[GB] ZZ96 v2 r2 (replacements in progress)

[zoomwalt]

Hey guys, I have a question for you all.

I bought this board pre-assembled from someone else. The way they assembled it, it doesn't have arrow keys. How can I modify the board to have arrow keys? I assume it will involve de-soldering and re-soldering switches.

Has anyone done this before? are there instructions to follow?

Thanks

i assume your layout is like the first one..

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you must desolder red color keys on first layout.
and change it to green color keys on second layout.

its 1.75u shift - 1.5u alt/crtl - arrow keys - 1u Num 0

hope it helps

Won't work unfortunately. He will need to desolder all the switches to remove the stabilizers on RShift and pad0. ._.

aw you right, i forgot about the stabilizer :eek:

thats too bad  :(

Thanks guys. I also got a PM from Lunaris on Reddit where he said the same thing. I'm going to try this next month! I've never assembled or disassembled a board before so I'm excited to learn more about custom boards :)

[gadzkun]

Hey guys, I have a question for you all.

I bought this board pre-assembled from someone else. The way they assembled it, it doesn't have arrow keys. How can I modify the board to have arrow keys? I assume it will involve de-soldering and re-soldering switches.

Has anyone done this before? are there instructions to follow?

Thanks

i assume your layout is like the first one..

Show Image

you must desolder red color keys on first layout.
and change it to green color keys on second layout.

its 1.75u shift - 1.5u alt/crtl - arrow keys - 1u Num 0

hope it helps

Won't work unfortunately. He will need to desolder all the switches to remove the stabilizers on RShift and pad0. ._.

aw you right, i forgot about the stabilizer :eek:

thats too bad  :(

Thanks guys. I also got a PM from Lunaris on Reddit where he said the same thing. I'm going to try this next month! I've never assembled or disassembled a board before so I'm excited to learn more about custom boards :)

assemble a board is much more easier than disassemble. trust me.
better get someone who really good at desoldering to disassemble it than have to burned the zz96 PCB  :rolleyes:

[LunarisDream]

assemble a board is much more easier than disassemble. trust me.
better get someone who really good at desoldering to disassemble it than have to burned the zz96 PCB 

 This is true. I'll be stocking a few extra PCBs. 

[LunarisDream]

Has anyone seen what an ISO ZZ96 looks like? I am thinking about slapping an ISO enter on there. Not sure 100% yet though.

Does this support a short left shift? the layout picture isn't clear on that I don't think

Picture courtesy of /u/LukyNumbrKevin.

Both the PCB and plate supports breaking the LShift into two keys. And that actually brought my attention to a good point - if the LShift was broken up, the plate would not support removing the switch top.

I'll talk to the designer about that.

[zoomwalt]

assemble a board is much more easier than disassemble. trust me.
better get someone who really good at desoldering to disassemble it than have to burned the zz96 PCB 

 This is true. I'll be stocking a few extra PCBs. 

Wanna sell me one?

I'm probably jumping the gun. I think I can do it no problem if I'm careful and use all the right tools.

[darkclone24]

Has anyone seen what an ISO ZZ96 looks like? I am thinking about slapping an ISO enter on there. Not sure 100% yet though.

Does this support a short left shift? the layout picture isn't clear on that I don't think

I'm going to assemble mine with ISO layout, if you're willing to wait for a bit before you decide

[gadzkun]

hope transferring funds goes well without a problem

[tkpresent]

I know it's too late but want to ask for just in case.
Is it possible to change the colour?

[kenshinjeff]

5/15/2016
Fronted the money for PCB fabrication, and added an extra hundred dollars for changing the PCB color to black (good news for those of you who said they didn't like the red).

No red??? /cries

[LunarisDream]

I know it's too late but want to ask for just in case.
Is it possible to change the colour?

Best to PM me asap

[gadzkun]

5/15/2016
Fronted the money for PCB fabrication, and added an extra hundred dollars for changing the PCB color to black (good news for those of you who said they didn't like the red).

No red??? /cries

black FTW 

[tkpresent]

I know it's too late but want to ask for just in case.
Is it possible to change the colour?

Best to PM me asap

Thanks. PM'ed!

