Editing Alps SKCM Green

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{{infobox dswitch
| image name        = Alps SKCM Green -- top.jpg
| manufacturer      = [[Alps Electric]]
| family            = [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]]
| product code      = SKCMAT
| contact mechanism = [[Metal leaf]]
| switch type       = Tactile
| switch mount      = [[Plate mount]]
| keycap mount      = [[Alps mount]]
| introduced        = 
| discontinued      = 
| precedes          = 
| supersedes        = [[Alps SKCM Brown]]
| actuation force   = 70 gf
| force graph name  = Force graph--Alps tactile 1994.svg
}}

'''Alps SKCM Green''' (also '''Neon Green''' and '''Lime Green''') is a rare tactile switch in the complicated [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]].

==Description==
The slider colour is a vivid shade of spring green; it is a blue-green shade, instead of a yellow-green shade as found in SKCL Green. The colour is similar to that found in [[Xiang Min KSB series]], but it is deeper and more vivid.

The force curve of Alps SKCM Green is different to most other Alps tactile switches. The step in the [[tactile leaf]] that catches the slider starts higher up and is longer. This change leads to a tactile peak that is longer and more rounded. Although the peak force of SKCM Green is lower than that of other tactile switches, a high level of force is held for longer, which may account for its stiffer feel. Based on the similarity of the tactile leaf and feel, and on the possible change from [[Alps SKCM Brown|SKCM Brown]] to SKCM Green in Xerox and Texas Instruments keyboards, it has been postulated that SKCM Green is the successor to SKCM Brown, in the same manner that [[Alps SKCM White]] replaced [[Alps SKCM Blue]] and so forth.

==Variants==
Both pine and bamboo variants exist. It appears that both the bamboo and pine variants have model number SKCMAT: this model number was used for the pine version in the 1994 Alps catalogue, but is also the model number used for surplus bamboo switches. The pine version seems to be more tactile than the bamboo variant, and louder.<ref name="Chyrosran22-video" />

{| class="wikitable"
! Switchplate Color !! Switchplate Length !! Alps Logo !! Generation
|-
| White || Short || Logo || Pine (with slits)
|-
| White || Short || Logo || Bamboo (without slits)
|}

==Keyboards==

*Fujitsu Xerox J-Star (Pine)<ref name="fuji"/>
*Some Texas Instruments Low Profile 931 2228995-0001 (Pine)<ref name="ti" />
*Some Xerox 6085 (post-1990 models)
*Xerox JD-2 Docutech 135 (Bamboo)<ref name="DT-JD-2" />

==Gallery==
===Bamboo===
The SKCMAT switches below are surplus parts from Component Electronics in Canada. Variations in the parts raise the possibility of the parts being sourced from multiple batches.

<gallery widths="250" heights="187">
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- colour comparison.jpg              | Colour comparison with [[Alps SKCL Green|SKCL Green]] and [[Xiang Min KSB-C]]
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- surplus.jpg                        | Pack of 20 surplus bamboo switches
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- shell detail.jpg                   | Shell detail, top and inside
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- tactile leaf comparison 1.jpg      | Tactile leaf comparison with pine [[Alps SKCM Cream Damped|Cream Damped]]
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- tactile leaf comparison, front.jpg | Tactile leaf comparison, front view
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- tactile leaf comparison, side.jpg  | Tactile leaf comparison, side view
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- spring.jpg                         | Spring
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- disassembled, top views.jpg        | Disassembled, top views
File:Alps SKCM Haru (bamboo) -- disassembled, bottom views.jpg     | Disassembled, bottom views
</gallery>

==References==
<references>
<ref name="DT-JD-2">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/xerox-with-tactile-green-alps-t8461.html Xerox with Tactile Green Alps] Posted 2014-07-22.</ref>
<ref name="Chyrosran22-video">Youtube — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7aKpzMmaUw Project L review (Alps SKCM Neon Green / Lime)] Uploaded 2016-05-7.</ref>
<ref name="ti">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=19112&start= //gainsborough's wild Ti Adventures!] Posted 2018-05-29.</ref>
<ref name="fuji">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=25198&sid=18d3ed90bea258c55718726203fef7c6 Fujitsu Xerox J-Star] Posted 2021-01-30.</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Alps SKCL/SKCM series]]
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Alps mount]]
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:Tactile switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]