[GB] ComPact SQ - 1800 Inspired [COMPLETE]

[hatran87]

Got my board today

Thank Leeku and Meiosis for this group buy 

[appleonama]

Got my board today  but unfortunately it looks like there is an issue with the pcb.


Before I started soldering I made sure the pcb worked but there seems to be a dead led I think. There is nothing wrong with the traces and anything around it is fine but this led wont light up.  I'm not sure what to do... should I replace the ws2812b led? or wait for leeku
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EDIT: WELP now more than half the LED are dead or that single led completely died which is stopping the signal flow through the rest of the led's

[appleonama]

WELP now more than half the LEDs are dead or that single led completely died which is stopping the signal flow through the rest of the led's

[leeku]

Got my board today  but unfortunately it looks like there is an issue with the pcb.


Before I started soldering I made sure the pcb worked but there seems to be a dead led I think. There is nothing wrong with the traces and anything around it is fine but this led wont light up.  I'm not sure what to do... should I replace the ws2812b led? or wait for leeku
hopefully this macro shot is more than clear

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EDIT: WELP now more than half the LED are dead or that single led completely died which is stopping the signal flow through the rest of the led's

Seems that RGB has flaws. Please e-mail me.

[appleonama]

Got my board today  but unfortunately it looks like there is an issue with the pcb.


Before I started soldering I made sure the pcb worked but there seems to be a dead led I think. There is nothing wrong with the traces and anything around it is fine but this led wont light up.  I'm not sure what to do... should I replace the ws2812b led? or wait for leeku
hopefully this macro shot is more than clear

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EDIT: WELP now more than half the LED are dead or that single led completely died which is stopping the signal flow through the rest of the led's

Seems that RGB has flaws. Please e-mail me.

emailed  :thumb:

[appleonama]

Update: Got all the RGB led's to start working again all I had to do was retouch the solder on the led.
Thank you so much for the suggestions leeku! excellent support and gb saint. 

[r5d]

I have recieved a package yesterday, thank you very much leeku! Upon opening I found the steel plate and also a thicker acrylic plate, are they meant to be used together?

[leeku]

I have recieved a package yesterday, thank you very much leeku! Upon opening I found the steel plate and also a thicker acrylic plate, are they meant to be used together?

choose one! not together.

[suicidal_orange]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

[drewba]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

Correct, there was no shipping notification or tracking information provided to me. It took roughly a week for me to receive in NA. I hope you get a box soon!

Leeku & Meiosis, thanks for making my first custom group buy a great one! The acrylic plate is just the best to type on & I'm in love with look/layout. 

[suicidal_orange]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

Correct, there was no shipping notification or tracking information provided to me. It took roughly a week for me to receive in NA. I hope you get a box soon!

Leeku & Meiosis, thanks for making my first custom group buy a great one! The acrylic plate is just the best to type on & I'm in love with look/layout. 

Thanks, I hope so too!  My name was never listed as shipped so I have no idea how long it's been out there.  It could be sitting in customs waiting for them to attach a ransom note but usually things slip through if they aren't tracked so hopefully not...

How are you finding the little 0 key?  That's my only worry with this layout as I usually hit the other edge with my thumb.

[drewba]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

Correct, there was no shipping notification or tracking information provided to me. It took roughly a week for me to receive in NA. I hope you get a box soon!

Leeku & Meiosis, thanks for making my first custom group buy a great one! The acrylic plate is just the best to type on & I'm in love with look/layout. 

How are you finding the little 0 key?  That's my only worry with this layout as I usually hit the other edge with my thumb.

That was a fear of mine as well because all of my other numpads have a 2u zero key. I've found that I have no issues getting used to the numpad, but I am hitting the up arrow key A LOT because I'm used to a full sized right shift.

[appleonama]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

[Willyc277]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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Damn, that is gorgeous!! That plate looks pretty thick! Might have to try and pick one of these up soon!

[leeku]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

Correct, there was no shipping notification or tracking information provided to me. It took roughly a week for me to receive in NA. I hope you get a box soon!

Leeku & Meiosis, thanks for making my first custom group buy a great one! The acrylic plate is just the best to type on & I'm in love with look/layout. 

Thanks, I hope so too!  My name was never listed as shipped so I have no idea how long it's been out there.  It could be sitting in customs waiting for them to attach a ransom note but usually things slip through if they aren't tracked so hopefully not...

How are you finding the little 0 key?  That's my only worry with this layout as I usually hit the other edge with my thumb.

