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Filco keyboard - modding project
phinix:
I bought a nice Filco TKL keyboard and want to mod it - desolder those mx blues and solder nice Oil Kings modded with 80g springs.
Desoldering worries aside - I wan to mod that cable, so its going to be short one coming out of the case and ending with USB socket - ideally USB-C female, or if not C, then USB-A female socket.
Now I need help with that cable - I can use original one and cut it in the inside part, so solder wont be visible, just make it shorter and it would end with male USB-A. I could then use some adapters to make it work for my USB-C cable on my desk which I se to plug all my keyboards in, just use some USB-A to C adapter for that Filco.
Is there an easy way to solder USB-C female socket to that Filco cable? Like wire amount wise etc?
Tactile:
Does it have to end up with a pigtail or would a flush fit receptacle be acceptable?
Here are a few ideas:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54886.0
https://hardforum.com/threads/after-forever-of-thinking-about-doing-this-my-filco-mt2-tkl-w-with-removable-cable-mod.2030437/
https://imgur.com/gallery/filco-usb-c-mod-chP6yIN
phinix:
--- Quote from: Tactile on Sun, 30 June 2024, 09:21:47 ---Does it have to end up with a pigtail or would a flush fit receptacle be acceptable?
Here are a few ideas:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54886.0
https://hardforum.com/threads/after-forever-of-thinking-about-doing-this-my-filco-mt2-tkl-w-with-removable-cable-mod.2030437/
https://imgur.com/gallery/filco-usb-c-mod-chP6yIN
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Thanks.
Yeah, I could do daughterboard too.
For me, problem is to know all the wires in the USB cable. Maybe I could just buy some usb-c adapter and 5pin JST plug and make new cable, not messing up the original one.
Leslieann:
--- Quote from: phinix on Sun, 30 June 2024, 08:49:50 ---Is there an easy way to solder USB-C female socket to that Filco cable? Like wire amount wise etc?
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I used a usb-C extension cable, the one I used was usb 2.0 internally so basically I just snipped and soldered the correct colored wires one to one.
You just want (if you can) to find a 2.0 extension with type C connector otherwise you will have to figure out the right wires to connect, which isn't really that difficult if it comes down to it.
phinix:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Mon, 01 July 2024, 05:35:53 ---
--- Quote from: phinix on Sun, 30 June 2024, 08:49:50 ---Is there an easy way to solder USB-C female socket to that Filco cable? Like wire amount wise etc?
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I used a usb-C extension cable, the one I used was usb 2.0 internally so basically I just snipped and soldered the correct colored wires one to one.
You just want (if you can) to find a 2.0 extension with type C connector otherwise you will have to figure out the right wires to connect, which isn't really that difficult if it comes down to it.
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Yeah, I know what you mean.
I'll start modding it and will take a look at the actual cable inside. I'm guessing internally it has 4 wires and if I got that usb-c to usb 2.0 extension you mentioned, I would have 4 wires as well.
I'll keep this thread updated with photos and we get it sorted :)
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