Editing Alps SKCM Cream

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{{infobox dswitch
| image name        = Skcmcream.jpg
| manufacturer      = [[Alps Electric]]
| family            = [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]]
| product code      = SKCMAF
| contact mechanism = [[Contact mechanism#Metal leaf|Metal leaf]]
| switch type       = Tactile
| switch mount      = [[Switch mount#Plate mount|Plate mount]]
| keycap mount      = [[Keycap mount#Alps mount|Alps mount]]
| discontinued      = 
| precedes          = [[Alps SKCM Black]]
| lifetime          = 20 M
| actuation force   = 70 gf
| travel            = 3.5 mm
}}

'''Alps SKCM Cream''', or tactile '''Cream Alps''', is a tactile switch in the [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]], contemporary with [[Alps SKCM Blue]].

==Description==
SKCM Cream is an [[damping|undamped]] switch, and should not be confused with the more common [[Alps SKCM Cream Damped]] tactile switch. SKCM Cream switches have a much lighter colored slider. They are most commonly found in NeXT Non-ADB keyboards with the smaller non L enter. 

SKCM Creams found in Canon Typewriters have been reported to be heavier. However other enthusiasts, who have had both NeXT non-ADB keyboard and canon typewriters in their collections, disapprove this statement, claiming that SKCM Cream in both are identical. Thus, in order for the previous statement regarding the weight of SKCM Cream switches in different input devices to hold true, further testing (i.e. measuring force) needs to be carried out.

==Specifications==
The following image, taken by alps.tw,<ref name="KBT-visit" /> contains the only known official documentation on the tactile Cream Alps switch:

[[File:Alps SKCMAF and SKCMAG specifications.jpg]]

==Variants==
Known variants include:

{| class="wikitable"
! Switchplate Color !! Switchplate Length !! Alps Logo !! Generation
|-
| Grey || Long || No Logo || Pine (with slits)
|-
| White || Long || No Logo || Pine (with slits)
|-
| White || Long || Logo || Pine (with slits)
|}

It has been reported that there are 2 types of SKCM Creams, with the difference being in the number of tabs the tactile leaf contains (2-tab vs. 4-tab)<ref name="twocreams" />. The 2-tab versions have been found in some [[Canon typewriters]].

==Keyboards==
*Some [[Bull Bigfoot series]] (KBU-1970 & KBU-1971)
*Some HP 332 keyboards<ref name="hp332"/>
*HP C1414A<ref name="MouseFan-C1414A" />
*HP Vectra Portable CS keyboards<ref name="vectra"/> 
*Some Memorex Telex 122/123<ref name="Memorex"/>
*Some [[NEC PC-8801]] (Type D)<ref name="typed"/>
*Some [[NeXT]] Non-ADB (AAE, Non-L Enter Version)<ref name="NeXT Non-ADB Keyboard" />

==Typewriters / Word Processors==
*Some [[Canon typewriters]] (AP 210, AP 210X, AP 360, AP 800, AP 810)
*UTAX T-5800<ref name="utax"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Alps SKCM Cream -- upper components.jpg | Upper components
File:NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Alps key switch parts side A.JPG | Factory lube can be seen here
File:NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Alps key switch.jpg | Switch internals
</gallery>

==External links==
*Imgur — [http://imgur.com/a/ldnlP Alps Weirdness] Dated 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2015-07-22.

==References==
<references>
<ref name="KBT-visit">KBtalKing — [http://kbtalking.cool3c.com/article/18452?page=2 ㊣㊣台灣黑軸與台灣白軸的樣式㊣㊣] (Chinese only) Dated 2014-01-17.</ref>
<ref name="MouseFan-C1414A">MouseFan — [http://mousefan.telcontar.net/image/c1414a.htm HP C1414A AT Japan] (Japanese only) Retrieved 2015-07-22.</ref>
<ref name="NeXT Non-ADB Keyboard">sunci — [https://deskthority.net/photos-f62/next-non-adb-keyboard-t12259.html NeXT Non-ADB Keyboard] Posted 2015-12-05.</ref>
<ref name="twocreams">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=23336 Are there two types of undamped Cream ALPS?] Posted 2020-01-16.</ref>
<ref name="vectra">Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=19349 The Vectra64] Posted 2018-07-03.</ref>
<ref name="Memorex">Imgur — [https://imgur.com/a/JavTLAW Memorex Telex / Datacomp 123 w/ SKCM Cream] Posted 2020-01-27.</ref>
<ref name="utax">Imgur — [https://imgur.com/a/RNOyma0 UTAX T-5800 (Alps SKCM Cream)] Posted 2022-12-24.</ref>
<ref name="hp332">Imgur — [https://imgur.com/a/iiUGRqm HP 332 Cream / Pine Black Alps] Uploaded 2022-12-24.</ref>
<ref name="typed">Imgur — [https://imgur.com/a/NSMzvlf NEC PC-8801 Type D (Alps SKCM Cream)] Uploaded 2023-01-08.</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Alps SKCL/SKCM series]]
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Alps mount]]
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]