Tai-Hao TH series
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| Manufacturer | Tai-Hao |
|---|---|
| Inscriptions | Double-shot, silkscreen printed |
| Keycap mounts | Cherry MX mount, Alps mount, Futaba MA series proprietary mount |
Tai-Hao TH series is an early Tai-Hao keycap series modelled after Cherry keycaps. The design is described as "Cube type" by Tai-Hao.<ref name="corr-TH" />
Description[edit | edit source]
TH series keycaps are found on early Tai-Hao keyboards, including Tai-Hao TH-5150 and some models of Tai-Hao TH-5539. They were used in OEM products, but not sold separately.
TH series is a medium-thick keycap series that uses a typeface that resembles that of Cherry's keycaps, itself suggested to be Formula One, which is a close match.<ref name="F1" /> According to Tai-Hao, only the "A~Z" keys were double-shot, and the remaining keys used silkscreen printing.<ref name="corr-TH" /> Examination of keyboards shows that additional legends were also produced as double-shot; the extent of the double-shot tooling is presently uncertain.
The internal appearance is also very similar to Cherry keycaps. TH series is reported by Tai-Hao to be "TaiHao profile", being different in some manner to Cherry keycaps. Precise dimensions have not yet been obtained.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Tai-Hao TH-5150 keycaps; region-specific keycaps are not double-shot -
Tai-Hao TH-5539-5 keycaps -
Example of Futaba mounting<ref name="Futaba mount" />
References[edit | edit source]
<references> <ref name="corr-TH">Correspondence with Tai-Hao, 2016-03-08 – 20</ref> <ref name="F1">Free Fonts Download — OPTIFormula-One Font</ref> <ref name="Futaba mount">On a Sejin WPC keyboard with Futaba mount — DT Vendor thread</ref> </references>
