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Offline Mattr567

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« Reply #350 on: Sat, 12 March 2016, 22:10:08 »

I have damaged my V60 MTS PCB beyond repair.

Old pic but since more wiring has been added to keep it going. RIP through holes. Im not bad at soldering by any means but the ****ing non lead base solder doesnt melt for **** so I ended up ripping out a TON of through holes. Didnt realize until it was too late.
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Wiring saved it expect for the Win keys. Before I add resistors for the LEDs I am going to get a replacement straight from KBP.

Secondly I accidentally melted my SGI Granite case a bit with a solder iron. ;( Sanded it down and it isnt that bad but sucks nonetheless.

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Ah man I cracked a model f at case no worries

I know the SGI isn't that bad, if I melted a keycap then I would have been really pissed.
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« Reply #351 on: Sat, 12 March 2016, 23:18:23 »
Ahh yeah, ouch. Even with a filler for that melted gouge, the SGI granite case is so uniquely speckled and such that it would be hard to make it blend in. One on of my boards, I used a piece of beige/off-white plastic from a scrapped keyboard to fill in the gap using plastic welding with a flat tip on my soldering iron. Worked really well and you can't even tell it was there, thought it was on the bottom lip (but did cut into the side of the case and could be seen).


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« Reply #352 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 00:16:04 »
Ahh yeah, ouch. Even with a filler for that melted gouge, the SGI granite case is so uniquely speckled and such that it would be hard to make it blend in. One on of my boards, I used a piece of beige/off-white plastic from a scrapped keyboard to fill in the gap using plastic welding with a flat tip on my soldering iron. Worked really well and you can't even tell it was there, thought it was on the bottom lip (but did cut into the side of the case and could be seen).

Yea, there's no way to fill it, it would honestly look worse. The spot isn't that big, it was only there for a sec until I yanked it off. Originally it looked a lot worse since there was some melted plastic bits and residue around the mark. Cleaned it up with a file as you can see in the picture. Now its nice and smooth. it almost looks like something was dropped on it.

Still kinda sad considering the great condition of it, only a bit of rust on the plate and a bad Numpad + key, otherwise it was brand new!

The tip of the iron got really close to the Alt keycap, thank god I didn't melt that. :confused:

The light at the end of the tunnel is that the filing revealed the original color of the plastic, it took off the very top coat where it yellowed. Looks great...
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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #353 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 14:51:47 »
I have damaged my V60 MTS PCB beyond repair.

Old pic but since more wiring has been added to keep it going. RIP through holes. Im not bad at soldering by any means but the ****ing non lead base solder doesnt melt for **** so I ended up ripping out a TON of through holes. Didnt realize until it was too late.
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Wiring saved it expect for the Win keys. Before I add resistors for the LEDs I am going to get a replacement straight from KBP.

Secondly I accidentally melted my SGI Granite case a bit with a solder iron. ;( Sanded it down and it isnt that bad but sucks nonetheless.

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Holy **** that PCB is a massacre
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« Reply #354 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 14:54:36 »
I've discovered that adding a TON of solder as you try to desolder non-leaded is the only way to go. And with the amount of labor that it takes, you might as well just go buy another PCB...
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« Reply #355 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 20:26:23 »
Yea, there's no way to fill it, it would honestly look worse. The spot isn't that big, it was only there for a sec until I yanked it off. Originally it looked a lot worse since there was some melted plastic bits and residue around the mark. Cleaned it up with a file as you can see in the picture. Now its nice and smooth. it almost looks like something was dropped on it.

Still kinda sad considering the great condition of it, only a bit of rust on the plate and a bad Numpad + key, otherwise it was brand new!

The tip of the iron got really close to the Alt keycap, thank god I didn't melt that. :confused:

The light at the end of the tunnel is that the filing revealed the original color of the plastic, it took off the very top coat where it yellowed. Looks great...

I actually have grey ABS plastic. If you mixed it with a bit of that speckled stuff they put in their own mix, it might work, but nah. I mean, at least it's just the top case, so you can always replace it with one from another SGI. Keep a look out for anyone throwing their SGIs away after scrapping them or something. :) See, if it were the bottom case, then it'd be tricky, at least if you want to keep all the serial number information and such true to the board.

