[IC]Go-fit60, A 60% Bluetooth 5.0 Barebones Kit, GB is in progress

[stoffelduss]

Hey, thank you for your interest!
1. Sorry, the plate design is already done, I don't think we can change the plate layout covering the bottom left and right cutouts.
2. Yes, we can add more colors for the case and plate, it all depends on how many interests for the new colors.
3. For GG60, it's a standard right shift key, we will consider making a split right shift for the next project.

Thanks for the reply I just noticed that you mentioned the planned colors in the first post, didn't read properly, sorry!

[entergogo]

Hey, thank you for your interest!
1. Sorry, the plate design is already done, I don't think we can change the plate layout covering the bottom left and right cutouts.
2. Yes, we can add more colors for the case and plate, it all depends on how many interests for the new colors.
3. For GG60, it's a standard right shift key, we will consider making a split right shift for the next project.

Thanks for the reply I just noticed that you mentioned the planned colors in the first post, didn't read properly, sorry!

[entergogo]

new update on 19th Feb 2020

[lush_bunny]

Filled!

[entergogo]

NEW UPDATES

[lush_bunny]

Can’t open the new IC link for some reason.

[konstantin]

Which specific Bluetooth modules are you considering using?

[entergogo]

Can’t open the new IC link for some reason.

Hi Mikko,
I just checked it, it still works for me, I'm not sure the exact reason.
But you don't need to fill out again, as it's the same form as before, never changed.
Thank you!

[entergogo]

Which specific Bluetooth modules are you considering using?

Hey, good question, but I'm not sure the exact BT modules as I'm not total techno, I will ask my partners and then get back to you.

[Sonickid15]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

[lush_bunny]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

No Group Buy yet. You can still join.

EDIT: There aren't really that many Bluetooth Customs out there, so I really hope this pushes through.

[entergogo]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

The GB is still not open yet, you can join the IC form now, hopefully we can start the GB in April 2020, you will be notified.

[lush_bunny]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

The GB is still not open yet, you can join the IC form now, hopefully we can start the GB in April 2020, you will be notified.

Fingers crossed!

[Jaltr]

Bluetooth 5.0? Im down

[dommyy13]

will ISO support be included in the initial GB?

[entergogo]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

No Group Buy yet. You can still join.

EDIT: There aren't really that many Bluetooth Customs out there, so I really hope this pushes through.

Thank you for your answer:)

[entergogo]

Bluetooth 5.0? Im down

Yes, we are testing Bluetooth 5.0, we are gonna use it.

[entergogo]

will ISO support be included in the initial GB?

No, we will not launch the ISO layout in the initial GB.
We already know some people want ISO layout, but not as many as our expectations.
We're planning to launch the ISO layout in the second GB.

[lush_bunny]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

No Group Buy yet. You can still join.

EDIT: There aren't really that many Bluetooth Customs out there, so I really hope this pushes through.

Thank you for your answer:)

If the first 60% ANSI run is a success, maybe you'd consider layouts too? 

[entergogo]

Oh wow this looks great!! When will people who didn't participate in the group buy be able to buy it? If even possible.

No Group Buy yet. You can still join.

EDIT: There aren't really that many Bluetooth Customs out there, so I really hope this pushes through.

Thank you for your answer:)

If the first 60% ANSI run is a success, maybe you'd consider layouts too? 

Yes, for sure. ISO or HHKB, we will do a survey, then see how many votes for each one.

[M0nk3yG0d]

If this is Bluetooth 5.0 , hotswap and USB-C, you guys can put me down for one right now.

[entergogo]

If this is Bluetooth 5.0 , hotswap and USB-C, you guys can put me down for one right now.

Thank you for your comments, please fill out the IC form, you will be notified when the GB goes live, the GB time is still TBD.

[Jaltr]

Is there a limit to this GB?

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[caonv]

Is there a limit to this GB?

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There is no upper limit.

[yuki]

north facing,, oof, no thanks

[lush_bunny]

north facing,, oof, no thanks

Does north-facing matter if you're not gonna use LEDs anyway? Honest question.

[rockydbull]

north facing,, oof, no thanks

Does north-facing matter if you're not gonna use LEDs anyway? Honest question.

yes. its the switch housing that causes the issue on thick cherry keycaps, not the actual led (though a big one of those can also cause issues)

[yuki]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

[rockydbull]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

I absolutely agree flipping a couple of switches is always a good compromise because usually it's just too row ones which have the least interference. I do think your theory about shine through is likely a major driving force in keeping it north.

[entergogo]

Is there a limit to this GB?

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Actually no limit.

[entergogo]

north facing,, oof, no thanks

Does north-facing matter if you're not gonna use LEDs anyway? Honest question.

yes. its the switch housing that causes the issue on thick cherry keycaps, not the actual led (though a big one of those can also cause issues)

Thank you for your comments, we can do south-facing, let me know if you want a south-facing one.

