Howdy GH! I purchased a 10-pack of
3mm UV LEDs from ebay, hoping they would be ideal for a
glow in the dark keyboard I have planned in the future! Keycaps, cable, hopefully even the case itself.
The LEDs look less bright and a lot more whiteish-purplish then the blue hue the camera picks up
The maxkb sampler makes a great LED tester!
If only the LEDs could shine more evenly around the underside of the keycap, but that's a common problem for all MX switches. I wish I could get my hands on some of those clear switch housings that someone made and sold to the community, I might be able to spread the UV glow a bit better. (Eheh... anyone have spares of those they'd be willing to sell?
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I'm wondering if I could get some advice on:
a. Acquiring a full set of GID caps, modifiers and all. I haven't decided on whether to go for 60%, TKL, or full-sized board yet, but I'm wondering if it would be wise to email SP about doing some? I don't see any GID plastic colors in their samplers, but they have done GID colors before, such as for the
Midnight set, right? I understand that GID plastics are more expensive, but I really can't gauge how much more expensive. Would it be a decent idea to start an Interest Check for a GID set? I think it'd be awesome, whether blank or with legends, but I'm getting ahead of myself...
b. the GID LEDS themselves - Do I stick with these cheap UV LEDs which have a higher (and therefore more
visible) dominant wavelength? (395~405nm) They're so incredibly affordable, like
three bucks for a 100-pack, but is there a better specific choice for UV LEDs I should opt for, as far as charging GID plastics goes? If you have experience with UV LEDs, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
c. A board to put at the heart of my project. Do I buy an existing board and desolder its LEDs and put in my own? Or should I just man up and get something like a NeRD PCB? I'm really not sure the best way to approach this.
Thank you for looking and reading!
