Futaba linear lock
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| Manufacturer | Futaba |
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| Family | Futaba linear switch |
| Switch type | Latching lock |
| Sense method | Metal leaf |
| Switch mount | Plate mount |
Futaba linear lock is a provisional name for a latching action switch in Futaba's range of linear switches. The switch is a variant of the Futaba complicated linear and appears to share the same moulds.<ref name="GH-TeleVideo-8xx" />
Description[edit | edit source]
In all examples discovered so far, the switch shell is black, with a very dark grey slider.
The extra recess above the slider, which is redundant in the complicated linear, holds a slot-in block that bears the latch track. The single-piece slider holds a follower arm that runs inside this latch track. It's not clear whether the slider contains a rubber damper; if not, the switch overall will have one fewer part than the complicated linear, for a total of 15 parts.
Keyboards[edit | edit source]
- Commodore 8032-SK (in a keyboard module manufactured by Mitsumi)
- TeleVideo Model 925 CRT Terminal keyboard (Alpha Lock key)<ref name="DT-TeleVideo-925" />
- TeleVideo TS-800A satellite station keyboard (Alpha Lock key)<ref name="GH-TeleVideo-8xx" />
- TeleVideo TS-802 workstation keyboard (Alpha Lock key)<ref name="GH-TeleVideo-8xx" />
- TeleVideo TS-825 keyboard (unknown product) (Alpha Lock key)<ref name="GH-TeleVideo-8xx" />
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Futaba vintage lock switch in a TeleVideo Model 925 keyboard -
TeleVideo Model 925 keyboard with Alpha Lock key in its latched state
References[edit | edit source]
<references> <ref name="DT-TeleVideo-925">Deskthority – Bunch from a storage unit</ref> <ref name="GH-TeleVideo-8xx">Geekhack — Televideo Terminal Keyboard Posted 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2015-07-26.</ref> </references>
