Editing Alps SKCM White (section)

===Variants===
White Alps has seen by far the greatest number of variations across any Alps switch, often contradictory. The implication appears to be that Alps had several switch factories that were not altering or replacing their tooling in the same manner. One indicator of this this is the crossover between the removal of slits, and the introduction of the current Alps logo (bold face) in place of the previous logo (medium face).

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File:Focus-FK5001 switch detail white Alps with slits.jpg  | Archetypal White Alps with previous logo, full numbering, and slits 
File:Alps SKCM White -- mould variations.jpg               | Archetypal White Alps (1) compared with three other variations (2) (3) (4) all confirmed to be genuine White complicated Alps; note the indiscriminate branding orientation
File:Chicony KB-5182 -- Alps SKCM White.jpg                | Current logo, full numbering, slits
File:Canon-A220-UKB84-Keyswitch.jpg                        | Current logo, partial numbering, slits
File:Northgate OmniKey 101-white complicated Alps.jpg      | Previous logo, full numbering, filled-in slits
File:DSI Modular Mac -- switch shell.jpg                   | Upper shell from mould lacking most numbering, which may be the Alps source of [[Simplified Alps Type III]]; from a [[DSI Modular Pro]]
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====Scrawly====
"Scrawly" switches have hand-carved mould numbering. These switches were presumably sourced from a contract manufacturer such as [[Forward Electronics]], either as overflow capacity or for cost reduction. Internally, they are the same as regular Alps switches. The bamboo version has the slits filled in.

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File:Alps SKCM White -- scrawly bamboo, top.jpg    | Bamboo "scrawly" switch
File:Alps SKCM White -- scrawly bamboo, side.jpg   | Side view
File:Alps SKCM White -- scrawly bamboo, opened.jpg | Opened, showing genuine switchplate
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