Oh man, good thing you didn't singe or melt the cap, that would've been so bad. If it were me, I'd probably want to flip a table at that point. A lot of things have driven me close to the breaking point in this hobby before; by that, I mean customization or assembly projects. Like, my Octagon was a nightmare, some paint jobs I've done had very close calls toward complete screw ups (my Infinity was a nightmare there), and my Hammer Alps Duck Eagle project got to that point a few times.

I never threw in the towel though, haha.

At least your SGI still functions though! Again, just keep an eye out for anyone who might have spare parts. :)

Oh, have you not retrobrighted the plastic yet? Yeah, it doesn't look bad TBH. Sometimes battle scars are nice to have. :D

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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #356 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 21:24:15 »
I have damaged my V60 MTS PCB beyond repair.

Old pic but since more wiring has been added to keep it going. RIP through holes. Im not bad at soldering by any means but the ****ing non lead base solder doesnt melt for **** so I ended up ripping out a TON of through holes. Didnt realize until it was too late.
Show Image

Wiring saved it expect for the Win keys. Before I add resistors for the LEDs I am going to get a replacement straight from KBP.

Secondly I accidentally melted my SGI Granite case a bit with a solder iron. ;( Sanded it down and it isnt that bad but sucks nonetheless.

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Holy **** that PCB is a massacre

A working massacre! :)) Who needs Windows keys am I right? /s

I would of gotten everything working but points to connect the bottom row are on a different layer  :'(

Yea, there's no way to fill it, it would honestly look worse. The spot isn't that big, it was only there for a sec until I yanked it off. Originally it looked a lot worse since there was some melted plastic bits and residue around the mark. Cleaned it up with a file as you can see in the picture. Now its nice and smooth. it almost looks like something was dropped on it.

Still kinda sad considering the great condition of it, only a bit of rust on the plate and a bad Numpad + key, otherwise it was brand new!

The tip of the iron got really close to the Alt keycap, thank god I didn't melt that. :confused:

The light at the end of the tunnel is that the filing revealed the original color of the plastic, it took off the very top coat where it yellowed. Looks great...

I actually have grey ABS plastic. If you mixed it with a bit of that speckled stuff they put in their own mix, it might work, but nah. I mean, at least it's just the top case, so you can always replace it with one from another SGI. Keep a look out for anyone throwing their SGIs away after scrapping them or something. :) See, if it were the bottom case, then it'd be tricky, at least if you want to keep all the serial number information and such true to the board.

Oh man, good thing you didn't singe or melt the cap, that would've been so bad. If it were me, I'd probably want to flip a table at that point. A lot of things have driven me close to the breaking point in this hobby before; by that, I mean customization or assembly projects. Like, my Octagon was a nightmare, some paint jobs I've done had very close calls toward complete screw ups (my Infinity was a nightmare there), and my Hammer Alps Duck Eagle project got to that point a few times.

I never threw in the towel though, haha.

At least your SGI still functions though! Again, just keep an eye out for anyone who might have spare parts. :)

Oh, have you not retrobrighted the plastic yet? Yeah, it doesn't look bad TBH. Sometimes battle scars are nice to have. :D


That picture hides the yellow. Honestly i'm not going to replace it/fix it, irl its not terrible. Literally no one scraps SGI's anyway. One guy made a 60% but otherwise the keycaps are borrowed for another board, the Granite itself is never touched. Collectors value its uniqueness or some ****

A melted keycap though (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Here is what it is supposed to look like, nice and blue. It will be a couple months until I retrobright it since right now its been dark and rainy here in sunny side California! When the sun is out its rather weak.
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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #357 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 21:26:29 »
A ripster picture? This truly is a keyboard confession  :))

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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #358 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 21:29:03 »
I want an orange led backlit realforce keyboard.  :-X I need it to match my Halloween themed board

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« Reply #359 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 21:29:47 »
I want an orange led backlit realforce keyboard.  :-X I need it to match my Halloween themed board

Is backlighting a confession?

