCM Blue]] that has also only been seen in NEC keyboards. It has an operating force of around 120gf((https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5212&start=)) and is also incredibly unlikely to be a catalog switch.
  
 {{tag>switch:oem-alps switch:type-linear switch:sense-contact switch:family-skcmskcl}} {{tag>switch:oem-alps switch:type-linear switch:sense-contact switch:family-skcmskcl}}