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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] KCH Blue Screen
« Last post by PhaseByte on Mon, 06 May 2024, 13:49:35 »Count us in.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] PhaseOne - 75% Wireless Keyboard
« Last post by PhaseByte on Mon, 06 May 2024, 13:45:45 »The green looks beautiful
Glad you like it!
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Keyboards / Re: Simple Questions, Simple Answers (FAQ in the OP)
« Last post by erretter on Mon, 06 May 2024, 12:50:47 »I F'd up the top housing of a soldered in switch (complicated to explain; please just take that info, as it is). The switch is still functioning, but wonky.
Q: Can I swap out the top housing of a switch from the top-side without desoldering it?
Some plates have notches cut out on either side of the switch to allow the top housing clips bend outward. I haven't seen those in quite a few years though. If the plate is contacting the switch on all four sides, you're going to have to desolder. That said, it's a pretty simple operation and a great excuse to learn to solder. You got this!
Thank you! Didn't know about the plate specifics. But I have to say, I soldered the switches in by myself, with led free solder and desoldering this is a 50/50 chance damaging the PCB because it's almost impossible to get all the solder out.
It's amazing how much of a difference quality solder makes. I usually go with a 63/37 flux core solder which has the advantage of being eutectic -- a single, lower melting point that avoid that "gooey, semi-fluid" solder state you find on some cheaper solders.
For desoldering, I'd recommend getting a good solder pump with a soft tip (hard plastic tips on solder pumps never seal well around the component, IMO). I went through so many cheap suckers before finding the "Engineer Solder Sucker" on Amazon. I always add an extra dab of leaded solder before sucking just to make sure everything's good and melted. It's also more mass for the sucker to grab onto, in my experience.
TY! I found that pump. Might give it a try or.... I use this wobbly switch to build the next board
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] Horangi60 60% Keyboard
« Last post by ry24 on Mon, 06 May 2024, 12:45:49 »Will there be an option to just purchase the case? I don't remember if I saw one mentioned.
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Keyboards / Re: Is someone here, who quit the hobby and is only lurking now?
« Last post by _rubik on Mon, 06 May 2024, 12:41:14 »I come and go. The hobby is far more sustainable if you let yourself lose interest every so often. It's also fun seeing all the new products / people / trends when you come back
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Keyboards / Re: Simple Questions, Simple Answers (FAQ in the OP)
« Last post by _rubik on Mon, 06 May 2024, 12:39:38 »I F'd up the top housing of a soldered in switch (complicated to explain; please just take that info, as it is). The switch is still functioning, but wonky.
Q: Can I swap out the top housing of a switch from the top-side without desoldering it?
Some plates have notches cut out on either side of the switch to allow the top housing clips bend outward. I haven't seen those in quite a few years though. If the plate is contacting the switch on all four sides, you're going to have to desolder. That said, it's a pretty simple operation and a great excuse to learn to solder. You got this!
Thank you! Didn't know about the plate specifics. But I have to say, I soldered the switches in by myself, with led free solder and desoldering this is a 50/50 chance damaging the PCB because it's almost impossible to get all the solder out.
It's amazing how much of a difference quality solder makes. I usually go with a 63/37 flux core solder which has the advantage of being eutectic -- a single, lower melting point that avoid that "gooey, semi-fluid" solder state you find on some cheaper solders.
For desoldering, I'd recommend getting a good solder pump with a soft tip (hard plastic tips on solder pumps never seal well around the component, IMO). I went through so many cheap suckers before finding the "Engineer Solder Sucker" on Amazon. I always add an extra dab of leaded solder before sucking just to make sure everything's good and melted. It's also more mass for the sucker to grab onto, in my experience.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] KCH Blue Screen
« Last post by Fraaaan on Mon, 06 May 2024, 12:35:48 »Really cool set, shame it's Keyreative reverse dyesub. Just saying that makes me go into panic mode.
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Off Topic / Re: What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)
« Last post by tp4tissue on Mon, 06 May 2024, 11:26:01 »This here' Double-U.
Thoughts? Do you like this kind?
Thoughts? Do you like this kind?
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] KCH Blue Screen
« Last post by Afresh on Mon, 06 May 2024, 10:59:42 »Is this reverse dye sub or double shot? ABS or PBT?
It's gonna be a reverse dye sub. Full base kit sample before preorders open so people can see the quality before buying.
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! Kishsaver+Industrial Model F
« Last post by applehugger on Mon, 06 May 2024, 10:49:52 »Thank you for putting in instructions to make a note of the LED overlay the buyer wants right in the model page. This was quite confusing for me when I was ordering my Ultra Compact F104. I sort of assumed (correctly, as it turns out), that putting which LED overlay I wanted in the Notes section was necessary.
I might recommend renaming the "Notes / How'd you hear about the project? What convinced you to join in?" to "Notes / LED Style Requested (if ordering)/How'd you hear about the project? What convinced you to join in?", or breaking up the text areas into three sections:
"LED Overlay ($5) - See this page and put the style you want in the Notes section."
These are all just very minor quibbles with the ordering process, which I thought was otherwise quite easy compared to most, more traditional group buy-style projects.
I might recommend renaming the "Notes / How'd you hear about the project? What convinced you to join in?" to "Notes / LED Style Requested (if ordering)/How'd you hear about the project? What convinced you to join in?", or breaking up the text areas into three sections:
- "Notes/LED Style Requested (if ordering)
- "How'd you hear about the project? What convinced you to join in?"
- "DT/GH/Reddit username (for messaging; not required)"
"LED Overlay ($5) - See this page and put the style you want in the Notes section."
These are all just very minor quibbles with the ordering process, which I thought was otherwise quite easy compared to most, more traditional group buy-style projects.