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Offline Pemdas

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1550 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:11:55 »
If anyone would ever want to let go of a full aluminum Orion v2 with an Alps plate and PCB, hit me up.

This is the only TKL I'd ever bother with, haha.

That's a super tight request.  Although it IS the sole exception for a TKL I do wish you luck. :thumb:

Oh, I know. I know. I don't plan on it ever being fulfilled, trust me. :P

Slushi has 1 of 5 existing ALPS kits since he took my order.

I actually bought that alps kit from slushi so he no longer has it  :thumb:

Just need to find a donor boards with greens to bring to life  :cool:
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1551 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:16:40 »
Anyone willing to part with their keyboard please let me know  ^-^

That's usually not how it works but good luck.

 :( what? i edit it to sell

I just mean in the sense that it's very rare that somebody will approach you to sell the board. If they want to sell it they'll put it up on classifieds or contact a friend first.

 :-[ but but but this is how I got a viper and eagle 2 years back. I know its rare but it doesn't hurt to ask here.

It doesn't hurt to ask and I don't mean to discourage you. It's just that a lot of people do the same I never see anything come of it.

Definitely doesn't hurt to ask. It's not optimal, but I've seen a few things trade off this way. I've even gotten a few keysets from previous GBs by asking. ;)

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1552 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:25:55 »
I can consider throwing my topre candy corn or topre drunken + monies if you're into that sort thing  :rolleyes:
« Last Edit: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:34:29 by SavvyBird »
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1553 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:39:48 »
I can consider throwing my topre candy corn or topre drunken + monies if you're into that sort thing  :rolleyes:

No... You can always get an Orion later. How often can you get those CC's?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1554 on: Sun, 07 February 2016, 22:50:58 »
I can consider throwing my topre candy corn or topre drunken + monies if you're into that sort thing  :rolleyes:

No... You can always get an Orion later. How often can you get those CC's?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1555 on: Tue, 09 February 2016, 22:11:17 »
Is anyone having issues running the keymapper? I am running Windows 10 Pro and the old 1.6.456 keymapper works with it but not the 1.7.596b for the Orion V2.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1556 on: Tue, 09 February 2016, 22:32:40 »
Is anyone having issues running the keymapper? I am running Windows 10 Pro and the old 1.6.456 keymapper works with it but not the 1.7.596b for the Orion V2.

On Win10 and using the v1.7.596b mapper just fine. What's your error?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1557 on: Tue, 09 February 2016, 22:33:42 »
weirdly enough, after 6 downloads, it finally worked. Not sure what was going on.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1558 on: Wed, 10 February 2016, 18:52:57 »
Just a tiny update...
I ended up never changing the debounce.

It somehow fixed itself over time.
I guess the switches + stabs broke in after a while.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1559 on: Wed, 10 February 2016, 21:16:47 »
I have a MX steel plate to trade for an aluminum plate if anyone is willing.

Can sell this(steel plate) now.  Plastic plate is where it's at.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1560 on: Wed, 10 February 2016, 21:19:41 »
Plastic plate is where it's at.

Hell yeah it is! ;)
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1561 on: Thu, 11 February 2016, 19:08:32 »
I have plastic plate on Orion v2 and stainless steel plate on Octagon

After weeks of use, I kinda prefer the stainless steel, although the tactile is most felt on the plastic plate.

WTB stainless steel plate

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1562 on: Thu, 11 February 2016, 19:48:30 »
I have plastic plate on Orion v2 and stainless steel plate on Octagon

After weeks of use, I kinda prefer the stainless steel, although the tactile is most felt on the plastic plate.

WTB stainless steel plate

What switch do you use on the stainless steel?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1563 on: Thu, 11 February 2016, 21:11:59 »
I have plastic plate on Orion v2 and stainless steel plate on Octagon

After weeks of use, I kinda prefer the stainless steel, although the tactile is most felt on the plastic plate.

WTB stainless steel plate

What switch do you use on the stainless steel?
Cherry ergo clear on stainless steel
Zealio tactile on plastic

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1564 on: Thu, 11 February 2016, 23:35:20 »
I have plastic plate on Orion v2 and stainless steel plate on Octagon

After weeks of use, I kinda prefer the stainless steel, although the tactile is most felt on the plastic plate.

