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--- switch:alps_skcm_black [28 Dec 2023 12:34] – eris
+++ switch:alps_skcm_black [28 Dec 2023 12:55] (current) – eris
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 |  **Alps SKCM Black**  ||
-| {{ :switch:skcmblack.png?320&detail|A single desoldered Alps SKCM Blue switch}} ||
+| {{ :switch:skcmblackpine.jpg?320&detail|A single desoldered second generation Alps SKCM Black switch}} ||
 | **Manufacturer** | Alps Electric |
 | **Family** | [[switch:alps_skcm_skcl_series|Alps SKCM/SKCL series]] |
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 The tactile feedback is generated with a leaf spring that is situated on the opposite side of the housing to the contact module. There were at least two variations of this leaf spring.
-Alps SKCM Beige, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side with visible notches.
+Alps SKCM Black, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side with visible notches.
 ==== Additional Information ====
 The switch was likely in production from 1989 to around 2000 in some form or another. The switch replaced the first generation switch [[:switch:alps_skcm_beige|Alps SKCM Beige]], with SKCM Black switches sometimes appearing in keyboards with SKCM Beige, possibly as a later service part.
+Third generation SKCM Black also replaced [[switch:alps_skcm_salmon|SKCM Salmon]] after its discontinuation, despite no obvious direct relation to that switch.
 The leaf spring that generates the tactile event had at least one revision. The original form of this leaf spring was identical to that of SKCM Beige. The later form is the "dimple" leaf most commonly associated with late [[:switch:alps_skcm_ivory|SKCM Ivory]] and all [[:switch:alps_skcm_white_ivory|SKCM White Ivory]].
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 ==== Gallery ====
 <gallery>
+switch:leafcompblackbeige.jpg
 </gallery>
 {{tag>switch:oem-alps switch:type-tactile switch:sense-contact switch:family-skcmskcl}}