Editing Tai-Hao Aruz

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{{infobox dswitch
| image name        = Aruz switch infobox.jpg
| manufacturer      = [[Tai-Hao]]
| contact mechanism = [[Metal leaf]]
| switch mount      = [[Plate mount]]
| keycap mount      = [[Alps mount]]
| product code      = 
| switch type       = Clicky
| actuation force   = 
| travel            = 3 mm<ref name="YT-5539" />
| precedes          = [[Tai-Hao APC series]]
}}

'''Aruz''' (/ɑː.ruːz/<ref name="Tai-Hao" />) is a keyboard switch used in [[Tai-Hao]] keyboards, whose design appears be inspired by the [[Omron B3G-S series]]. It has also been described as the '''hash switch''' due to the unusual shape of the [[slider]]. The switch was developed in conjunction with [[Himake]]<ref name="Tai-Hao" /> and the base may be branded "Aruz"<ref name="suxx0r" /> or "Himake".<ref name="DT-Himake"/> The apportioning of the manufacturing is not known.

Copies of this switch have been found with "JL" branding,<ref name="KBtalKing" /> which will be clones, as Tai-Hao did not use this name.<ref name="Tai-Hao" /> A similar if not identical switch has been found with no branding;<ref name="KBtalKing" /> while Tai-Hao confirmed that they did make unbranded switches for sale to other keyboard manufacturers, they did not specify if this applied to Aruz, APC or both.<ref name="Tai-Hao" />

The Aruz switches encountered thus far are tactile and clicky and take [[Keycap_mount#Z_mount|Alps mount]] keycaps. The pins are spaced further apart than those of Alps SKCL/SKCM series switches, so the switches are not interchangeable with Alps switches or clones.

The switch is similar in design to a [[KPT switch]], with a similar actuation force to [[Alps SKCM Blue]]. The tactile bump resembles that of the KPT switch.

The date of introduction of Aruz is not known, but they were around in 1989.<ref name="YT-5539" /> They were manufactured for a year or two before being replaced by the [[Tai-Hao APC series|APC series]], which itself bears a very strong resemblance to [[Hua-Jie AK series]] (created by Himake), which appears to have been introduced around 1990. Tai-Hao were unable to confirm the specifics of the involvement between Himake and Tai-Hao this far forward in time.

==Keyboards==
*[[Tai-Hao TH-5539-5]]

==References==
<references>
<ref name="KBtalKing">KBtalKing — [http://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/8366 ㊣ALPS軸類零組件比較㊣] (Chinese) Dated 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2015-08-02.</ref>
<ref name="suxx0r">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/aruz-switch-updated-pics-t3990.html Aruz switch *UPDATED PICS*]</ref>
<ref name="Tai-Hao">Correspondence with Tai-Hao</ref>
<ref name="YT-5539">YouTube — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3k5trSXAc Tai-Hao FAME TH-5539 review (Aruz switches)]</ref>
<ref name="DT-Himake">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/let-s-have-a-look-at-the-t-a-i-h-a-o-aruz-switch-t13709.html Let's have a look at the T̶a̶i̶-̶H̶a̶o̶ Aruz switch!]</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Tai-Hao switches]]
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Alps mount]]
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:Clicky switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]