WTB stainless steel plate

What switch do you use on the stainless steel?
Cherry ergo clear on stainless steel
Zealio tactile on plastic

I certainly hope I don't regret aluminum for my vintage MX white switches on the Octagon v2! I've never used Aluminum before, but MX greens sounded like crap on the Octagon v1. To be fair, vintage whites sound so much nicer. I put them in Zealio housings and they are more consistent. Slightly louder (stock housings had them a bit inconsistent and practically mute, which was intriguing), but still quiet and refined. They remind me of Alps a bit. They sound icky with SA caps, but sounded great with Cherry profile PBT. I'm hoping they'll sound good with GMK, though I'm thinking that GMK SNES might not ever hit MQO. I hope I'm wrong about that, because that is THE set I want for the Octagon v2.

Otherwise, I'm gonna have to try and find a PBT set I can dye, haha.

Also, I keep forgetting, but I wanted to thank you for your tips on brightness adjustment, man, that really helped! I can't find an LED scheme that goes well with Jukebox though. :/

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1565 on: Fri, 12 February 2016, 17:31:54 »

I certainly hope I don't regret aluminum for my vintage MX white switches on the Octagon v2! I've never used Aluminum before, but MX greens sounded like crap on the Octagon v1. To be fair, vintage whites sound so much nicer. I put them in Zealio housings and they are more consistent. Slightly louder (stock housings had them a bit inconsistent and practically mute, which was intriguing), but still quiet and refined. They remind me of Alps a bit. They sound icky with SA caps, but sounded great with Cherry profile PBT. I'm hoping they'll sound good with GMK, though I'm thinking that GMK SNES might not ever hit MQO. I hope I'm wrong about that, because that is THE set I want for the Octagon v2.

Otherwise, I'm gonna have to try and find a PBT set I can dye, haha.

Also, I keep forgetting, but I wanted to thank you for your tips on brightness adjustment, man, that really helped! I can't find an LED scheme that goes well with Jukebox though. :/


No problem! Glad  that helped. I think aluminum could be a safe choice in terms of switch feel and sound.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1566 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 00:58:30 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..
« Last Edit: Sun, 14 February 2016, 01:14:31 by aznairjordan »
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1567 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 01:20:15 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1568 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 01:37:02 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1569 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 01:44:27 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.


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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1570 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 01:52:53 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1571 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 02:34:59 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...

Oh, hmmm... I have not run  into this issue before.  :-X I wish I could be more assistance to you, but hopefully someone else around here can help you. I can't imagine that you've bricked your keyboard. There has to be a way to resolve this issue. :(

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1572 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 02:47:15 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...

Try renaming the hex file to something simple .hex and upload it using the FLIP program. After that I've got nothing for ya.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1573 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 02:50:58 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...

Try renaming the hex file to something simple .hex and upload it using the FLIP program. After that I've got nothing for ya.

do you mind linking me to the flip program? or more so how to use it?
« Last Edit: Sun, 14 February 2016, 02:56:06 by aznairjordan »
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1574 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 03:04:07 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...

Try renaming the hex file to something simple .hex and upload it using the FLIP program. After that I've got nothing for ya.

do you mind linking me to the flip program? or more so how to use it?

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49647.0

The steps are there. Major differences are that you'll be using the 02d software to make your hex file, hold back space to bring your orion to programming mode when you're plugging it in, and the controller chip name will be located on your pcb.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1575 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 03:31:57 »
I finally got my board built and running.  My spacebar is a bit mushy. Is the only way fix this issue to put a heavy spring in it? Also, I can't seem control the led brightness. It just turns the leds on or off when I use led ctrl..

Super tight fitting caps can cause a somewhat mushy feel if you press the stablizer mounts down as far as they can go. I've seen this on Gateron PBT space bars. I forget if GMK had this issue.

I just flashed a firmware and I forgot to switch the B/S to the key to the left of it.. Now I can't flash anything onto it :( Did I really screw up badly? Or is there a fix for this?

From what I understand, it's not actually bound to Backspace itself, but simply the key in that position, and that cannot be altered through the firmware.

In otherwords, I think you should be fine. Just try holding the key down while plugging the board in again. Make sure you unplug the cable all the way first; I've done some lazy unplugs where I only barely disconnect the cable until I hear the disconnect sound from Windows, but that has proven to be a false positive at times.

I hope I've understood you correctly! Sorry if I've misinterpreted anything.

I am able to connect and upload firmware like the custom orion v2 preset one, but when the firmware upload box comes up I get a memory write error, use debug for more info. message. None of the keys work at this point,

Full message says
3-2. frmware write...
Checking memory from 0x0 to 0x6FFF... Empty.
0%    100% Programming 0x7000 bytes
...
[ X Error
Memory write error, use debug for more info.
3-3. restart device...
Firmware upload done.
press any key to continue...

Try renaming the hex file to something simple .hex and upload it using the FLIP program. After that I've got nothing for ya.

do you mind linking me to the flip program? or more so how to use it?

