Phantom Custom Keyboard Group Buy (CLOSED)

[litster]

Good news guys!  Good news!

BiNiaRiS just informed me that most packages should be delivered by the middle of next week (Wednesday-Thursday) at the latest. Canadian and International will be later/random.

7bit has been notified by custom that a package is waiting for him, but an invoice of the content is required.  We are working through that now.

Please post when you receive your package so we can keep track.  The sooner we know all orders are received, the sooner we can make the left overs available for purchase.

[damorgue]

Please post when you receive your package so we can keep track.  The sooner we know all orders are received, the sooner we can make the left overs available for purchase.

Yes please

[Dezeer]

Reporting on receiving The Switches. Also one of extra green, blue, white, lock, grey, other grey and two of those long ones, what are the long ones? Are those extra ones like "Hey feel these ones also" and maybe buy more?
Hopefully the boards come soon  .

[Icarium]

Those are old Cherry M7s if I'm not mistaken.

[gimpster]

Latest update on my Phantom project. I had to order a new desoldering iron after my Radio Shack special crapped out, so I upgraded to the Hakko 808. What a nice machine that is to work with. It showed up on Tuesday so last night I set about desoldering 2 Dolch keyboards and liberating them of their blue Cherry switches. Then I mounted them up on the blue Phantom and soldered away. Second Phantom is finally done.



And since my Round 3 Moogle keys arrived yesterday, I could actually load up a full set of Dolch keys. I had to fix the firmware, I found that the firmware I previously used was setup for standard 87-key layout, not 86-key. Small fix, and now it's all working great. Glamour shots below.

Monochrome Phantom:


Touch of blue:




Still waiting for the LEDs to show up from China, so those aren't on yet, but they will be soon enough. Now I just need my Round4 Phantom keys. I also think a Cream Cheese & Blue set would look P-I-M-P on this board.

[CanadaRox]

Any information on when shipments will start for North America?

[BiNiaRiS]

Status Update for you all. I have some bad news and good news.

Bad news. The shipment of plates to 7bit got returned to me today. The front of the box had basically been demolished. The shipping info was mostly destroyed so it was returned unreadable (and thus undeliverable). Fortunately my return address was mostly there so we are just delayed. This only affects European orders. No plates were damaged and they will be reshipped tomorrow via 6-10 shipping.

Good news. Every US (and non-EU) order has been shipped. 37 packages went out Tuesday (couldn't make it Monday) and the few stragglers will be dropped off tomorrow. There are a few unlucky people:

dmk, riffautae, theta, and malpardis. Your switches were either lost in the mail or somehow missed the cut when 7bit was shipping them. We're relatively certain they were lost in the mail. Either way, 7bit is shipping replacement switches. To make it even worse, I only have some extra MX Red switches which none of you ordered. I will be shipping out the rest of your orders so you can at least start on soldering diodes.

[mkawa]

huge thank you for handling this bini. this has been a HUGE accomplishment for gh and we should all remember how much work you and lit did to make it happen

[BiNiaRiS]

it became about 10x what i signed up for.

the next round i'm pretty sure we'll be doing small kits. pcb + controller + plate (maybe 1-2 designs). switches will probably be a separate purchase directly through 7bit. it will simplify it all. i don't want to have to sort 8000 diodes in to 100, 120, 143, 150, 100, 85, 400 ever again :\

[demik]

WE LOVE YOU BINI

[jil_jil32]

Yeah, the next round! <3

[mkawa]

it became about 10x what i signed up for.

the next round i'm pretty sure we'll be doing small kits. pcb + controller + plate (maybe 1-2 designs). switches will probably be a separate purchase directly through 7bit. it will simplify it all. i don't want to have to sort 8000 diodes in to 100, 120, 143, 150, 100, 85, 400 ever again :\

check out my thread on ideas for 2nd run. summary: prestuffed SMT pcb, no more involvement with 7bit at all. demik has found several switch sources that can provide what we need in the US at lower than 7bit's pricing and much more quickly. in the worst case, we can order from mouser and be provided our orders in a timely manner at slightly higher prices. in future we will work on established deadlines on assembling and providing constructable kits.

[bpiphany]

Now I had to go search for this new thread...

Really, sorting diodes should have been the easy part.. They come on reels, and you measure them out in hundreds with a ruler and a 10% overshoot, they are practically for free in these amounts =P

[WhiteFireDragon]

I got my package today, but won't be able to play with it until I get home from work

Now, are there still no metal cases available? There was like 5 options a few months ago, and non of them came through.

[litster]

Touch down confirmed!

[litster]

BTW, please keep this thread for ordering discussion.  Please use this thread (link below) for Phantom building and modding discussion

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26742.0

[rknize]

Switches!  Thanks, Bini!

[BiNiaRiS]

Now I had to go search for this new thread...

Really, sorting diodes should have been the easy part.. They come on reels, and you measure them out in hundreds with a ruler and a 10% overshoot, they are practically for free in these amounts =P

not the ones we got. the diodes we got came in a large box with 5 smaller boxes inside it. in each smaller box were pink baggies of 500 loose diodes each. this was not a digikey thing, this is for sure how they came from the factory. maybe they come on reels for larger diodes, but these are very small.

