[IC] CA66 Custom Keyboard Round 2 (follow lastest quote for updates!)

[PlayKeyboardTW]

I saw that the led strip is going to be raised up a bit higher from the pcb to prevent light bleeding. I wonder if a more frosted strip will be necessary on the case to prevent led hotspots and to keep a more gradient look.

The part you were saying was already frosted.

Oh, I know that but I’m wondering if it’ll be made thicker to account for the fact that the leds will be closer to the surface and might cause led hotspots instead of a nice ambient light. Perhaps it’s negligible in terms of how much it’s raised. Have you tried one of the new pcbs in the case with the leds on? Does it look fine still?

Yeah it's tested. Still have some distance between leds and top.

I saw that the led strip is going to be raised up a bit higher from the pcb to prevent light bleeding. I wonder if a more frosted strip will be necessary on the case to prevent led hotspots and to keep a more gradient look.

The part you were saying was already frosted.

Thanks for feedbacks guys.

The alps option will only be in Bluetooth PCB. If you guys are okay with the layout it provided, we'll stick to this pic below.
(Attachment Link)

Will there be a non-ALPS option? I'd like to solder on Holtites but the ALPS slots will make that rather difficult

No sorry. But the truth is that you can't mount PCB to top case unless you solder switches in it.

I beg to differ

I have several top mounts with Holtites. Even though I can't swap switches without opening the case to support the PCB from below when putting new switches in, the Holtites will hold on to the switches enough to keep the PCB floating.

That'll cost more according to the expected quantity of PCB selling. Yang will tend to keep what it looks like right now.

[kokoon]

So will there be a white option now?

[befbef]

Hot-swap would really be a big 
Thanks for checking again!

[krey]

i want a ca66 to call my own!

[ye_cole]

Hot-swap would really be a big 
Thanks for checking again!

Hot swap would be great. Seconded!

[cijanzen]

You people gotta commit on your switches! Solder em in!

[PlayKeyboardTW]

Morning from Taiwan guys!
We are planning to start CA66 GB on 15th. )

My mate will be going to anodizing factory to check all final color options.
And we'll be uploading modded plate and alps plate pics for you guys to have a look.

About PCB, there will be 2 kinds:
1. Normal wire version: with modded RGB led strip and a bit change for fully supporting QMK. USB C to C also supports
2. Bluetooth version: BT4.0, compatible with MX switches and ALPS switches. TMK firmware.

About Hotswappable PCB. Since CA66 wasn't designed for using this way to install and build, the PCB will need some screws to mount to the top case as you guys can see what m60-A did. It should be re-layouted and tested, which is going to cost lots of effort.
We don't think it's a good idea to just produce some PCBs, and you guys are on your own after sending them away.
So sorry to say HS PCB is not available. We'll come up with it in other design to follow the trend.

[ipreferpie]

So excited for this! Is this a limited number GB or open pre order? Just wondering if I need to press F5 like crazy!

[cijanzen]

Morning from Taiwan guys!
We are planning to start CA66 GB on 15th. )

My mate will be going to anodizing factory to check all final color options.
And we'll be uploading modded plate and alps plate pics for you guys to have a look.

About PCB, there will be 2 kinds:
1. Normal wire version: with modded RGB led strip and a bit change for fully supporting QMK. USB C to C also supports
2. Bluetooth version: BT4.0, compatible with MX switches and ALPS switches. TMK firmware.

About Hotswappable PCB. Since CA66 wasn't designed for using this way to install and build, the PCB will need some screws to mount to the top case as you guys can see what m60-A did. It should be re-layouted and tested, which is going to cost lots of effort.
We don't think it's a good idea to just produce some PCBs, and you guys are on your own after sending them away.
So sorry to say HS PCB is not available. We'll come up with it in other design to follow the trend.

Awesome! Super excited for this!

Few questions,

Will the Bluetooth option not have QMK support and LED strip modifications like on the non-Bluetooth option?

Will we be able to purchase more than one PCB and plate per order?

[PlayKeyboardTW]

Awesome! Super excited for this!

Few questions,

Will the Bluetooth option not have QMK support and LED strip modifications like on the non-Bluetooth option?

Will we be able to purchase more than one PCB and plate per order?

No QMK for BT PCB. RGB led strip will remain it's fancy. You still can change it's settings.
Extra parts are surly available to be purchased.

[cijanzen]

Awesome! Super excited for this!

Few questions,

Will the Bluetooth option not have QMK support and LED strip modifications like on the non-Bluetooth option?

Will we be able to purchase more than one PCB and plate per order?

No QMK for BT PCB. RGB led strip will remain it's fancy. You still can change it's settings.
Extra parts are surly available to be purchased.