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49647.0

The steps are there. Major differences are that you'll be using the 02d software to make your hex file, hold back space to bring your orion to programming mode when you're plugging it in, and the controller chip name will be located on your pcb.

you have no idea how much i love you right now :) typed from my orion! now to figure out the damn leds..
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1576 on: Sun, 14 February 2016, 03:37:04 »
I pretty much use flip exclusively. The sole exceptions are the pcbs from leeku.

Glad we got one issue solved. I don't have leds yet so I can't help you on that front.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1577 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 01:06:28 »
Finally got one coming to me


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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1578 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 03:38:10 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Where did u get this?

Looks Awesome

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1579 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 07:24:59 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1580 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 07:37:29 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

Yes.
The aluminum bottom has space designed for a weight to be placed inside.
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1581 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 09:22:52 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Where did u get this?

Looks Awesome
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Offline xondat

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1582 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 12:34:52 »
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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

Yes.
The aluminum bottom has space designed for a weight to be placed inside.

Ah - always wondered what that hole was for, now that I know I feel quite stupid :p

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1583 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 13:01:08 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

Yes.
The aluminum bottom has space designed for a weight to be placed inside.

Ah - always wondered what that hole was for, now that I know I feel quite stupid :p

So how do I get one?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1584 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 13:12:35 »
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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

Yes.
The aluminum bottom has space designed for a weight to be placed inside.

Ah - always wondered what that hole was for, now that I know I feel quite stupid :p

So how do I get one?

Step one: learn Korean
Step two: find a Korean friend after quitting learning
Step three: cry that you missed the group buy and that you have no friends
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1585 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 13:21:20 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Is this a custom weight? :confused:

Yes.
The aluminum bottom has space designed for a weight to be placed inside.

Ah - always wondered what that hole was for, now that I know I feel quite stupid :p

So how do I get one?

Step one: learn Korean
Step two: find a Korean friend after quitting learning
Step three: cry that you missed the group buy and that you have no friends

Just ordered Rosetta Stone (Korean).

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1586 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 13:22:15 »
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Very nice filphil! I was about to pick one up myself but ended up selling my board. ;)
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1587 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 18:14:15 »
Yep in terms of how to get one you'll have to find someone in the korean community to try and source you one.  I have no Korean learned in the process.

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Very nice filphil! I was about to pick one up myself but ended up selling my board. ;)

I'd argue you've got a pretty good project in return for the board though!

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1588 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 18:31:53 »
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Very nice filphil! I was about to pick one up myself but ended up selling my board. ;)

I'd argue you've got a pretty good project in return for the board though!

Yeah haha I'd say it's a rather good trade, I'm hoping I won't regret it. Definitely a lot more work for this upcoming board but it should be worth it. :thumb:
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1589 on: Tue, 16 February 2016, 21:26:34 »
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That looks so good but I guess you can't see it when it's installed in the board :(

Was this specific to the korean buys? Any reason it wasn't available in the geekhack groupbuy? I would've loved some extra heft to this board :p
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1590 on: Wed, 17 February 2016, 00:00:24 »
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Very nice filphil! I was about to pick one up myself but ended up selling my board. ;)

I'd argue you've got a pretty good project in return for the board though!

Yeah haha I'd say it's a rather good trade, I'm hoping I won't regret it. Definitely a lot more work for this upcoming board but it should be worth it. :thumb:

Idk how you walk around with those massive balls of yours. I'd **** myself desoldering and soldering that.
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That looks so good but I guess you can't see it when it's installed in the board :(

Was this specific to the korean buys? Any reason it wasn't available in the geekhack groupbuy? I would've loved some extra heft to this board :p

I'm not sure of the history with the plate and the group buy. I can certainly ask. I've seen a few boards on kbdlab.co.kr with the plate though so it wasn't a one off.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1591 on: Wed, 17 February 2016, 00:07:24 »
Finally got one coming to me

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Very nice filphil! I was about to pick one up myself but ended up selling my board. ;)

I'd argue you've got a pretty good project in return for the board though!

Yeah haha I'd say it's a rather good trade, I'm hoping I won't regret it. Definitely a lot more work for this upcoming board but it should be worth it. :thumb:

Idk how you walk around with those massive balls of yours. I'd **** myself desoldering and soldering that.

