Chicony KB-5191

Chicony KB-5191
Chicony KB-5192
FCC ID	E8H5IKKB-5191
Manufacturer	Chicony
Layouts	101-key ANSI, 102-key ISO
Keyswitches	Various
Switch mount	Plate mount, PCB mount
Interface	AT keyboard interface
Introduced	1988 (FCC registration)

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The Chicony KB-5191 is a mechanical keyboard from Chicony. There is also an ISO version, the KB-5192.

Description[edit | edit source]

Chicony KB-5191 and KB-5192 keyboards were not only supplied with a wide variety of switches, they were also supplied in both plate mount and PCB mount arrangements. Keycaps are thin ABS with laser printed legends.

There also was a version with black case and keycaps.

Switches[edit | edit source]

Specific switches confirmed found in KB-5191 and KB-5192 keyboards:

Mitsumi miniature mechanical yellow, Cherry MX keycap mount, PCB switch mount, 1989<ref name="rzwv-Chicony" />
Mitsumi miniature mechanical green, Cherry MX keycap mount, PCB switch mount, 1992<ref>Google+ — Chicony KB-5192 (Mitsumi-Cherry Hybrid Switches)</ref>
Cherry MX mount Futaba clicky switch<ref>Deskthority — Guess what I found....</ref>
Aristotle Cherry MX clone<ref>Deskthority — Guess what I found....</ref>
Cherry MX Blue<ref>Imgur — Chicony KB-5191 (Cherry MX Blue)</ref>
Cherry MX Pale Blue, PCB mount^{[Citation needed]}
Aristotle Yellow, PCB mount (unconfirmed)
Taiwan white and black shaft, Type 2B<ref>Deskthority - [1]</ref>

Trivia[edit | edit source]

As with the Chicony KB-5182, Chicony registered an FCC ID for the ISO KB-5192: E8H5IKKB-5192. However, the labels printed on keyboards appear to mostly bear the ANSI layout model number's FCC ID.<ref>E-Bay Kleinanzeigen [2]</ref>