Any ID on these exceedingly awful switches?

RooMba

20 Jan 2026, 04:40

I found an old Motorola development terminal from 1982, and it also happens to feature the worst switches I have ever seen in a keyboard. :lol:
They are a linear spring-over-membrane design with a cross mount, and features an internal as well as an external coil spring.
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Also a weird metal disk that sits on the base of the mount.
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:ugeek: Very intriguing
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