Alps SKCL Grey

Alps SKCL Grey

Manufacturer	Alps Electric
Family	Alps SKCL/SKCM series
Product code	SKCLAQ
Supersedes	Alps SKCL Cream
Switch type	Linear
Sense method	Metal leaf
Actuation force	0.882 N
Keycap mount	Alps mount
Switch mount	Plate mount

Alps SKCL Grey, or grey Alps, is a linear switch in the "complicated" Alps SKCL/SKCM series. The switch is heavier than Alps SKCL Yellow, and is the replacement switch for Alps SKCL Cream. This switch was commonly used in Zenith keyboards for the space bar.

This switch was present in the 1994 Alps catalogue.

Keyboards

• Zenith 163-73 (space bar, alongside SKCL Yellow)
• Zenith Z-150 (space bar, alongside SKCL Yellow)
• Zenith ZKB-2 (space bar, alongside SKCL Yellow)
• SGI Button Box^{[Citation needed]}

Gallery

The switches below come from a batch of NOS switches from an unknown source; some switches have the expected Alps logo on the base, and some do not. From the top, these variants look the same; only the base is affected by this mistake. White Alps has already been seen without a base logo, and these pine grey switches also exhibit this characteristic.

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  Top
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  Opened
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  Partial disassembly
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  Bases with and without logos
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  With and without base logo variants, from top
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  SKCL Yellow and Grey in an unidentified Zenith keyboard (IFO-557KBD17)
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  Spring from SKCL Grey, which is quite different to that of the previous example