I want a backlit HHKB. Blue blacklighting would make this my favorite keyboard ever.

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« Reply #360 on: Sun, 13 March 2016, 21:32:48 »
I want an orange led backlit realforce keyboard.  :-X I need it to match my Halloween themed board

Is backlighting a confession?

I want a backlit HHKB. Blue blacklighting would make this my favorite keyboard ever.

I guess leds and topre should never go together. Topre has to keep its "professional" look.  :-[

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« Reply #361 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 04:30:45 »
My Focus FK-2001 was in perfect condition, but after failed switch maintence I have to replace the entire keypad side with Matias and take the healthy switches to keep the consistency on the number keys above the alphabetical keys.

Also, the bottom clamps broke, so the top shell flops around.

I hate looking at it, so much guilt.

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« Reply #362 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 04:50:59 »
I melted the legs off a switch then ripped it out with pliers... PCB still works.

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« Reply #363 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 05:03:32 »
im thinking of using a dremel to cut off some diodes from a pcb, because cba to desolder diodes!

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« Reply #364 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 12:52:49 »
im thinking of using a dremel to cut off some diodes from a pcb, because cba to desolder diodes!

Like Cherry's in-switch diodes, so grinding down the contacts? That doesn't sound like a good idea, but if you can make it out unscathed, go for it. :P

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« Reply #365 on: Mon, 14 March 2016, 12:57:57 »
I melted the legs off a switch then ripped it out with pliers... PCB still works.

 ^-^ good times I remember doing this too


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« Reply #366 on: Tue, 15 March 2016, 13:33:00 »
Confession #1
I judged MX browns without giving them a fair chance at first and jumped on the "They feel like Reds with crap stuck under them" Band wagon.  With some extended use however they became my favorite Cherry switch both for feel and typing speed.

Confession #2
The first time i had ever dealt with Costar stabilizers i yanked on one with tweezers by the end the wire inserts to and cracked it.  I was too lazy to order a replacement part so that keyboard sat unused for 3+ months until i did.
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« Reply #367 on: Mon, 21 March 2016, 23:27:04 »
I got so honked off with having extra unneeded buttons on my brand spanking new Ducky Shine 4, that I decided to desolder them and cover with blanks.
One of the "windows" keys ended up pulling the through-hole out with it. The anchor leg used some tough to melt solder. No loss for me!

It at least looks reasonably close to a proper keyboard now. Might get a thin sheet of black plastic laser-cut to cover the whole top of the keyboard and blank off those damned switches good'n'proper.

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« Reply #368 on: Tue, 22 March 2016, 17:01:05 »
After I built my first board, I thought I was the soldering king and came up with the idea to mod a Data911 to convert PS2 to USB, put all the wiring and the adapter inside the case, and put a female USB port in the case. I failed miserably and made this monstrosity. It never did work, and I fried the board. I ended up declaring defeat and buying a USB based Data911 when I saw one.

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« Reply #369 on: Tue, 22 March 2016, 17:02:45 »
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« Reply #370 on: Tue, 22 March 2016, 17:07:25 »
My junky Adesso keyboard had a broken foot so I made a hot glue gun replacement

The mold was a combination of a mouse bungie ball bearing and a giant metal washer..


It works!  :))

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« Reply #371 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 11:51:01 »
using cherry/gmk/other MX keycaps on topre keyboards saddens me

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« Reply #373 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 21:25:32 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then

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« Reply #374 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 01:06:48 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then
Ouch ! How long has it been ?

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« Reply #375 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 01:10:49 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then

how do you lose a model m?
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« Reply #376 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 01:41:49 »
I can only type 50 WPM... on a good day...
normally I average around 30-40...
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« Reply #377 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 01:47:32 »
I can only type 50 WPM... on a good day...
normally I average around 30-40...

word on the street is this keyboard instantly gives you a 30wpm speed bump

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=pfu_keyboards,hhkbpro2
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« Reply #378 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 02:10:04 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then

how do you lose a model m?

i meant the converter mate :^(


about 2-3months?
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then
Ouch ! How long has it been ?


