Peripherals Mechanical Keyboards

I was talking to George this morning - I'll give you a clue, I maybe don't think it has arrived today.

 

Stop reminding us all, you're making it slower

 

Need some help. Trying to fix the F key on my pure (it's not the switch so must be the PCB - even though it visually looks fine). and I just need to check that the wireing I need to do is correct.

According to this Am I right in thinking that to get my F key to work I need to solder wire between the following points:

connect a wire from the F keys 'F' Column pin to the 'F' Column pin on the R key and wire from the F keys 6 Diode pin to the 6 Diode pin on the D key?


This is using the labeling from the DT post above.

Thanks

<EDIT>

Got it, turns out it's not the matrix but the diode on the F key. By passed it by connecting to the + side from the diode leg of the switch. Just need to ask around for a replacement, which shouldn't be too hard.

 

GH60 invoices are starting to go out, just paid for mine. Now I need to find 2 cases and 2 keysets

 

Just got my invoice - what postage were you charged btw?

 

For 2x PCBs and 1x Universal ansi plate the total came to $96.09 so about $24~ with the Paypal fees.

 

I think the plate / case all in one is a winner.

 

All-in-one case? Where's that? Or did you mean the Universal Ansi plate? (which is a great idea as I can switch between poker and pure layoputs to find the one I like best )

 

Someone in the GH60 thread has created a plate / case. It is basically a plate with a longer top and bottom section that have been bent to stand the PCB off the desk.

 

Ah... Do you have a link? I'm looking through the thread now but it's up to 62 pages and I'm a work. And a bit lazy.

 

It's in another thread - I'll have a look after breakfast (don't you just love holidays )

 

I know! I hurts a lot when you wait

 

Here's the IC for it - can't find the original thread at the minute

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43407.0

Edit: Here's the original post about it

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35152.msg883539#msg883539

Strong search-fu this morning!

 

Hmmm looks like a very good idea. I may see if i can get access to a laser cutter...

 

It does look cool but I wonder if it'd move about with the surface area in contact with the desk being so small...

 

Maybe it could be bent back on itself again so that you have a larger area that you could put little rubber feet on?

 

I liked Beasts suggestion to use rubber u channel along the folded section's edge that contacts the desk. If you did it that way It'd most likely have better surface contact than a lot of the other custom cases that use the little rubber dome feet.

 

That would be a pretty ugly detail.

 

Not necessarily. If the U channel has a low enough profile it would just look like a thin black (most common colour) edge to the bare metal plate.

If you can not find a low enough profile then it may look a bit bad.

 

I still think that it would ruin the aesthetic, it will just look like an afterthought.