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Focus FK-747

Focus FK-747
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Switch Alps SKCM Blue
Omron B3G-S White
Omron B3G-S Amber
Sense method Metal contact
Protocol AT / XT
Keycaps ABS Pad-print
Dye-sub PBT

The Focus FK-747 was a AT layout keyboard produced by Focus Electronics.

Description

The FK-747 is currently documented to come in two different models with major differences between the two:

FK-747-0 with a case marked “FK-7700”, Omron B3G-S White switches and Omron made PBT dye-sub keycaps.

FK-747 which uses the standard FK-747 case, Alps SKCM Blue or Omron B3G-S Amber1) switches and Focus made ABS pad-print keycaps.

Construction

Case and Internals

Both the FK‑747 and FK‑747‑0 use a two‑part case with an ABS plastic top and a painted steel back plate; both assemblies consist of a PCB and a painted steel switch mounting plate.

FK-747-0

Top case

Externally, the upper section above the top row of keys has a ridge sloped facing towards the back of the keyboard with a lock-light sticker in it's top-right corner.
Internally, there are standoffs with brass screw inserts for fastening the two case pieces together, a 'FK-7700-U' marking, plastic pegs for aligning the assembly and the flip out feet mechanism.

Bottom case

Externally, the bottom has serial number sticker (74706290 on the documented example), separate QC and country of origin stickers, a AT/XT switch cutout and 6 total feet: 4 non-slip feet and two flip-out feet.
Internally, the bottom case has a AT/XT switch daughter board and what appears to be a grounding point for the assembly and DIN-5 cable.

Assembly

The top of the PCB has a Focus logo with a barely visible 'FK-747-0' model number below the mounting plate.
The bottom of the PCB has another Focus logo with a FK-747-0 model number and a FK-727 model number below that.

FK-747

Top case
Bottom case
Assembly

Keycaps

The keycaps used on the standard FK-747 are the same Focus made ABS pad-prints typically found on early Focus keyboards such as the FK-727 and FK-555.

On the FK-747-0, the keycaps are PBT dye-subs made by Omron which are usually found on Omron's B5G-S switches of keyboards.

==FK-747-0

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Acknowledgements
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Image archive of a unlisted Xianyu listinghttps://imgur.com/a/SS7cSPe