Sounds good! Depending on pricing I might pickup Bluetooth and non-Bluetooth options. Either way thanks for another round!

[York Chan]

I m verrrry love it. And i render it with keycaps set 2600~

[jrfhoutx]

Awesome! Super excited for this!

Few questions,

Will the Bluetooth option not have QMK support and LED strip modifications like on the non-Bluetooth option?

Will we be able to purchase more than one PCB and plate per order?

No QMK for BT PCB. RGB led strip will remain it's fancy. You still can change it's settings.
Extra parts are surly available to be purchased.

has the work to port the bluetooth version to qmk just not been done, or is it not possible?
I know qmk supports the bluefruit boards, but considering that qmk is based off of tmk, if it's possible to support this board's bluetooth setup in tmk, then it should be possible to support qmk on the same board.

[silversung]

literally signed up with GH to join this GB!
beautiful design with retro feel, and BT. That's like an endgame for me.

DARK RED, here I come!

[slxdegrees]

Morning from Taiwan guys!
We are planning to start CA66 GB on 15th. )

My mate will be going to anodizing factory to check all final color options.
And we'll be uploading modded plate and alps plate pics for you guys to have a look.

About PCB, there will be 2 kinds:
1. Normal wire version: with modded RGB led strip and a bit change for fully supporting QMK. USB C to C also supports
2. Bluetooth version: BT4.0, compatible with MX switches and ALPS switches. TMK firmware.

About Hotswappable PCB. Since CA66 wasn't designed for using this way to install and build, the PCB will need some screws to mount to the top case as you guys can see what m60-A did. It should be re-layouted and tested, which is going to cost lots of effort.
We don't think it's a good idea to just produce some PCBs, and you guys are on your own after sending them away.
So sorry to say HS PCB is not available. We'll come up with it in other design to follow the trend.

Is it possible to start the GB a little later? GBs for so many great-looking keyboards are starting at around the same time and our wallets could really do with a bit of time to catch up.

[Photoelectric]

Morning from Taiwan guys!
We are planning to start CA66 GB on 15th. )

My mate will be going to anodizing factory to check all final color options.
And we'll be uploading modded plate and alps plate pics for you guys to have a look.

About PCB, there will be 2 kinds:
1. Normal wire version: with modded RGB led strip and a bit change for fully supporting QMK. USB C to C also supports
2. Bluetooth version: BT4.0, compatible with MX switches and ALPS switches. TMK firmware.

About Hotswappable PCB. Since CA66 wasn't designed for using this way to install and build, the PCB will need some screws to mount to the top case as you guys can see what m60-A did. It should be re-layouted and tested, which is going to cost lots of effort.
We don't think it's a good idea to just produce some PCBs, and you guys are on your own after sending them away.
So sorry to say HS PCB is not available. We'll come up with it in other design to follow the trend.

Is it possible to start the GB a little later? GBs for so many great-looking keyboards are starting at around the same time and our wallets could really do with a bit of time to catch up.

That's probably always going to be the case at this point, just as it is with keycap sets.  I anticipate the rate to increase even further.

[Cktenders]

Will the BT PCB be using USB-C as well?

[gregoryturtle]

How long will the group buy be opened for?

[dantambok]

I have a CA66 from the original run in China. Can i just order a bluetooth PCB and plate from this GB?

[typischt]

I have a CA66 from the original run in China. Can i just order a bluetooth PCB and plate from this GB?

Yes, that will be possible.

[dantambok]

I have a CA66 from the original run in China. Can i just order a bluetooth PCB and plate from this GB?

Yes, that will be possible.

Thanks!

[PlayKeyboardTW]

Hi, guys.

We are trying hard to make the GB happen on time. Please forgive us if we can't make it on 15th.
We'll make it live asap.

Thanks!

[Lormania]

Thanks for the update and no worries!

[dondongler]

Take your time, really excited to see what colors you'll be offering. Hoping for that dark blue.

[roymt76]

Hi, guys.

We are trying hard to make the GB happen on time. Please forgive us if we can't make it on 15th.
We'll make it live asap.

Thanks!

Thank for update 
I have more time to save my money

[cijanzen]

Hi, guys.

We are trying hard to make the GB happen on time. Please forgive us if we can't make it on 15th.
We'll make it live asap.

Thanks!

Thank for update 
I have more time to save my money

Hopefully only a day or two! I’m so ready this round.

[Ephemeral]

Hopefully only a day or two! I’m so ready this round.

Same. I would love for this to happen at some point this month if not the 15th.

I won't be able to get in on it otherwise. 

