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Offline Greatfirewall

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We call it the Rainbow
« on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 08:50:45 »
It is made for GH60 rev.b，but not only for it
还是说中文吧，这个是用pcb做的60%通用定位版，支持除了ios之外基本上所有的键位排列
我们把电路直接设计在了上面，使用了0805的贴片电阻（330Ω）和1206的贴片led，可以选择你喜欢的颜色排列方式，支持自定义
整个线路可以连接到键盘上面，通过键盘控制亮灭




« Last Edit: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:19:44 by Greatfirewall »
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Offline absyrd

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 08:53:11 »
Broken.
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Offline Greatfirewall

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:01:34 »
repaired
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Offline P3TC0CK

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:05:05 »
« Last Edit: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:09:43 by P3TC0CK »
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Offline Greatfirewall

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:10:25 »
可能因为图片上传到中国的网站
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Offline P3TC0CK

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:12:58 »
Quote from: Greatfirewall on Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:10:25
可能因为图片上传到中国的网站

Try imgur.com if it's not blocked in China. I could upload them for you as well, but not without your permission.
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petcock
[pet-kok] 
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1. a small valve or faucet, as for draining off excess or waste material from the cylinder of a steam engine or an internal-combustion engine.

Offline Greatfirewall

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:15:33 »
好的，我试试
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Offline heedpantsnow

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:21:56 »
我在美国，可以看见。很好！
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:31:06 »
This looks interesting... Not too sure if I am keen on having 2 wires coming out of my board.
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Offline jdcarpe

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 09:32:16 »
Well, now that's a novel concept. A switch plate made from a PCB, with surface mount LEDs on it! Nice. :)
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 10:47:04 »
Looks interesting...
If the GH60 had a daughter-board connector it could be done without the extra cable!
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 11:36:47 »
Could also be pretty sweet for original Poker owners...add a plate and backlighting at the same time.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 14:22:24 »
What a novel idea for backlighting! I love it!

I hope it's not too expensive: it looks awesome.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 14:26:20 »
That is amazing. Awesome idea.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 14:58:51 »
First few images are broken for me but the bottom ones are fine.
Looking very very nice :D
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 17:58:39 »
If you can't eliminate light-bleed, embrace it ...
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Offline cribbit

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #16 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 03:10:15 »
Still broken for me :(
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #17 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 11:43:50 »
 :eek: What a great idea!   :eek:
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #18 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 15:59:34 »

-using a PCB as plate means a weak plate. Most people like strong plates. Considering how fussy many geekhackers are with their acrylic and metal casings, I think a 'plate' that is less than 100% rigid will be unpopular. Author should pay attention to the strength of his plate/ pcb.

Most of the earlier pictures are still broken. I am outside China.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 16:27:22 »
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 20 July 2014, 15:59:34

-using a PCB as plate means a weak plate. Most people like strong plates. Considering how fussy many geekhackers are with their acrylic and metal casings, I think a 'plate' that is less than 100% rigid will be unpopular. Author should pay attention to the strength of his plate/ pcb.

Most of the earlier pictures are still broken. I am outside China.

There's no reason you couldn't make  an acrylic plate to go above it or to usr PCB mount switches with it.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 16:42:10 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 20 July 2014, 16:27:22
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 20 July 2014, 15:59:34

-using a PCB as plate means a weak plate. Most people like strong plates. Considering how fussy many geekhackers are with their acrylic and metal casings, I think a 'plate' that is less than 100% rigid will be unpopular. Author should pay attention to the strength of his plate/ pcb.

Most of the earlier pictures are still broken. I am outside China.

There's no reason you couldn't make  an acrylic plate to go above it or to usr PCB mount switches with it.

You're right. I think users should be aware that the PCB-plate thing works best if combined with a transparent acrylic plate.

Author of OP really has hit on an excellent innovation. This PCB 'mounting' of leds works great to diffuse light. I find that way too many people have a glaringly lighted up LED keyboard. This is much more subtle and less intrusive.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 16:45:15 »
Yes, if you use this type of plate, you definitely should use PCB mount switches with a PCB that supports them. :)
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #22 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 17:49:58 »
Would we be able to hack on some sort of passthrough on this plate/pcb so that you would only need one cable for this board?
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #23 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:24:16 »
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #24 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:52:29 »
Something to note: This means that we can have 2 LED colours on keys at the same time  :eek:
magenta on blue miami anyone?
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Offline Thechemist

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #25 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:55:16 »
This would have been so much better with RGB Smd leds with a controller.
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #26 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:56:34 »
Quote from: Thechemist on Sun, 20 July 2014, 18:55:16
This would have been so much better with RGB Smd leds with a controller.

I don't know if a controller would be able to fit on a plate considering that it would be sandwiched between another PCB and the switches....
However, that would be super cool if we could have customizable colours and LED lighting modes!
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #27 on: Sun, 20 July 2014, 23:32:00 »
note that a PCB is much stiffer than most plastics used as plate material. I think this pcb as a plate over PCB mount switches would be plenty tough enough, but it also depends on how well they are connected together at the sides.
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #28 on: Mon, 21 July 2014, 03:29:20 »
A plate in a Poker or GH60 is not a structural part, so its toughness is no big concern. Fibreglass is quite strong. You could use much flimsier materials and it would not do any difference.
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Offline Greatfirewall

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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #29 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 03:18:01 »
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 20 July 2014, 15:59:34

-using a PCB as plate means a weak plate. Most people like strong plates. Considering how fussy many geekhackers are with their acrylic and metal casings, I think a 'plate' that is less than 100% rigid will be unpopular. Author should pay attention to the strength of his plate/ pcb.

Most of the earlier pictures are still broken. I am outside China.

PCB很韧性，很有弹性，手感奇妙，算是一种尝试吧
其实定位版（Plate）在60%键盘上大多是用来防止MX轴歪掉，其实和钢质相比真的差别不大
至少我是这样认为的
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Re: We call it the Rainbow
« Reply #30 on: Fri, 08 August 2014, 07:56:40 »
I think this is a great idea.
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