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Alps SKCC Cream

Alps SKCC Cream
A single desoldered Alps SKCL Cream switch
Manufacturer Alps Electric
Family Alps SKCC series
Part Number SKCCBJ, KCC100021)
Switch Type Linear
Travel 3.5mm
Sense method Metal contact
Mount Plate mount
Rated lifetime 10 million cycles
Quoted operating force 90gf

Alps SKCC Cream is a linear switch in the Alps SKCC Series.

Characteristics

The switch follows the general characteristics of the SKCC family, consisting of an upper and lower housing, contact module, stem, and spring.

The stem, which is a cream color, is always lubricated and is likely made of a nylon blend2).

Alps SKCC Cream, like all SKCC series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the middle of the housing opposite the spring.

Additional Information

The switch was likely in production from 19793) to around 19894). The switch is by far the most common in the SKCC series.

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1)
Ambit International catalog
2)
supposition based on materials in first generation SKCM/SKCL
3)
Earliest calculator sightings
4)
As replacement switches, with short contact module