Alps AKC8
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Overview
AKC8 is an unclear type of keyboard switch from Alps Electric. It was advertised in Electronics magazine in November 1975 as follows:
The special leaf spring ensures a consistent contact action irrespective of the force used to actuate the key. The key-top is compact and features a tactile feedback mechanism specially designed according to the principles of human factors engineering.
Although AKC8 has no physical relationship with AKC and is not a keyboard switch (it was described in a November 1975 advertisement in Electronics magazine as “for TV tuning”, accompanied by a photograph of a television remote control), there may be some significance of this switch in relation to other models produced by Alps. In particular, the means used to achieve tactility would be worth knowing.
Documentation
- Alps Electric advertisement, Electronics, Vol. 48 No. 24, November 27 1975 (scanned by or for WorldRadioHistory.com)
- Alps keyboard switches advertisement, JEE, August 1978 (depicts AKC8N and AKC8S; scanned by the National Library of Australia)