TG3 Electronics
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Overview
TG3 Electronics, Inc. is an American electronics manufacturer, formed in 1986 and named for its founder, J. Thomas Giles III, who was Cherry’s chief keyboard engineer in the US in the 1980s. TG3 is known in the consumer market for its Déck brand of keyboards.
History
TG3 bought Oak’s “switch line” in the early 1990s and continued production until the tooling reached end of life. Little else is known about this acquisition.
Products
TG3 took over production in the US of Cherry’s standard B70-4753 model, as can be seen in the following examples:
- 1989 TG3-made B70-4753, with one keycap replaced by a Cherry original
- 1992 TG3-made B70-4753 with US-made M5 space bar switch and Comptec SA keycaps
Other examples:
| Product | Serial | Date | Switches | Customer part | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBA-A2690B | 109731 | 9341 | MX Black | 740258503 | Only one switch is shown; they are not necessarily all the same. | eBay |
| KBA-S9638B | 215720 | 9618 | M8, 6 mm, covered, yellow LED | 16580000-B | Sadly, as per standard KBDMania practice, the complete unit is not depicted. | KBDMania |