[gadzkun]

hey LD i want to ask.
will we get a clear stab or black stab, hhe.
the clear stab i seen in taobao so

[LunarisDream]

hey LD i want to ask.
will we get a clear stab or black stab, hhe.
the clear stab i seen in taobao so

I'm putting a board together w/ those stabs tonight to test out the feels.

Not super impressed by the appearance, but we'll see. Gonna be using my leftover 67g Zealios, stock. I have boards w/ the gold-plated stabilizers and regular Chinese stabilizers for comparison.

[WNovizar]

hey LD i want to ask.
will we get a clear stab or black stab, hhe.
the clear stab i seen in taobao so

Where did you get that stab?

[gadzkun]

hey LD i want to ask.
will we get a clear stab or black stab, hhe.
the clear stab i seen in taobao so

I'm putting a board together w/ those stabs tonight to test out the feels.

Not super impressed by the appearance, but we'll see. Gonna be using my leftover 67g Zealios, stock. I have boards w/ the gold-plated stabilizers and regular Chinese stabilizers for comparison.

waiting for review 
i really like the appearance it looks good with clear switch top.
but i dont know about the smoothness will it be more good or worst than black stab.
i expected it will smooth cause it clear )

hey LD i want to ask.
will we get a clear stab or black stab, hhe.
the clear stab i seen in taobao so

Where did you get that stab?

here's m8 https://world.taobao.com/item/531797261669.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.B05Csj#detail

 

[kenshinjeff]

Incidentally, after looking at this post I went to purchase two for fun. It's written there that it's not perfect upon releasing the key due to additional rubber(?) feet on the base. For anyone else who wants to purchase one, they've ran out of stock till next week : x

[Gengarfan]

Just saw that you have almost all the money now. That's great news! Does that mean about a month left of a wait if everything goes smoothly from here?

[TerryMathews]

Hey guys, I have a question for you all.

I bought this board pre-assembled from someone else. The way they assembled it, it doesn't have arrow keys. How can I modify the board to have arrow keys? I assume it will involve de-soldering and re-soldering switches.

Has anyone done this before? are there instructions to follow?

Thanks

i assume your layout is like the first one..

Show Image

you must desolder red color keys on first layout.
and change it to green color keys on second layout.

its 1.75u shift - 1.5u alt/crtl - arrow keys - 1u Num 0

hope it helps

Won't work unfortunately. He will need to desolder all the switches to remove the stabilizers on RShift and pad0. ._.

aw you right, i forgot about the stabilizer :eek:

thats too bad  :(

Technically, if you don't care about salvaging the stabilizer, you could use side cuts to break the stab housing into smaller pieces that will come out since it's on the bottom row the bar itself will come out once the plastic is cut enough.

Just be very careful where and how you cut. Do it right and all you'll destroy is the plastic stab housing.

[LunarisDream]

Good and bad update in OP

[Gengarfan]

Good and bad update in OP

How much more is it going to cost us in USD? And thanks for letting us know!

[LunarisDream]

How much more is it going to cost us in USD? And thanks for letting us know!

100 RMB is $15.26. If everybody added that, we'd be back to where we started. But I don't think there will be any more major problems w/ the buy - this was just very unexpected. The contingency fund is supposed to go towards payment for the one in charge of fulfilling the orders in the US (as it is a long and tedious task), stuff like this, and 1-2 replacements should severe accidents happen during delivery, which is why I'd like to reestablish it if possible.

[gadzkun]

How much more is it going to cost us in USD? And thanks for letting us know!

100 RMB is $15.26. If everybody added that, we'd be back to where we started. But I don't think there will be any more major problems w/ the buy - this was just very unexpected. The contingency fund is supposed to go towards payment for the one in charge of fulfilling the orders in the US (as it is a long and tedious task), stuff like this, and 1-2 replacements should severe accidents happen during delivery, which is why I'd like to reestablish it if possible.

its ok to add RMB 100 at least they promised we will get a higher quality cases

[kenshinjeff]

Let me know when you want the $$$ I'll have to topup my account first.

[WNovizar]

So when can I send you additional fund?

[QuickDelat]

I'm also ok with paying another $15, looking forward to build this

[Atredl]

I'm fine with paying a bit more. I really hope there aren't any more surprises though. Also, will we be getting progress pictures from the factory?