[entergogo]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

Hey, thank you for your comments. We still can do south-facing PCB boards now if really matters to you all. Please let me know.

[entergogo]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

I absolutely agree flipping a couple of switches is always a good compromise because usually it's just too row ones which have the least interference. I do think your theory about shine through is likely a major driving force in keeping it north.

Thank you for your comments, as we are going to make the PCB board without LED light, so south-facing PCB seems a better choice if north-facing has the potential caps interference problem. Please let me know if you want it south-facing.

[caonv]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

Hey, thank you for your comments. We still can do south-facing PCB boards now if really matters to you all. Please let me know.

In my opinion, if you have test the issue mentioned in above comments and found no problem, you don't have to care about that issue. 

[entergogo]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

Hey, thank you for your comments. We still can do south-facing PCB boards now if really matters to you all. Please let me know.

In my opinion, if you have test the issue mentioned in above comments and found no problem, you don't have to care about that issue. 

Actually, we do have very small issues on the caps, we think it's acceptable, but the thing is we can't guarantee everyone has the same caps as us, so probably there are big issues on some thick keycaps.

[rockydbull]

Yeah, what he said, though there can still be issues with caps that are relatively thin, even 1,3mm caps can still have issues. I think the reason here for going with north facing is the large modules in the top edge of the pcb, but honestly a better layout or flipping just a few switches rather than ALL of them would've been a much better solution.
Might also be just because its meant as a lower end board and people might want to use it with shine through caps (?) but I dont think anybody would complain.

I absolutely agree flipping a couple of switches is always a good compromise because usually it's just too row ones which have the least interference. I do think your theory about shine through is likely a major driving force in keeping it north.

Thank you for your comments, as we are going to make the PCB board without LED light, so south-facing PCB seems a better choice if north-facing has the potential caps interference problem. Please let me know if you want it south-facing.

South facing is always preferable because there are many people who use cherry profile keycaps. Just look at tall the south facing lcbs on the market.

[konstantin]

Thank you for your comments, as we are going to make the PCB board without LED light, so south-facing PCB seems a better choice if north-facing has the potential caps interference problem. Please let me know if you want it south-facing.

You should definitely switch to south-facing switches if you still have the option and the board doesn't use LEDs anyway.

Did you get a chance to ask your partners which Bluetooth module is being used?

[entergogo]

Thank you for your comments, as we are going to make the PCB board without LED light, so south-facing PCB seems a better choice if north-facing has the potential caps interference problem. Please let me know if you want it south-facing.

You should definitely switch to south-facing switches if you still have the option and the board doesn't use LEDs anyway.

Did you get a chance to ask your partners which Bluetooth module is being used?

Thank you for your comments, as we are going to make the PCB board without LED light, so south-facing PCB seems a better choice if north-facing has the potential caps interference problem. Please let me know if you want it south-facing.

You should definitely switch to south-facing switches if you still have the option and the board doesn't use LEDs anyway.

Did you get a chance to ask your partners which Bluetooth module is being used?

Yeah, we'll make a decision if switch to south-facing on this weekend. Yes, but I haven't got an exact answer, I will keep track of this question.

[lush_bunny]

+1 for south-facing, if the issues caused by north-facing is apparent. I'm not a fan of LEDs anyway, this is gonna be part of my everyday carry.

[entergogo]

+1 for south-facing, if the issues caused by north-facing is apparent. I'm not a fan of LEDs anyway, this is gonna be part of my everyday carry.

No problem, we will do south-facing.

[honoka]

would this pcb fit a standard 60%? edit: just saw the cutouts in the bottom case. do you have any pictures of the modules?

[MdotMaxson]

Did this already do group buy? Is this PCB able to fit into the standard 60% case? If not.... has anyone considered making a 60% PCB with Bluetooth that is a drop in to any standard 60% case?

[entergogo]

would this pcb fit a standard 60%? edit: just saw the cutouts in the bottom case. do you have any pictures of the modules?

GG60 case can be count a standard 60% one, but the charging port is at the left top, you can check the case photos in the post, I'm not sure if the PCB can fit your case.

[entergogo]

Did this already do group buy? Is this PCB able to fit into the standard 60% case? If not.... has anyone considered making a 60% PCB with Bluetooth that is a drop in to any standard 60% case?

Not yet, the GB is still not open.
Please check the bottom case photos in the post, I'm not sure if the PCB can fit your case, please check the charging port position.

[AffectionateData]

Looking foward to it

[entergogo]

Looking foward to it

Coming soon... 

[KingOfMemes]

Yeah I dig this. Perfect travel board

[M0nk3yG0d]

Why are there 2 ports on the back of the case? Please tell me that we don’t have to charge using a separate cable.

[entergogo]

Why are there 2 ports on the back of the case? Please tell me that we don’t have to charge using a separate cable.

One is charging(Type-C )port, you can use the keyboard like a wired when charging, another one is the power on/off.

[entergogo]

Yeah I dig this. Perfect travel board

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