[KingzandBean]

Wait so is there a finalized color option list?/ Will there the round 1 colors be available?? :0 *drools a little*

[Lormania]

Hoping for the same purple!

[Lyle88]

Hoping for the same purple!

I'm very much considering going for the purple with SA troubled minds

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[redjarojam]

I am looking for that brown to come back...Standing by with a fistful of money.

[cijanzen]

Any updates as to when the gb will start? I know there’s a delay but do you have an estimate?

[PlayKeyboardTW]

Sorry for the delaying.

We are pretty much done for the GB page. Just waiting to do the final check and we are good to post it to GB forum.
Might be show up anytime in these two days.

Thanks for all the patience from you guys!

[cijanzen]

Sorry for the delaying.

We are pretty much done for the GB page. Just waiting to do the final check and we are good to post it to GB forum.
Might be show up anytime in these two days.

Thanks for all the patience from you guys!

No worries! better to have a slightly delayed but smoother GB 

Thanks for the update. I'll wait patiently now! 

[gregoryturtle]

Sorry for the delaying.

We are pretty much done for the GB page. Just waiting to do the final check and we are good to post it to GB forum.
Might be show up anytime in these two days.

Thanks for all the patience from you guys!

Interested to see the final color options!

[gregoryturtle]

Nvm just checked all the information is updated on their site!
Whoop

https://play-keyboard.store/collections/group-buys/products/ca66-66-custom-keyboard-kit?variant=18680818499702

[garbo]

Oh, so there's no way to get one of the carbon fibre plates from the original BT PCB run? That's a shame

[wowremy]

Any way to get the brown color?

[Vizir]

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

[cijanzen]

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

Grey blue

[typischt]

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

Grey blue

Are you sure? I actually think it‘s just grey.. It‘s always hard to tell with the CA66!

[cijanzen]

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

Grey blue

Are you sure? I actually think it‘s just grey.. It‘s always hard to tell with the CA66!

On second glance you’re right. Might be grey. At first I thought it was a mix of GMK Yuri and another set and the navy modifiers matched the case so I thought it must be navy but I realize now this is probably GMK Carbon which has grey mods. So yeah, grey case? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[bcbishop]

Definitely looks like the grey case I bought last round.

[Taques]

Whew, I'm glad the $340 price is all-in and pretty close to the original GB price. Don't think I could have made an extra $45 on top of that work.

Can't wait to put in my order!

[cijanzen]

I don’t know if this was answered before, but how many devices can the Bluetooth pcb remember? And can you switch between devices?

[Vizir]

@PlayKeyboardTW can you please mark which color is in each image of the keyboard. not, the samples, since those are hard to visualize, the full keyboard. maybe just write the color at the bottom of each keyboard image on the shop page.

[redjarojam]

Any way to get the brown color?

One tear fell out of my eye when I didn't see brown in that drop down list. Dark red it is I guess.

[cijanzen]

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

Grey blue

Are you sure? I actually think it‘s just grey.. It‘s always hard to tell with the CA66!

On second glance you’re right. Might be grey. At first I thought it was a mix of GMK Yuri and another set and the navy modifiers matched the case so I thought it must be navy but I realize now this is probably GMK Carbon which has grey mods. So yeah, grey case? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Just realized, at least on desktop, that the feature picture changes when selecting the colour from the dropdown menu. When you pick grey, then the picture you were asking about becomes the featured one so I guess that's the final answer!

[PlayKeyboardTW]

Oh, so there's no way to get one of the carbon fibre plates from the original BT PCB run? That's a shame

It was not made by us. We did a little modification for both alu and brass plate for signal to pass through.

Any way to get the brown color?

One tear fell out of my eye when I didn't see brown in that drop down list. Dark red it is I guess.

We canceled it according to the quantity of last round. Sorry about that.

what color is this?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1934/6038/products/1_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1534347943

It's a dark grey. The commercial color.

Whew, I'm glad the $340 price is all-in and pretty close to the original GB price. Don't think I could have made an extra $45 on top of that work.

Can't wait to put in my order!

Thanks!

I don’t know if this was answered before, but how many devices can the Bluetooth pcb remember? And can you switch between devices?

The BT module it used is for one device at a time only. That's the only disadvantage of it.
But the module is very efficient and supports far distance. Made in TW.

@PlayKeyboardTW can you please mark which color is in each image of the keyboard. not, the samples, since those are hard to visualize, the full keyboard. maybe just write the color at the bottom of each keyboard image on the shop page.

We did it in product page. Now it shows up the color matches your color choice.
Some colors were not showed up. We will try to put them in asap.

[roymt76]

wait there is no gold rose like last GB ?