Editing KPT-like switch

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'''KPT-like switch''' is a catch-all term for unbranded switches similar to the [[KPT switch]]. The [[TEC switch]] is branded only on the base (similar to early [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]] switches) meaning that some KPT-like switches may reveal branding should they ever be desoldered and inspected more closely.

As with TEC switches, it remains a mystery whether any of these switches were actually made in the same factory as KPT switches, or whether they are clones of the KPT switch or vice versa.

==Variants==
===alps.tw Type OC3===
These switches have the rectangular slider of KPT and TEC switches, but the dual retention clips per side as the KPT Alps-style variant. Other differences:

*The shell is deep golden brown instead of the usual black
*The [[mould numbering]] is completely different in format

Very similar switches exist in varieties with a brown shell and pink slider<ref name="HEU-292-1" /> and brown shell with a white slider;<ref name="HEU-292-2" /> in both cases, the mould numbering looks to be the same.

==="O" series===
The mould numbering has thus far been found to comprise the letter "O", followed by a second letter, and then one or two digits. Typically, these switches have mould numbering in a wide typeface.<ref name="wide-1" /><ref name="wide-2" /> This is not always the case, and a mixture of normal and wide font numbers can be seen on the same keyboard, as found in a [[Podworld 292]]. One distinguishing feature is a pair of semicircular cutouts on either side of the slider aperture.

==Keyboards==
*[[Singdak KB-5168]] (Micronorth OEM) — white slider, no numbering<ref name="KB-5168" />
*[[Podworld 292]] — various

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=77>
File:Alps.tw Type OC3.jpg | Unbranded alps.tw Type OC3
</gallery>

==References==
<references>
<ref name="KB-5168">KBtalKing — [http://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/64577 Google 都找不到的 GL233EKB-5168] (Chinese only) Dated 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2015-07-28.</ref>
<ref name="HEU-292-1">Geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=7073.0 New toy arrived today.] Posted 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2015-07-28.</ref>
<ref name="HEU-292-2">Geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47786.0 Brown/White KPT switch] (Pictures are lost) Posted 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2015-07-28.</ref>
<ref name="wide-1">Imgur — [http://imgur.com/a/t0RAJ Untitled album] Dated 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2015-07-28.</ref>
<ref name="wide-2">Geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49727.0 Some oldie but goldies on Ebay] Posted 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2015-07-28.</ref>
</references>

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