Alps SKCM White Damped

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Alps SKCM White Damped

Manufacturer	Alps Electric
Family	Alps SKCL/SKCM series
Supersedes	Alps SKCM Cream Damped
Switch type	Tactile, damped
Sense method	Metal leaf
Keycap mount	Alps mount
Switch mount	Plate mount

Alps SKCM White Damped is a damped tactile switch in the Alps SKCL/SKCM series. Externally it is nearly identical to some Alps SKCM White clicky switches; the slider is white instead of colourless.

Description

SKCM White Damped appears to be the successor to Cream Damped, and it appears that it is the version with the slits removed. It appears to use the modified tactile leaf introduced with its predecessor, with the hole removed and small indentations added. The two switches appear to be of the same specifications; this appears to be a cost reduction exercise.

The suggestions are that switch production was in 1995.

Variants

Known variants include:

Switchplate Color	Switchplate Length	Alps Logo	Generation
White	Short	Logo	Bamboo (without slits)

Keyboards

• Alps LCM30<ref name="LCM30"/>
• Some Apple Extended Keyboard II
• Some SGI Granite

Gallery

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  Top view; nearly identical to some Alps SKCM White switches
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  Short white switchplate
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  Slider and tactile leaf comparison with salmon and early cream damped (cream damped has also been found with the modified tactile leaf)
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  Slider and tactile leaf comparison with salmon and early cream damped
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  Shell comparison with salmon and early cream damped; note the newer (bold face) Alps logo and removal of the slits
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  Leaf comparison with early cream damped (left) and white damped (right), front view
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  Leaf comparison with early cream damped, rear view (leaves depicted upside down)

References

<references> <ref name="LCM30">YouTube — Alps LCM30 review (Alps SKCM White Damped) Uploaded 2016-01-16.</ref> </references>