Editing KPT switch (section)

==Description==
KPT switches borrow the [[click leaf]] from [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series|Alps SKCM series]] switches and the [[contact arrangement]] from [[SMK vintage linear]] switches. To aid with PCB routing, the switches have three legs instead of the usual two, with the two side legs connected together. The slider is asymmetric, with a ramp on one side that operates the contact mechanism. The contact plates are held apart by the ramp, and close together when the slider is depressed. Switch travel is comparatively long at around 4.2 mm; the slider can be pressed down until it is almost flush with, or completely flush with the top of the shell.

KPT switches are [[Alps mount]], but the leg arrangement prevents them from being used in Alps keyboards.

KPT switches are taken to be those branded "KPT"; the letters are embossed on both the top and the bottom of the shell, in a fairly haphazard-looking way. These blue switches come in two varieties: a rectangular slider similar to [[SMK Alps mount]], and an Alps-style slider.

All known KPT switches are clicky.

KPT switches appear to be designed in such a way that they cannot be opened while soldered in place. The lower plate mount lugs (that sit below the plate) are part of the upper shell, meaning that the PCB would have to be removed in order to release them.