Editing Alps SKFR/SKFS series (section)

==Tall version==
A nearly-identical switch exists, that has two distinct differences to SKFR:

*The reach of the slider is greater, in a manner very similar to the robust version of [[Cherry ML]]
*The slider accepts standard [[Alps mount]] keycaps

The series identity of this taller version is not known. Nothing matching this description was included in the 1994 Alps catalogue, but it has been found in keyboards from ca. 1991–1992 and from 1995. Alps part number SKFRAK0001 was previously listed on the Web as a surplus part without any details; neither Google nor Bing search is aware of any supplier currently listing this part.

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File:Datacomp DCK85 -- switches detail.jpg               | Switches
File:Alps like-SKFR-but-taller -- disassembly.jpg        | Disassembly
File:Alps like-SKFR-but-taller -- profile comparison.jpg | Profile comparison with SKBM and MX
</gallery>

The keyboards that are known to use this switch are:

*[[Datacomp DCK84]]/85 (1995, and ca. 1991–2)
*Macway TP-997KB-J (case 1993, IC 1995, used for a single key)<ref>Telcontar.net — [http://telcontar.net/KBK/Keycombo/keyboard.php?id=158  Macway TP-997KB-J]</ref>