[gadzkun]

maybe it is too much to ask, but can we get ZZ96 text engrave in the case with additional RMB 100

like this

[LunarisDream]

I will have to make time to gather up the total amount and send out another round of invoices/requests.

Appreciate all your support.

gadzkun, I'll ask the guy and get back to you on this asap. It's doable, can't have too many characters, and won't cost extra, but can't do more than a couple cases because it gets really difficult to sort. PM me details if you want to do it.

[joostflux]

Dude I am sure I am not the only that feels this way but thank for all your hard work. I am more than okay with paying the extra money so definitely send that invoice over when you get a chance. I can't believe how much you have dedicated to this group buy and when I say thank you I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. You are running a great group buy  and I couldn't ask for anymore. 

[gadzkun]

Dude I am sure I am not the only that feels this way but thank for all your hard work. I am more than okay with paying the extra money so definitely send that invoice over when you get a chance. I can't believe how much you have dedicated to this group buy and when I say thank you I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. You are running a great group buy  and I couldn't ask for anymore. 

+1 for this.

and i sent you a PM LD i forgot to fill the subject tho.

[Pieminister]

Thanks for all the hard work.

It sounds like both cases and PCBs have entere the production phase now. I know it os still early days but have the factories given you a rough ETA?

[LunarisDream]

Thanks for all the hard work.

It sounds like both cases and PCBs have entere the production phase now. I know it os still early days but have the factories given you a rough ETA?

Not yet. The PCBs should finish well before the cases, but will need to be tested and have their resistors/diodes soldered one by one.

I think two months is a reasonable estimate for the cases. If that changes, I'll update the thread.

[boo]

Anyone know of an experienced keyboard assembler in SoCal? I don't have any tools or skills and prefer to get them assembled by someone who knows what they are doing.

[Atredl]

Anyone know of an experienced keyboard assembler in SoCal? I don't have any tools or skills and prefer to get them assembled by someone who knows what they are doing.

I wouldn't call myself "experienced" but I have built a handful of boards. One hand-wired and two PCB keyboards. All built without an issue. (Except for the programming  ) If you don't find anyone else I'd be happy to help. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.

[LunarisDream]

I can handle a couple assemblies depending on the switch type. Zealios would be difficult to source and also easy to get lost in transit when shipped to China. Gateron switches and LEDs would be cheaper to source. Shipping costs won't change, but there will be an assembly fee.

[boo]

Anyone know of an experienced keyboard assembler in SoCal? I don't have any tools or skills and prefer to get them assembled by someone who knows what they are doing.

I wouldn't call myself "experienced" but I have built a handful of boards. One hand-wired and two PCB keyboards. All built without an issue. (Except for the programming  ) If you don't find anyone else I'd be happy to help. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.

I can handle a couple assemblies depending on the switch type. Zealios would be difficult to source and also easy to get lost in transit when shipped to China. Gateron switches and LEDs would be cheaper to source. Shipping costs won't change, but there will be an assembly fee.

I can handle a couple assemblies depending on the switch type. Zealios would be difficult to source and also easy to get lost in transit when shipped to China. Gateron switches and LEDs would be cheaper to source. Shipping costs won't change, but there will be an assembly fee.

thanks guys, once the board is closer to shipping, let's discuss some options because RL can throw you a curve ball at any given moment.

[thelectronicnub]

i can do assemblies for those of you in the us as mentioned earlier since i'm handling us distribution. pm me if you're interested.

[Butter]

Paid the additional cost. Hopefully it will be here at the end of July

[reggalicious]

Paid!  Thanks for the updates!

[airs]

Paid the $15. Can't wait to see this thing with the upgraded anodizing

[LunarisDream]

All invoices for the additional costs have been sent out. Thanks for your rapid responses, folks.

[Atredl]

The other posts reminded me. Paid now!

[Gengarfan]

All paid up!

[boo]

Paid up! Hey Lunaris, I am assuming the board can do either pcb or plate mount right?


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[LunarisDream]

Paid up! Hey Lunaris, I am assuming the board can do either pcb or plate mount right?

Yessir. If you didn't order a plate, you can still use the board just fine w/ PCB-mount switches.

[joostflux]

Paid! 

[reggalicious]

Paid all invoices.  Production hype!

[ipley]

I'll Paid Complete.

[tkpresent]

Paid.