Chicony KB-5160

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Chicony KB-5160
Chicony KB-5160C -- top.jpg
FCC ID E8H5IKKB-5160 / E8H5IKKB-5160AT
Manufacturer Chicony
Layouts F AT
Keyswitches Alps SKCM Blue
Alps SKCL Green
Cherry MX Black
Cherry MX Blue
Omron B3G-S series
Futaba MA
Mitsumi miniature mechanical
Interface XT/AT switchable
Precedes Chicony KB-5161

Chicony KB-5160 is a series of keyboards from Chicony, styled after the IBM Model F AT.

Description

The case is shallower front-to-back than the Model F, but the layout is identical.

The KB-5160 was followed by the Chicony KB-5161, which took on the overall IBM Model M key layout, but retained the single-unit backspace key and big-ass enter key of the Model F and 5160.

While this keyboard is typically referred to as the "5160", the PCB[1] and plate both describe the product as the "KB-5160".

Variants

KB-5160XT, Cherry MX Black
KB-5160A
KB-5160AT, Alps SKCM Blue
Amber Omron B3G-S series[2] and non-stepped keycaps;[3] the third LED functions as power under the XT protocol and scroll lock under AT.[4]
KB-5160AT, Alps SKCL Green
Green Alps with empty LED cutouts[5]
KB-5160C, Alps SKCM Blue
Alt and caps lock are both stepped as with the Model F, but the control key is not. The third LED is only labelled "scroll lock". Dimensions 460 × 185 × 39 mm, weight 1250 g. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.[1]
KB-5160C, Futaba MA series
Futaba MA switches with Cherry MX mount. No stepped keys.[6]
Unknown, Cherry MX Blue
Cited as observed by Sixty[7]
Unknown, Futaba clicky switch
Negative-mount (not Cherry MX compatible) Futaba clicky switch. FCC ID ends in -5160AT.[8]
Unknown, Mitsumi miniature mechanical - yellow
Outwardly indistinguishable from KB-5160C as described above. FCC ID ends in -5160. [9]
KB-5160 AT-3, Cherry MX White
FCC ID ends in -5160AT. [10]

Gallery

KB-5160C

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 KBTalking — ■鍵盤史的遺跡Chicony 5160C原生藍軸■
  2. Deskthority — Chicony 5160A NIB (Yellow OMRON Sliders!)
  3. Imgur — Chicony 5160a (backup of photo from Sixty)
  4. geekhack — My first keyboard adventure!
  5. Deskthority — Chicony KB-5160AT (w/Green Alps!)
  6. Deskthority thread—Stuff you just bought. Dated 2019-05-05
  7. (Wayback Machine) Keyboard Porn — Chicony 5160A (Omron Sliders) (no images)
  8. Deskthority — Trent's Mega Sell Thread
  9. Geekhack — Chicony KB-5160
  10. eBay auction — Chicony E8H51KKB-5160 Vintage Mechanical Keyboard XT / AT 5 Pin