Haha luckily I didn't need to desolder, it was never built after all these years. Luckily if something were to go wrong the PCBs are so basic that it'd be easy to follow the traces and jump a switch. I doubt that'll happen though. The only worrying thing is to solder the cable in the correct order especially when I'm swapping it to USB or else I could fry the PCB. My balls still aren't as big as originally thought. ;)
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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1592 on: Thu, 18 February 2016, 00:37:54 »
Just finished installing sip sockets and switches onto the PCB. Soldering still needs to be done. I also put keys in to get a feel of the board and my 67g Zealios. Really delightful. Zealios are wicked and the board is an awsome typing experience!  Although I still need to perform soldering I sat down to get used to the 02D software. Must admit I am rather confused. This is my first custom and I have not programmed any boards previously. May I ask the noob question what you guys use your layers for? Also, anyone interested in sharing configs? Would be awsome to have a Duck custom keyboard hex database on i.e. GitHub.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1593 on: Thu, 18 February 2016, 04:04:31 »
Just finished installing sip sockets and switches onto the PCB. Soldering still needs to be done. I also put keys in to get a feel of the board and my 67g Zealios. Really delightful. Zealios are wicked and the board is an awsome typing experience!  Although I still need to perform soldering I sat down to get used to the 02D software. Must admit I am rather confused. This is my first custom and I have not programmed any boards previously. May I ask the noob question what you guys use your layers for? Also, anyone interested in sharing configs? Would be awsome to have a Duck custom keyboard hex database on i.e. GitHub.

I really don't use the layer function. Admittedly I don't think I have a use for it but I kept function layer 4 from from default for the rgb control.


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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1594 on: Thu, 18 February 2016, 08:23:18 »
Just finished installing sip sockets and switches onto the PCB. Soldering still needs to be done. I also put keys in to get a feel of the board and my 67g Zealios. Really delightful. Zealios are wicked and the board is an awsome typing experience!  Although I still need to perform soldering I sat down to get used to the 02D software. Must admit I am rather confused. This is my first custom and I have not programmed any boards previously. May I ask the noob question what you guys use your layers for? Also, anyone interested in sharing configs? Would be awsome to have a Duck custom keyboard hex database on i.e. GitHub.

On my Orion I have Control mapped to Caps Lock and Layer 2 mapped to L Ctrl. In layer 2 I have media controls on Z (Prev), X (Pause), C (Next), V (Vol Down), B (Vol Up). That's it for right now. I'm still waiting on some LED's so I haven't played too much with any of the LED controls.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1595 on: Thu, 18 February 2016, 09:58:37 »
Just finished installing sip sockets and switches onto the PCB. Soldering still needs to be done. I also put keys in to get a feel of the board and my 67g Zealios. Really delightful. Zealios are wicked and the board is an awsome typing experience!  Although I still need to perform soldering I sat down to get used to the 02D software. Must admit I am rather confused. This is my first custom and I have not programmed any boards previously. May I ask the noob question what you guys use your layers for? Also, anyone interested in sharing configs? Would be awsome to have a Duck custom keyboard hex database on i.e. GitHub.

I really don't use the layer function. Admittedly I don't think I have a use for it but I kept function layer 4 from from default for the rgb control.

I use my function layer all the time, but that's on my 60%. As for my TKL, the only time I use it is for controlling the LEDs and accessing the numpad a la Realforce.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1596 on: Thu, 18 February 2016, 18:33:13 »
Just finished installing sip sockets and switches onto the PCB. Soldering still needs to be done. I also put keys in to get a feel of the board and my 67g Zealios. Really delightful. Zealios are wicked and the board is an awsome typing experience!  Although I still need to perform soldering I sat down to get used to the 02D software. Must admit I am rather confused. This is my first custom and I have not programmed any boards previously. May I ask the noob question what you guys use your layers for? Also, anyone interested in sharing configs? Would be awsome to have a Duck custom keyboard hex database on i.e. GitHub.

I really don't use the layer function. Admittedly I don't think I have a use for it but I kept function layer 4 from from default for the rgb control.

I use my function layer all the time, but that's on my 60%. As for my TKL, the only time I use it is for controlling the LEDs and accessing the numpad a la Realforce.

I guess i could do something similar since a numpad can be pretty useful. Really i just want to use the 5 leds in the home cluster. I dislike underutilized features on my boards.

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1597 on: Fri, 19 February 2016, 20:41:13 »
Is it possible to be too in love with a keyboard?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1598 on: Fri, 19 February 2016, 21:03:04 »
Is it possible to be too in love with a keyboard?

Depends... Did you put your manhood in it?

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Re: Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy
« Reply #1599 on: Fri, 19 February 2016, 21:20:33 »
Is it possible to be too in love with a keyboard?

Depends... Did you put your manhood in it?

Well, things got a bit weird... Oh god the feels again...  :-[