SMK SS Series
SS Series is a type of notebook keyboard from SMK. Its market introduction date was the 4th of June 1996 (not 1966 as SMK claimed). Judging by Wayback Machine archives, lifetime at introduction was 5 million cycles, increased to 10 million by 1998.
Characteristics
Total height | 7.5 mm |
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Weight | 100 g for an 83-key keyboard |
Travel | 3 mm |
Pitch | 19.05 mm |
Operating force | 50±20 gf |
Bounce | 5 ms max. |
Contact resistance | 500 Ω max. |
Lifetime | 5 million (1996) |
10 million (19968) | |
Type | Membrane |
Keytop | Step type |
Sources
- 1996 specifications (SMK website via Wayback Machine)
- 1998 specifications (SMK website via Wayback Machine)
- New product information page (SMK website via Wayback Machine)