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imthebutler t1_iww2dtz wrote

Reply to comment by mcaputo023 in Nuphy Halo75 in Ionic White with Rose Glacier Switches 👀 by mcaputo023

I'm a semi newbie in this so excuse my ignorance here. But I noticed the switches have names like "baby" kangaroos. Are these a smaller switch? Would this board be compatible with something like the Alpacca V2s?

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mcaputo023 OP t1_iwwjhvc wrote

No need to apologize because I won't pretend to be an expert myself and we're always learning in one context or another. 🤝

BBKs are normal mechanical keyboard switches with a shorter travel distance of 3.4mm.

Having never used the Alpacca v2, both are 5-pin, but it appears that the Alpacca housings are opaque (and not clear), meaning that you'll lose out on the RGBs at the switch location.

Here's a picture of the Halo 65 with all the switches pulled. You'll see a north-side RGB at each switch location that the Alpacas would presumably block.

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imthebutler t1_iwwsvpl wrote

Alright. Purchased. Now we wait. Got the baby raccoons to try them out but will probably swap in alpacas.

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Top_Recognition_1513 t1_iwwp7dp wrote

Definitely compatible with Alpaca's. I've tried a couple of switches with the same coloured housing and it honestly doesn't effect the rgb much at all

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