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« Reply #379 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 02:12:46 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then

how do you lose a model m?

i meant the converter mate :^(


about 2-3months?
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then
Ouch ! How long has it been ?



i know im just messing with you :P
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« Reply #380 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 03:11:06 »
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then

how do you lose a model m?

i meant the converter mate :^(


about 2-3months?
i bought a ps2 to usb converter for my M and lost it in less than a week and i haven't used it since then
Ouch ! How long has it been ?



i know im just messing with you :P

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« Reply #381 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 20:57:57 »
I sometimes wear latex gloves while playing around with some of my mint vintage boards that have absolutely no shine... Because reasons. :P

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« Reply #382 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 21:12:51 »
I don't think I used the mx5000 in the last 6months.
The ssk have seen like 3hours of total action.
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« Reply #383 on: Thu, 31 March 2016, 21:40:31 »
In college, many moons ago before the recent mech resurgence, I destroyed my Dell membrane keyboard during a night of drinking.

I remember spilling liquid on it that night, frying the pcb and rendering it useless.  There were some other issues that were wrong with it (don't remember what) and in my inebriated logic I needed to break it.  So I slammed it on my knee, to the surprise of all my friends (even muttered "I'm going to break my keyboard" but apparently no one heard me), and black membrane nipples exploded all over the dorm room.  It was glorious! Later, we used them as a prank on my roommate by putting them between his sheets--my only regret for that night.

Fireworks: best use of membrane rubber ever!

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« Reply #385 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 05:36:13 »
i hate stormtrooper hhkb's

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« Reply #386 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 05:43:38 »
I furiously wash my hands before using my keyboard. I always have travel hand sanitizer next to my board. Sometimes my hands are really dry because of the sanitizing but it's worth if because of them boards.
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« Reply #387 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 06:33:07 »
I furiously wash my hands before using my keyboard. I always have travel hand sanitizer next to my board. Sometimes my hands are really dry because of the sanitizing but it's worth if because of them boards.

I don't.

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« Reply #388 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 12:32:04 »
I furiously wash my hands before using my keyboard. I always have travel hand sanitizer next to my board. Sometimes my hands are really dry because of the sanitizing but it's worth if because of them boards.

I don't.

You don't care about grease or oil building up on your caps?
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« Reply #389 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 16:08:46 »
I furiously wash my hands before using my keyboard. I always have travel hand sanitizer next to my board. Sometimes my hands are really dry because of the sanitizing but it's worth if because of them boards.

I don't.

You don't care about grease or oil building up on your caps?

Even when I use cheap-o-matic rubber dome boards I'm constantly cleaning the caps. About once a month I'll remove some caps to clear out underneath the problems areas. I'll use filtered water for the top of the caps, sometimes I'll just a disinfectant wipe.

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« Reply #390 on: Tue, 26 April 2016, 17:06:51 »

That picture hides the yellow. Honestly i'm not going to replace it/fix it, irl its not terrible. Literally no one scraps SGI's anyway. One guy made a 60% but otherwise the keycaps are borrowed for another board, the Granite itself is never touched. Collectors value its uniqueness or some ****

A melted keycap though (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Here is what it is supposed to look like, nice and blue. It will be a couple months until I retrobright it since right now its been dark and rainy here in sunny side California! When the sun is out its rather weak.
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I did mine is Sunny Texas (SGI Granite - identical) just a few month ago once it was nice and sunny outside. Took a couple of days in the Texas sun with some Clairol Creme Developer (stronger than Retrobrite and $5/bottle).

Admittedly I just did the top case since it was just aweful and the back was not bad. I did end up with a tony bit of streaking which went away in a couple weeks after which has not happened on anything else I have retro'd. the keycaps on these are the best alps caps out there I am sure (yes even above the AEKII) and I just love the slant on the font. BY FAR (IMO) the nicest looking and performing BigFoot (even heavier than the Dell 101w) and somehow though they have the same damped switches as the later AEKII's they are so much more crisp (yes, I have multiples of each... don't judge me!).

