alps.tw Type T1
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| Manufacturer | Himake/Hua-Jie? |
|---|---|
| Switch type | Clicky |
| Sense method | Metal leaf |
| Keycap mount | Alps mount |
| Switch mount | Plate mount |
Description[edit | edit source]
alps.tw Type T1 is an Alps clone switch design that corresponds to the Hua-Jie AK-CN2 (and DN2, if the specification includes linear switches). This switch was used by Monterey and it was their response that the switch came from Hua-Jie that led to the discovery in the West of Hua-Jie.
The high similarity between Hua-Jie and Xiang Min switches currently prevents identity with certainty, but it is likely that any switch with these internals and mould numbering matching Himake's is AK-CN2. The official depiction of AK-CN2 (below) does not correspond to any known switch; it has the stationary contact of an alps.tw Type OA4 but the phosphor bronze click leaf of a T1. An example of this configuration is yet to be sighted.
alps.tw's example (from an Ortek MCK-101FX<ref name="alps.tw" />) shows mould numbering of NW:#,SE:#, while those in Focus FK-2001 used S:1A##, those in the Monterey K108 use S:1A##, and those in the Monterey K110/SIIG MiniTouch used S:1A## and S:## (with a keyboard found that uses both schemes side by side).
Keyboards[edit | edit source]
These switches are found in a great many keyboards; examples include:
- Monterey K110/SIIG MiniTouch
- Ortek MCK-84FX
- Ortek MCK-101FX
- Monterey K108
- Some Focus FK-2001
- ELSA Communications MAK-98<ref name="Sandy-MK96" />
- Unidentified "Glidepoint Control"<ref name="パンミア" />
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Components, front (Focus FK-2001) -
Components, rear -
Monterey K110 switch contacts, front view -
Monterey K110 switch contacts, rear view -
Monterey K110 switch contacts, side view -
Different numbering styles in a Monterey K110 -
Official depiction of Hua-Jie AK-CN2 and AK-CN2 (2)
References[edit | edit source]
<references> <ref name="alps.tw">KBtalKing — ㊣ALPS軸類零組件比較㊣ (Chinese only) Dated 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2015-07-23.</ref> <ref name="Sandy-MK96">Sandy — simplified ALPS switches</ref> <ref name="パンミア">tttっちゃtttttったりttttったいね — GLIDEPOINT CONTROL MAFT5C1S0008 ALPS偽軸 (Japanese only) 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2015-07-23.</ref> </references>
