Editing Alps SKCL/SKCM series (section)

==Simplified Alps==
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Simplified Alps switches seem to have first appeared around 1996.<ref name="MouseFan" /> Simplified Alps was a redesign of the switch to remove the complexity of the switchplate system. Instead of a switchplate, the actuator leaf is part of the front terminal, as with Alps clone switches.

Simplified Alps switches share the same exterior design, but the logo and [[mould numbering]] differ, making recognition fairly straightforward

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File:Switch recognition--Alps--SKC pine.svg                | Pine Alps SKCL/SKCM with slits, complex [[mould numbering]] and low relief lettering; later complicated Alps switches lost the slits
File:Switch recognition--Alps--Simplified.svg              | Simplified Alps, with simple numbering, heavily raised bold Alps logo, and the contacts at the front, causing it to appear "upside down"
File:Switch recognition--Alps--Simplified without logo.svg | Later simplified Alps switches with the logo removed; these appear to all have the writing orientation corrected
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