Description: "CLICKINESS SAMPLER"TWELVE ALPS KEYSWITCHESWITH SIX STEM-COLORSMECHANICAL ALPS KEYSWITCHES FORAPPLE IIGS / IIC / IIC PLUSOR VINTAGE MAC OR PC LOT-OF-TWELVE FOR $11.80 PLUS SHIPPING THESE STEM COLORS: / CANADA-BLUE / / CREAM / WHITE / BLACK / ORANGE // CANADA-RED / "CANADA-BLUE" offers strong-clicky, strong-tactile,while "CANADA-RED-LINEAR" offers no-clicky, no- tactile, but with strong quiet smoothness. CANADA-BLUE is a clone of Blue Alps, and CANADA-RED isa clone of Green Alps. Its a "Whitman Sampler," of keyswitches rather than chocolates. $11.80 FOR TWELVE RESPONSE DIMENSIONS ON WHICHKEYSWITCHES ARE RATED:CLICKINESS: the audible sound of the keypress. "Clicky" is the downward sound, and "clacky" is the reboundupward sound.TACTILITY: the "touch" feelings in the fingers duringthe keypress response.LINEARITY: the smoothness/steadiness of the entirekeystroke response.KEYSTROKE PRESSURE: For an average keyswitch, thiswould be about 70 grams; switches are rated as "heavy"or "light" if their required pressures are above orbelow this average.DAMPING: Switches are rated as "damped" if thestem-slider has rubber cushions attached to thesides of the movable stem-slider, to quiet thesound and feel of the slider when it strikes thebottom of the internal case. Typists have strongpreferences for either undamped vs. damped. Welcome to the arcane worldof ALPS clicky keyswitches!www.deskthority.netLook at this website: There are 5600topics, with 89,000 messages posted!ALPS is the premier brand of mechanicalkeyboard keyswitches. ALPS keyswitcheswere popular with Apple II, Macintosh,and many brands of PC keyboards from1980 to 1995. In later years, keyboardmanufacturers switched over to lessexpensive "membrane-dome" keyswitchtechnologies. There are several big advantages for ALPSkeyswitches: First, as mechanical independentswitches, bad switches can be de-solderedfrom the keyboard circuit board and replacedwith good switches. Second, their tactile"clickiness" varies across switch types andis correlated with the color of the plasticslider-stem that connects the switch body to thekeycap. Third, ALPS switches are standardizedin physical size, so they can be interchangedacross keyboard brands; or varied even withinthe same keyboard to create unique tactile arrangements. Fourth, articles on thewebsite mention that ALPS keyswitches canbe disassembled so that internal parts suchas small springs can be exchanged amongkeyswitches. MY STEM-COLOR ASSORTMENT:TWO KEYSWITCHES FOREACH OF SIX STEM-COLORSEach slider-stem color has a unique level ofresponse, different from other ALPScolors. Read the website, and learn topicssuch as forward-clicky, rebound-clicky, fadingclicky, clicky-repeat, etc. There are articles about creating custom ALPS keyboards, such that only key functions that are actuallyused, are included. My twelve keyswitch mixwill enable you to experience directly thesevariations in keyswitch response so thata custom keyboard can be created tomatch your own tactile preferences. The rarest keyswitch slider-stem colors are BLUE, GREEN, and YELLOW; these rare switches will be offered inother variety combos. "COMPLICATED" vs "SIMPLIFIED"ALPS KEYSWITCHESThis dimension is based on the numberof internal small parts that are used inthe keyswitch mechanism. "Complicated" ismore common in the vintage ALPS switches;"Simplified" is more common in the newerdesigns, and in the ALPS clones made byother companies. Sold in multiples of twelve keyswitches in a lot. $11.80 per lot, plus shipping. KEYCAPS are available forvarious Apple or Mac keyboardsin separate Ebay ads:Apple IIe Apple IIcApple IIc-PlusApple IIgs Apple MO116Apple Extended Keyboard I & II DISCOUNTED SHIPPING is availablefor combined shipments. If you paidmore than the actual postage, thenthe overpayment will be refundedafter the packet has been mailed.One shipping charge will cover allswitches even when several "lots-of-twelve" were ordered togetherbecause the keyswitches of anycolors are very lightweight. ALL KEYSWITCHES ARE TESTEDWITH OHMMETER AND ARE VERIFIEDWORKING; KEYSWITCHES HAVEBEEN CLEANED/LUBRICATED WITHMAX-PRO, AN ELECTRONICS LUBRICANTMax-Pro, made in USA and available onEbay, is an amazing lubricant product.Max-Pro will restore life to keyswitchesthat are apparently dysfunctional. KEYSWITCH REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONSWILL BE PROVIDED WITH A TWO-PAGEILLUSTRATED SET OF INSTRUCTIONSThis sheet will guide you through the stepsneeded to remove faulty keyswitches,and to install their replacements. These procedures are so easy,even a cave man could do it! Theinstruction sheet is shown at theend of the photo series, above. SHIPPING COST: ONLYTHE ACTUAL POSTAGE!Some Ebay sellers conceal the actual postagecost; I have the software print the postage costat the top of the shipping label. If the actualpostage cost is $0.20 or more below what you paid,I will fully refund the amount overpaid to yourPayPal account, as soon as the package is mailed. ATTENTIONOVERSEAS BUYERS:I participate in EBay's"Global Shipping Program,"whereby I ship to EBay's transshipping addressat Erlanger KY, then Ebay transports thepackage to the foreign country to be deliveredto the buyer. But for small lightweightshipments such as keyswitches or keycaps,I ship via first class international airmail.Buyers have told me that their GSP shippingcosts are very expensive for small lightweightitems such as keyboard parts. Internationalpostage cost for a ten-lot of keycapsor keyswitches is approximately $17.00dollars, with additional combined lotsof ten adding $2.00 dollars for each lot.Any overpayment above actual postagecost, will be refunded after theshipping packet has been mailed. I SHIP COMBINED IN FLAT-RATE PRIORITY MAIL BOXES! Look at my other ads! If you buy any larger items that ship in a medium or large priority mail box, then it is likely that smaller items can fit into the box also, enablinga refund on the smaller items' shipping cost. To save money on shipping, "Ship items combined with others." 60-Day Returnif DissatisfiedIf returned for refund, buyer pays shipping in both directions. Items returnedfor refund must be in their originalcondition, without modifications. =============================== Stephen Buggie, psychology professor, UNM-Gallup
Price: 11.8 USD
Location: Gallup, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-07-20T16:14:57.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.55 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Compatible Brand: For Apple, Mac, or PC
Type: Keyswitches and keycaps, ALPS Apple IIgs keyboard.
Brand: ALPS
