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Clare-Pendar keytops

These are thought to correspond to pyrelink's TI Silent 700 terminal keyboard.
These fit the Clare-Pendar SFL Series low profile reed contact switches.
They are not thought to be Cherry MX compatible.

Datasheet: http://www.visualux.com/catalogues/kswitch.pdf

Initial interest check
Please post the part numbers and quantities you are interested in!
A quote request can then be raised to confirm MOQ and costs.
Product availability, MOQ, setup and unit costs are currently unknown.

Keytops Two shot moulded keytops - BA series
LED lens keytops - BC series
Part number format: BAxN0N00000
Keytop type:
BA1: 1 space
BAB: 1.5 space
BA2: 2 space
BA3: 3 space
BA8: 8 space (space bar)
BC1: 1 space with LED lens
Note: Other shapes and sizes are also available such as 1¼ keytop, 1¾ keytop, 2 level keytop; etc.
Shell colour and Legend colour:
00: Blank (legend colour only)
B1: Blue
D1: Dark grey
E1: Beige
G1: Green
H1: Medium grey
M1: Brown
O1: Orange
R1: Red
T1: White
X1: Light grey
Y1: Yellow
Z1: Black
Legend:
0000: blank
0001 to 0139: see legend library

Legend Library:Illuminated keytops
K21 series - spherical standard
K23 series - spherical relegendable - clear top with coloured diffuser
KY1 series - square relegendable - clear top with coloured diffuser
Part number format: BAxN0
Type:
Spherical standard:
K21: 1x1 unit
K24: 1x1.5 unit
K27: 1x2 unit
Spherical relegendable:
K23: 1x1 unit
K26: 1x1.5 unit
K29: 1x2 unit
Square relegendable:
KY1: 1x1 unit
Colour:
B: Blue
Y: Yellow
G: Green
O: Orange
R: Red
T: White

This is an initial interest check
Please post the part numbers and quantities you are interested in!
A quote request can then be raised to confirm MOQ and costs.
Product availability, MOQ, setup and unit costs are currently unknown.

Enough to fit an 1800 style chassis would be awesome. I'm not sure why but looking at these and the switches makes me think of that or a Model F style with the F keys to the left of the main cluster. Do we have any ballpark prices for these?

I believe these keycaps have the same mount as the caps on my board. I would definitely like a few replacements for some of the scratched up/yellowed caps on my board, and depending on any projects that might occur, I might want a full set. So if you need a number, I would probably want a full set of the spherical standards, a few illumination caps, and a couple spacebars? Again, assuming it is not a fortune.

On the subject of space bars, they appear to require the special mechanism, a spacer and a plungertop.
Two versions of the mechanism are available, for the straight and angled plungers (stems): Space bar mechanism (straight) 104607-00
Space bar mechanism (11° angled) 104609-00
Rubber spacer 102712-00
Plungertop 105104-00

I'll leave this for another day or so and will then put something together for quotation.
This is necessary to get MOQ and pricing information from the manufacturer - the distributor doesn't have the info.
The more precise you are with your items of interest, the easier this will be to do!
Nothing could possibly be binding at this stage - it's not known for sure which items are still orderable.

1x BA1T1Z1 from 0000-0046
10x BABB1000000
10x BA1¼B1000000
5x BA1¾B1000000
5x BA2B1000000
5x BA3B1000000
2x BA8D1000000
5x BC1B1000000
50x K23T
2x 104609-00
2x 104607-00


Either color would be OK, the ones noted above are prefered, though, the larger keycaps would be OK with legends, too!

Thank you!

If I have time tomorrow evening I'll put the quote together and submit on Friday, otherwise (or if popular demand requests it!) you'll have the weekend and it'll go on Monday.

To repeat myself as in the other topic:
Sorry all, I'm swamped with more commitments than I can handle at the moment.

I am alive and I haven't forgotten! I hope to finish the quote tomorrow pm, either way I will post an update. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Welcome back to reality facet!

Hi all,

Me taking this on is just not going to work. I have too much on my plate* and just can't guarantee my availability at the moment. I therefore think it's important I don't try to take this any further - while I reckon I'd manage ok if everything ran perfectly, any complications could easily push it beyond my available time and energy.

I'm really sorry to disappoint. I'm more than happy to pass on the information I have (most of which is in these topics) and the contact to anyone interested in taking this further.

Sorry.

* no pun intended