I remember you as very first in my mind. You are the one who wants ISO. sorry for late but you will get soon. I guess it would be in your place.
I sugest 2u + key instead 1u + - key it looks better and easily find caps.

[suicidal_orange]

Great to see more of these arriving, I'm right in thinking they just turn up with no warning?  Maybe tomorrow...

Correct, there was no shipping notification or tracking information provided to me. It took roughly a week for me to receive in NA. I hope you get a box soon!

Leeku & Meiosis, thanks for making my first custom group buy a great one! The acrylic plate is just the best to type on & I'm in love with look/layout. 

Thanks, I hope so too!  My name was never listed as shipped so I have no idea how long it's been out there.  It could be sitting in customs waiting for them to attach a ransom note but usually things slip through if they aren't tracked so hopefully not...

How are you finding the little 0 key?  That's my only worry with this layout as I usually hit the other edge with my thumb.

I remember you as very first in my mind. You are the one who wants ISO. sorry for late but you will get soon. I guess it would be in your place.
I sugest 2u + key instead 1u + - key it looks better and easily find caps.

Yup, that's me!  I still can't believe no-one else wanted ISO...

I've got a set of Hyperfuse here waiting so may go for a full 1u numberpad, having only one 2u doesn't look great but all 1u should.  Will check before soldering it!

The postman's usually been by now so it's not looking good for today, but I will have a play in Jigon in preparation

[Zibob]

Yup, that's me!  I still can't believe no-one else wanted ISO...

Mine is ISO as well.

[jaffers]

Yup, that's me!  I still can't believe no-one else wanted ISO...

Mine is ISO as well.

I didn't think that you got a SQ, did you get it via classifieds or directly from leeku?

[Zibob]

Yup, that's me!  I still can't believe no-one else wanted ISO...

Mine is ISO as well.

I didn't think that you got a SQ, did you get it via classifieds or directly from leeku?

Dude I straight up messaged you the day I ordered it. I got in on the leftovers. Ha ha.

[axtran]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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Did you solder in the indicator LEDs? What color did you pick? Any spacers used?

[appleonama]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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Did you solder in the indicator LEDs? What color did you pick? Any spacers used?

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

[alienman82]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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Did you solder in the indicator LEDs? What color did you pick? Any spacers used?

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

I think he means sip sockets or something?  You can use them if you want to there is room for them

[appleonama]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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Did you solder in the indicator LEDs? What color did you pick? Any spacers used?

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

I think he means sip sockets or something?  You can use them if you want to there is room for them

yeah I did use sip sockets in the switches if thats what he meant. I think he means rubber feet between the pcb and case. I don't know to be honest. Oh and I just got back on your email

[appleonama]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

[nathanrosspowell]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

Duck feet SMDs only went out with the Alu bottom plate as it pretty much stops all light getting into the duck feet.

[alienman82]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5eo3uve2xmww4i/final%20keymap.bin?dl=0

The layer 0 is the default one, not sure if it's all there, but this should help you a lot!  Took me a few hours to find all the keys!

[appleonama]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5eo3uve2xmww4i/final%20keymap.bin?dl=0

The layer 0 is the default one, not sure if it's all there, but this should help you a lot!  Took me a few hours to find all the keys!

Thanks so much. I have the exact same thing on my jigon file but for some reason nothing registers. 

[alienman82]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5eo3uve2xmww4i/final%20keymap.bin?dl=0

The layer 0 is the default one, not sure if it's all there, but this should help you a lot!  Took me a few hours to find all the keys!

Thanks so much. I have the exact same thing on my jigon file but for some reason nothing registers. 

maybe it's the dropdown menu for the default layer, sometimes it seems to reset itself

[appleonama]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5eo3uve2xmww4i/final%20keymap.bin?dl=0

The layer 0 is the default one, not sure if it's all there, but this should help you a lot!  Took me a few hours to find all the keys!

Thanks so much. I have the exact same thing on my jigon file but for some reason nothing registers. 

maybe it's the dropdown menu for the default layer, sometimes it seems to reset itself

I got it to work all I did was restart my computer. 

[alienman82]

can someone share their jigon file?

I am so confused as to how this works. For some reason none of my button are registering.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5eo3uve2xmww4i/final%20keymap.bin?dl=0

The layer 0 is the default one, not sure if it's all there, but this should help you a lot!  Took me a few hours to find all the keys!