[alaricljs]

Damn, even the ones I've ordered from ebay have been tape reels.

[digitalleftovers]

Yay!  got my pcb and plate today.  Thanks guys!

[hashbaz]

Exciting!  Looking forward to getting mine.

[damorgue]

Once people start getting their stuff. DIBS ON LEFTOVERS!

Damn, I gotta stay alert from now on once something pops up.

[TheProfosist]

Just got all my stuff and lootbags from bini time to get building this weekend!

[tjweir]

the next round i'm pretty sure we'll be doing small kits...

OH MY!  Great news for those of us that made the huge mistake of not participating in the first round.

[slueth]

Just wanted to thank all of you involved in this.  I got my package with switches, plates and diodes.

[Salisen]

I can't wait for leftovers either.

More than anything though, I'm after a ISO plate!

[dorkvader]

Just got mine: 1 PCB (super high quality, I should have got two) two plates (ansi-win and 7bit: Also super high quality) 110 green, 110 clear, 110 white switches.

I'm very happy about this.

[alaricljs]

What do you plan on doing with an extra plate?  I could see doing an extra PCB and going plateless, but are you planning on PtP?

[damorgue]

What do you plan on doing with an extra plate?  I could see doing an extra PCB and going plateless, but are you planning on PtP?

He was obviously thinking of me and having my best interest in mind when he ordered a little something extra just for me

[ekw808]

I hope the 2nd round isn't for a few more months, I have already spent most of my upcoming checks LOL.

[dorkvader]

What do you plan on doing with an extra plate?  I could see doing an extra PCB and going plateless, but are you planning on PtP?

I initially wanted to go "lopoly-style" and Point-to-Point it, but I may end up sending it to a user who got in on the game a little late. Either way, it won't happen until my first phantom is done.

The plan initially was to make the 7bit one with the PCB, but now I think I'll do the normal one with the PCB and put my Ti spacebar on it.

[TheProfosist]

Finished my first build everything went smoothly except that I am short 4 resistors that I need for the rest of the board that I am doing.


Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

[bpiphany]

Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

Very good to know, thanks =)

[TheProfosist]

Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

Very good to know, thanks =)

yea no problem. its also easily modified to use for 7bit layout as well, just dont accidentally cut out supports that can stay in like I did.

[Zoxc]

Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

Now we just need someone to try Keycool/HPE 87 =P

[riffautae]

Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

Very good to know, thanks =)

yea no problem. its also easily modified to use for 7bit layout as well, just dont accidentally cut out supports that can stay in like I did.

Sweet, what did you use to cut it?

[hashbaz]

Received my package this morning, but I'm missing my 7bit plate. :-/

[TheProfosist]

Edit: Also though id add and tell everyone that the Phantom fits a PLU-87 perfectly if you had any doubts.

Very good to know, thanks =)

yea no problem. its also easily modified to use for 7bit layout as well, just dont accidentally cut out supports that can stay in like I did.

Sweet, what did you use to cut it?

Dremel with Plastic Cutting disc

[litster]

Folks, please continue to use this thread on order related issues, and use the Phantom building and mod thread for build and mod discussions.  This would make it easier for us to manage any outstanding order issues and easier for everyone to find and discuss build and mod issues.  Thanks.

[TheProfosist]

Sorry about that. I am missing 4 resistors.

[litster]

Sorry about the missing parts, TheProfosist.  I emailed bini to send you the resistors.  I am not sure when he will be able to send them out.  they are very cheap if you can find them locally.  Any resistors between 75 to 200 ohms should work too, if you have them laying around.

[TheProfosist]

Sorry about the missing parts, TheProfosist.  I emailed bini to send you the resistors.  I am not sure when he will be able to send them out.  they are very cheap if you can find them locally.  Any resistors between 75 to 200 ohms should work too, if you have them laying around.

The only place that might have the locally would be radio shack so i will check there. The ones included were 75ohm correct?

[litster]

75 ohm works.  higher resistance means a little dimmer LEDs, which is not a bad thing IMO.  You can also change the firmware to make it dimmer.  See the phantom build thread for details.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26742.msg640384#msg640384

[TheProfosist]

I picked up some 100ohm ones from radio shack, now I can get back to building.

[FKSSR]

Just wanted to post and say that I received my switches a couple weeks ago!! So very happy! Now, I just have to find time to put them in my wife's Filco!

[NumberJ]

My order came in last week. Thanks guys!

[demik]

my phantom (built) is being shipped to me tomorrow!!!

can't wait!!!!

[theta]

If we still have not received switches, should we let someone know?

[litster]

If we still have not received switches, should we let someone know?

dmk, riffautae, theta, and malpardis. Your switches were either lost in the mail or somehow missed the cut when 7bit was shipping them. We're relatively certain they were lost in the mail. Either way, 7bit is shipping replacement switches. To make it even worse, I only have some extra MX Red switches which none of you ordered. I will be shipping out the rest of your orders so you can at least start on soldering diodes.

[theta]

My bad - didn't see that post with all of the GH confusion of late.