Alps SKFL LED

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Alps SKFL LED

Manufacturer	Alps Electric
Family	Alps SKFL
Product code	SKFL or SKFLxx
Switch type	Linear
Sense method	Metal leaf
Total travel	ca. 3.7 mm
Keycap mount	Alps mount (variation)
Switch mount	PCB mount

Alps SKFL LED is the integrated LED version of the Alps SKFL switch. The only difference between the two switches is the lid, which with SKFL LED has a hole for the LED.

Keyboards

• Sharp PC-7000 portable (LED keys only; the remaining switches use Alps integrated dome switches)<ref name="Sharp-PC-7000" />

Other equipment

• Roland TR-909<ref name="Roland_TR909" />

Gallery

The loose switches below were part of a Technology Transplant Roland TR-909 Red Switch Set purchased from Musikhaus Korn in Germany.

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  SKFL LED switches
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  Top
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  Side
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  Rear, side
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  Rear
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  Bottom
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  Ledge in LED slot
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  Retention clip in LED slot
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  LED partially removed
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  LED removed
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  LED fitted and removed
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  Switch opened
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  Switch opened
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  Contact frame partially removed
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  Contact frame, front view
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  Contact frame, front view, top
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  Contact frame, rear view
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  Disassembled, top views
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  Disassembled, bottom views

Disassembly

Attempting to disassemble the switch is difficult and likely to cause damage. Inserting a screwdriver to release the sides of the lid will tear apart the switch, and gripping the legs of the lid will flatten them and lose their distinctive shape.

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  Side strip opens abruptly
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  Side strip support lugs snap easily

See also

• Alps SKFL Compact
• Alps SKFL Lock

References

<references> <ref name="Sharp-PC-7000">Deskthority — Tulip LT 286</ref> <ref name="Roland_TR909">Musikhaus Korn — Technology Transplant Roland TR-909 Red Switch Set (German) Retrieved 2015-07-22.</ref> </references>