infinitevalence

infinitevalence, 9 months ago

“I think I’m done”. Yes you are

infinitevalence, 9 months ago

Then get that?

Honestly 75% is not enough for a rec, there are hundreds of options. Do you have a budget, do you have material interests, gasket mount, case only, custom PCB, OEM software, QMK/VIA support, built in OLED…?

novelkeys.com/collections/supplies/…/hiney-pcbs?v…mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_…www.keychron.com/collections/all-keyboards?pf_t_l…matrixkeyboards.com/…/clix-demon-mode-80-keyboard

infinitevalence, 9 months ago

Depends on your location. Direct order from KC in the US via DHL was about a week. Ordering off their Amazon store is generally whatever the ship time says ± a day for processing.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

mechwild.com/product/murphpad/

Or

mechwild.com/product/bbpad/

Cover shipping and I will solder it for you.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

Thanks I hand built it because finding a SFF case that will take a full sized ATX motherboard and GPU is hard.

It’s an AMD 3600x, gigabyte x470 arous, with 32gb, and for now a GTX 970. When I do my next upgrade it will go to an AMD Radeon 5700 flashed to XT.

https://discuss.online/pictrs/image/108be672-a3ce-4fc6-a287-01a47ce63b10.jpeg

https://discuss.online/pictrs/image/646bf66d-d1fa-4a8e-9e35-22b873b88087.jpeg

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

This is my old Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard v2 (GMMK) www.gloriousgaming.com/…/gmmk-full-brown-switch

I got it for SonixQMK testing and its used as their daily since I dont need it all the time for testing.

Caps are budget colors from AliExpress I got a bunch of cheap sets so the kids could play around with different color choices.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

this is great! I have some de-soldering work I need to do on some SATA connectors so cant wait to try this.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Virtual control panel for a broadcast video switcher and router.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

When I pulled apart the keyboard I took the top plate and just used a sharpie to mark the screw/standoff locations.

I did not bother with all the other support standoffs that dont require screws. I may 3d print some if I decide I want to make this even lower profile.

Standoffs are 6/32 threaded heat inserts I repurposed, normally I use them for 3d printed projects when I need a secure attachment point. For now they are secured both top and bottom with 6/32 low profile screws like what you would attach a hard drive with. I counter sunk and threaded the holes on the plate to make sure they are secure and dont rattle.

Yes I had a bunch of O rings I got for a build and ended up not liking so I reused them here to create some “soft” pressure to keep the PCB from just grinding away on the standoffs. If I decide to go the 3d printed standoff route so I can drop the PCB down to the very edge of the plate for a lower profile I may keep the rings to have a stiff but forgiving connection to the plate.

Yes they are the Keychron low profile caps, they required some modification to install on my K4v2 as it is a normal keyboard and not a LP one with the LP switches. I had to use an exacto knife to shave the inside of the longer keys so the stabilizers would insert and hold. You can see a little of the crud left over in the bottom picture on the left. If you have a cherry style stabilizer and want to get this or a similar set you will probably need to do the same sort of thing otherwise the plastic will be too tight and split.

if you are struggling to get standoffs in the right spot I would suggest either tracing the top plate or the PCB. The PCB still has small alignment holes for the screw-less standoffs on my board so its easy enough to place them. Otherwise get out your calipers and measure, measure, measure, because there is no really good way to get the numbers into CAD/Fusion other than doing the work.

infinitevalence, 10 months ago

yep, I run SonixQMK which still does not support Bluetooth and I hate wireless anyway, charging sucks!

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

keychron.com/…/low-profile-double-shot-pbt-keycap…

keychron.com/…/low-profile-dye-sub-pbt-lsa-full-s…

keychron.com/…/low-profile-abs-full-set-keycap-se…

Just got some low profile ones from Keychron and put them on my board yesterday! https://discuss.online/pictrs/image/b5b211a1-1861-457a-a47d-cb4d168078e3.jpeg

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

Keychron K4v2 with lots of mods.

infinitevalence, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

yeah I probably swap sets about once a year. Its been a while since I got a new set so generally I just rotate through my current collection.

This however was a new set because I dont have anything quite like it.

Here are some of the other sets that go in and out of use :)

https://discuss.online/pictrs/image/e3ed0528-7e10-4ee6-bd89-23022c54334b.jpeghttps://discuss.online/pictrs/image/c8da3d1a-3dcc-41d0-a63a-2f495a0e0443.jpeghttps://discuss.online/pictrs/image/1bdc7cf2-719a-452c-ba58-c7b3df1b7577.jpeghttps://discuss.online/pictrs/image/8888ff79-691d-490e-b157-7c67eadfef9f.jpeghttps://discuss.online/pictrs/image/26b7307c-3a29-4ace-a636-3922839a31f9.jpeghttps://discuss.online/pictrs/image/e72f6027-4fd1-4b1c-8f35-50f4b11bba6b.jpeg

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

expensive is relative, but yes they are not a consumer product, they are however much less expensive than many broadcast router control panels, because as we know switches (buttons) cost $$$$.

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

yeah I don’t recommend buying anything AV/Broadcast for personal use. If you need it for work then get work to pay for it (even if you just run it through a personal LLC)

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

no, sadly low profile switches dont fit the same socket. this looks slick but its not low profile when compared to an actual low profile keyboard.

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

Sadly its so hard to get first party caps that I have mostly given up and just buy clones from Aliexpress.

I have purchased from the following Aliexpress stores:

• www.aliexpress.com/store/1101298174?
• www.aliexpress.com/store/1100772128?
• gmk-key.aliexpress.com/store/1101814886?
• www.aliexpress.com/store/1101258033?

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

Yeah I got some Geoma clones and they have a few little errors but I could live with them.

infinitevalence, 11 months ago

F5 to refresh…o you can’t.