Confession: I hate anything above a 75% keyboard after a while..... I am a programmer and I feel like I am wasting so much of my hand movements to type on a big keyboard for day-to-day work use.

Other Confession: ABS is a bad plastic for keycaps. It wears far too quickly. I wish we could find a way to coat ABS keycaps to prevent the shine-a thon that destroys grip and texture. Cherry caps that haven't been used feel great... for about 3-4 months.

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« Reply #391 on: Thu, 28 April 2016, 18:31:58 »

That picture hides the yellow. Honestly i'm not going to replace it/fix it, irl its not terrible. Literally no one scraps SGI's anyway. One guy made a 60% but otherwise the keycaps are borrowed for another board, the Granite itself is never touched. Collectors value its uniqueness or some ****

A melted keycap though (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Here is what it is supposed to look like, nice and blue. It will be a couple months until I retrobright it since right now its been dark and rainy here in sunny side California! When the sun is out its rather weak.
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I did mine is Sunny Texas (SGI Granite - identical) just a few month ago once it was nice and sunny outside. Took a couple of days in the Texas sun with some Clairol Creme Developer (stronger than Retrobrite and $5/bottle).

Admittedly I just did the top case since it was just aweful and the back was not bad. I did end up with a tony bit of streaking which went away in a couple weeks after which has not happened on anything else I have retro'd. the keycaps on these are the best alps caps out there I am sure (yes even above the AEKII) and I just love the slant on the font. BY FAR (IMO) the nicest looking and performing BigFoot (even heavier than the Dell 101w) and somehow though they have the same damped switches as the later AEKII's they are so much more crisp (yes, I have multiples of each... don't judge me!).

Confession: I hate anything above a 75% keyboard after a while..... I am a programmer and I feel like I am wasting so much of my hand movements to type on a big keyboard for day-to-day work use.

Other Confession: ABS is a bad plastic for keycaps. It wears far too quickly. I wish we could find a way to coat ABS keycaps to prevent the shine-a thon that destroys grip and texture. Cherry caps that haven't been used feel great... for about 3-4 months.

You should do all of the case, it look a lot better. Since swapped my SGI With SKCM Oranges. Also use the cream btw.
Wang 725-3770 SKCM Brown, 1995
Zenith 163-73 - SKCM Blue, 1990
KBP V60 MTS - SKCM Amber w/ Canon HiPros
IBM P77, SKCC Green, 1984
IBM P70 - Alps Plate Spring, 1989
Compaq MX 11800, MX Black, 1997

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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #393 on: Thu, 28 April 2016, 18:36:18 »
I don't even like most of my keyboards or keycaps.

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« Reply #395 on: Thu, 28 April 2016, 19:17:14 »
I don't even like most of my keyboards or keycaps.

do you like the leeku 3000? :/
It's a really nice PCB and is super easy to program but I won't ever use it. :eek:

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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #396 on: Fri, 29 April 2016, 02:36:34 »
I furiously wash my hands before using my keyboard. I always have travel hand sanitizer next to my board. Sometimes my hands are really dry because of the sanitizing but it's worth if because of them boards.

I don't.

You don't care about grease or oil building up on your caps?

More worried about damage from hand-sanitizer residue TBH.

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« Reply #397 on: Fri, 29 April 2016, 03:01:27 »
Pad print + alcohol = blank legends. Confirmed :-[

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« Reply #398 on: Fri, 29 April 2016, 05:00:07 »
Pad print + alcohol = blank legends. Confirmed :-[

i now know what to do with all pad prints

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Re: Keyboard Confessions - Post your keyboard confessions!
« Reply #399 on: Fri, 29 April 2016, 08:13:42 »
Hated the RF87U 55g when I first tried it...it was lightly used but them feels were just off, no thock just a rattly, grumpy board...

Yesterday I've dissasembled it completely, washed her interrior and all the caps, lubed the slider rails and stabs...hot damn, now we're talking.
Can't believe the difference now, it's snappy, it's fast, it's smooth, a really complete board. No squeeking, no rattling no nothing, I'll keep it and I'll go full retard with her :D