stepleton
Veteran Member
I've already ordered a bunch of the M6-0120 keyswitches from the website @nikola-wan mentions. I'm having them shipped to relatives in the USA now and will bring them back to the UK after I visit them in late September. It sounds like we are going to be lousy with keyswitches now, especially since that website has a minimum order amount that requires you to buy somewhat more than 11.
I am fairly certain that even though the 4054 mechanical parts list specifies M6-0100 keyswitches for the keyboard and keypad keys, the keyswitches on the 4054A here are actually M6-0120s. My understanding of the difference is that the -0100 has a flat blade-shaped keystem (as found under the function keys) while the -0120 has T-shaped keystem, which is what I observe.
The switches in my 4051s and in the 4054A have slightly different ways of limiting key travel. The 4051 switches have two plastic "bosses" close to the perimeter of the switch that catch the "rim" of the keycap, while the 4054A switches have a kind of "wall" that surrounds the keystem at the base and catches the "trunk" of the keycap. My guess is that these are probably different revisions of the same -0120 switch.
Anyway, it sounds like I am soon to be the UK M6-0120 king Anyone here who has a need of some keyswitches can feel free to drop me a line...
I am fairly certain that even though the 4054 mechanical parts list specifies M6-0100 keyswitches for the keyboard and keypad keys, the keyswitches on the 4054A here are actually M6-0120s. My understanding of the difference is that the -0100 has a flat blade-shaped keystem (as found under the function keys) while the -0120 has T-shaped keystem, which is what I observe.
The switches in my 4051s and in the 4054A have slightly different ways of limiting key travel. The 4051 switches have two plastic "bosses" close to the perimeter of the switch that catch the "rim" of the keycap, while the 4054A switches have a kind of "wall" that surrounds the keystem at the base and catches the "trunk" of the keycap. My guess is that these are probably different revisions of the same -0120 switch.
Anyway, it sounds like I am soon to be the UK M6-0120 king Anyone here who has a need of some keyswitches can feel free to drop me a line...
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