Chicony KB-5160

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Chicony KB-5160

FCC ID	E8H5IKKB-5160 / E8H5IKKB-5160AT
Manufacturer	Chicony
Layouts	F AT
Keyswitches	Alps SKCM Blue Alps SKCL Green Cherry MX Black Cherry MX Blue Omron B3G-S series Futaba MA Mitsumi miniature mechanical
Interface	XT/AT switchable
Precedes	Chicony KB-5161

Chicony KB-5160 is a series of keyboards from Chicony, styled after the IBM Model F AT.

Description

The case is shallower front-to-back than the Model F, but the layout is identical.

The KB-5160 was followed by the Chicony KB-5161, which took on the overall IBM Model M key layout, but retained the single-unit backspace key and big-ass enter key of the Model F and 5160.

While this keyboard is typically referred to as the "5160", the PCB<ref name="KBT" /> and plate both describe the product as the "KB-5160".

Variants

KB-5160XT, Cherry MX Black

KB-5160A

KB-5160AT, Alps SKCM Blue

Amber Omron B3G-S series<ref name="DT-5160A" /> and non-stepped keycaps;<ref name="Ripster-backup" /> the third LED functions as power under the XT protocol and scroll lock under AT.<ref name="gh-5160-Omron" />

KB-5160AT, Alps SKCL Green

Green Alps with empty LED cutouts<ref name="rzw" />

KB-5160C, Alps SKCM Blue

Alt and caps lock are both stepped as with the Model F, but the control key is not. The third LED is only labelled "scroll lock". Dimensions 460 × 185 × 39 mm, weight 1250 g. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.<ref name="KBT" />

KB-5160C, Futaba MA series

Futaba MA switches with Cherry MX mount. No stepped keys.<ref name="dtsyjbpolecatfutaba">Deskthority thread—Stuff you just bought. Dated 2019-05-05</ref>

Unknown, Cherry MX Blue

Cited as observed by Sixty<ref name="60-5160A" />

Unknown, Futaba clicky switch

Negative-mount (not Cherry MX compatible) Futaba clicky switch. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.<ref name="DT-Trent" />

Unknown, Mitsumi miniature mechanical - yellow

Outwardly indistinguishable from KB-5160C as described above. FCC ID ends in -5160. <ref name="GH-5160" />

KB-5160 AT-3, Cherry MX White

FCC ID ends in -5160AT. <ref name="eBay" />

Gallery

KB-5160C

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  Top
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  Angled
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  Bottom
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  Keycaps
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  Internals
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  Keycaps removed
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  Underside of PCB
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  Blue Alps switches
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  Controller date is 8805 (5th week 1988)

References

<references> <ref name="DT-5160A">Deskthority — Chicony 5160A NIB (Yellow OMRON Sliders!)</ref> <ref name="Ripster-backup">Imgur — Chicony 5160a (backup of photo from Sixty)</ref> <ref name="KBT">KBTalking — ■鍵盤史的遺跡Chicony 5160C原生藍軸■</ref> <ref name="gh-5160-Omron">geekhack — My first keyboard adventure!</ref> <ref name="60-5160A">(Wayback Machine) Keyboard Porn — Chicony 5160A (Omron Sliders) (no images)</ref> <ref name="rzw">Deskthority — Chicony KB-5160AT (w/Green Alps!)</ref> <ref name="DT-Trent">Deskthority — Trent's Mega Sell Thread</ref> <ref name="GH-5160">Geekhack — Chicony KB-5160</ref> <ref name="eBay">eBay auction — Chicony E8H51KKB-5160 Vintage Mechanical Keyboard XT / AT 5 Pin</ref> </references>