Thanks so much. I have the exact same thing on my jigon file but for some reason nothing registers. 

maybe it's the dropdown menu for the default layer, sometimes it seems to reset itself

I got it to work all I did was restart my computer. 

nice

[meiosis]

Well I just finished this thing last night. A couple cosmetic issues on the board kinda sadden me but overall the board is alright. I also noticed I got the pcb without the duck feet smds so theres that
I should've taken more time to clean the pcb but meh

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What cosmetic issues did yours have?

I just know that acrylic is really fragile.. Mine got marks from items on my desk :|

[axtran]

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

LED risers, like you'd use in a Phantom build to lift the LED off of the surface of the PCB. I just figured there's a little too much space between LED and top case housing (I haven't measured mine yet, but I have so many of them I was thinking of using them).

[Zibob]

About these indicator LEDs, I have not gotten a good look at the top plate (black acrylic) and how these sit under it. Do the need to be round LEDs, do the sit in/through the top plate or can I use square LEDs, which I have on hand in the colours i want.

[kiwi99]

About these indicator LEDs, I have not gotten a good look at the top plate (black acrylic) and how these sit under it. Do the need to be round LEDs, do the sit in/through the top plate or can I use square LEDs, which I have on hand in the colours i want.

Any LEDs work, I've used 2x3x4, 5mm, 3mm and 1.8mm and all seemed to work.

[appleonama]

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

LED risers, like you'd use in a Phantom build to lift the LED off of the surface of the PCB. I just figured there's a little too much space between LED and top case housing (I haven't measured mine yet, but I have so many of them I was thinking of using them).

Just use sip sockets. Not only do they lift the led off the pcb you can also switch out the led to any color you want.

[Zibob]

About these indicator LEDs, I have not gotten a good look at the top plate (black acrylic) and how these sit under it. Do the need to be round LEDs, do the sit in/through the top plate or can I use square LEDs, which I have on hand in the colours i want.

Any LEDs work, I've used 2x3x4, 5mm, 3mm and 1.8mm and all seemed to work.

Cool thanks. Pink, skyble and jade green indicators it is.

[axtran]

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

LED risers, like you'd use in a Phantom build to lift the LED off of the surface of the PCB. I just figured there's a little too much space between LED and top case housing (I haven't measured mine yet, but I have so many of them I was thinking of using them).

Just use sip sockets. Not only do they lift the led off the pcb you can also switch out the led to any color you want.

Good call.

... too bad I only have two SIP sockets left. LOL

[alienman82]

no not yet and when I do I will be using RGB. and no spacer ? I'm not sure what you mean by spacers

LED risers, like you'd use in a Phantom build to lift the LED off of the surface of the PCB. I just figured there's a little too much space between LED and top case housing (I haven't measured mine yet, but I have so many of them I was thinking of using them).

Just use sip sockets. Not only do they lift the led off the pcb you can also switch out the led to any color you want.

Good call.

... too bad I only have two SIP sockets left. LOL

buy some on eBay, they are like $7 shipped for 300

[Rodgaroon]

leeku, any updates on the remaining boards? no rush just curious.

I'm still waiting on keycaps from Bunny so even if I got the board today I couldn't place caps on all the keys.

[appleonama]

here is my build log for anyone interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4dnude/compact_sq_1800_build_log/

[StormyMonday]

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here is my build log for anyone interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4dnude/compact_sq_1800_build_log/

Sa-weeeet!  :cool:

[iamtootallforthis]

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here is my build log for anyone interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4dnude/compact_sq_1800_build_log/

That there is a purty board!

[Rodgaroon]

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here is my build log for anyone interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4dnude/compact_sq_1800_build_log/

I love keyboard porn.

[Willyc277]

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here is my build log for anyone interested

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4dnude/compact_sq_1800_build_log/

You win.

[soilheart]

Is there any plan for another GB round ?

For this? or another items?
For this? No. but there are some left overs of Acrylic cases, plates and PCBs.
For another items? No plan for now but who knows.

Are you all out by now, or is something remaining?

[heissler]

Interested in this aswell. Are there still any leftovers?

[leeku]

No Alu tops and steel plates but I have some left over.
Just fill up the goohle form I will send properinvoice with +30$ of late cost.

[soilheart]

No Alu tops and steel plates but I have some left over.
Just fill up the goohle form I will send properinvoice with +30$ of late cost.

Acrylic ISO plates?

[leeku]

No Alu tops and steel plates but I have some left over.
Just fill up the goohle form I will send properinvoice with +30$ of late cost.

Acrylic ISO plates?

yes it remains.

[heissler]

Ordered a kit, thanks!