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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #200 on: Mon, 06 August 2018, 11:05:52 »
First batch going out in 24 hours, I've attached tracking info on PayPal, let me know if you've paid but not received anything.

Next batch will go out next Tues (GMT+8) given that it's Singapore's National Day this Thurs and I will be going back to Malaysia for the long weekend, not to mention the courier companies won't be working as well :P

For those who still need some time to pay your shipping invoices, please do so before Sat (11 Aug) so that we can have it out by next week  :thumb:
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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #201 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 03:04:14 »
Received my grey KIRA EXS today. Potato pic attached.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #202 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 03:23:21 »
That is insanely fast  :eek:
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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #203 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 12:49:19 »
It is here!  Love the gray color.   ;D

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #204 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 16:27:04 »
Mine has arrived too!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #205 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 17:26:09 »
love the weight on this case so much, sad i missed it!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #206 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 19:44:10 »
These looking amazing! Hurry and build so we can see some finished builds :p

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #207 on: Thu, 09 August 2018, 23:48:14 »
Mine comes tomorrow, getting antsy. That brass plate makes me regret not getting one. Looks great!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #208 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 10:36:05 »
Got mine this morning  :-*



flawless, little dusty but easy to clean up. Test everything so far and they all work. Will build mine w/o the diffuser since it's flimsy  :thumb:

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #209 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 12:28:08 »
Neat color combo!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #210 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 17:33:23 »
My keyboard also arrived. I'm happy and sad.

The back LED on the PCBs has a different color.
And the Stepped CapsLock LED does not turn on. Both PCBs are the same.
And there are other small problems.

















« Last Edit: Fri, 10 August 2018, 17:39:09 by jdlee777 »

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #211 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 18:31:53 »
After seeing the issues above, I tested my PCB and found the same issues with the LEDs. Both the caps lock led and the LEDs on the back are off. I also have 3 backlighting LEDs showing the wrong color. 
Edit: after doing a thorough inspection on the rest of the parts, I found some small defects on the aluminum plate (nothing big, a wavy looking cut and a small chip on one of the holes). There were also some small pits in the anodization but those are only visible on the inside.
Also, there were another set of screws included in the bag, some of the included screws for the main body were different lengths. Am I supposed to use the screws in the bag that are identical?
« Last Edit: Fri, 10 August 2018, 19:08:27 by ray160 »

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #212 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 21:24:28 »
id be interested to pick one of these up if for some reason one is being let go saw one listed in r/mm but would like to see what sup on the pcb situation.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #213 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 21:44:41 »
Both mine seem ok.



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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #214 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 22:13:21 »
Mine is working fine as well. No issues with rgb or led lighting. And no defects on both of the plates

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[GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #215 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 22:13:48 »
Regarding the LEDs, I personally tested all the PCBs and managed to get them to all light up, so it's a bit odd that some of you are having issues?

Try changing the LED colours using bootmapper, and yes the screws included in the bag are recommended.
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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #216 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 22:29:34 »
I tried different colors but there were still 3 LEDs that were different from the rest.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #217 on: Fri, 10 August 2018, 22:32:12 »
I tried different colors but there were still 3 LEDs that were different from the rest.

I have seen this happen before when there isn't enough juice getting to the SMDs. See if maybe a pad is loose or something?
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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #218 on: Sat, 11 August 2018, 19:29:32 »
i don't have access to a soldering iron as of now. Can anyone else try?

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« Reply #219 on: Sun, 12 August 2018, 22:05:58 »
Got mine today!





It’s just beautiful! I have a matching purple diffuser as well to go with Hyperfuse when it comes

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #220 on: Mon, 13 August 2018, 00:49:58 »
Unfortunatly, even if I mapped it as a bootmapper, the color of the back LED of the PCBs is not changed and the Stepped CapsLock LED does not turn on either.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #221 on: Mon, 13 August 2018, 11:37:01 »
Have you tried changing USB ports/cables etc?

I spent 2 days testing all these functions on all the PCBs and it worked on mine. Please check if you're using a USB hub or not, if you are please connect it directly to the computer.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #222 on: Tue, 14 August 2018, 07:52:47 »
Even if I connect the PCB to another computer, changing the USB ports/cables does not change.
Of course, the usb hub is not used.






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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #223 on: Tue, 14 August 2018, 09:31:50 »
I'm really at a loss at why this would happen, since all of them were fine before I sent them out and I tested it with bootmapper as well.


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #224 on: Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:08:15 »
Please exchange it for new PCBs.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #225 on: Tue, 14 August 2018, 14:46:45 »
Here are pics and vids of my PCB https://imgur.com/a/BA5Xodv
edit: There was no USB hub used and I tested with a different cable and got the same results
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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #226 on: Wed, 15 August 2018, 09:01:53 »
One of my PCB has the LED issue too, green led won't light up no matter which color I set it to.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #227 on: Wed, 15 August 2018, 14:14:01 »
Did anyone receive an extra PCB? I ordered an extra but it wasn’t included in my package—perhaps it landed in the wrong parcel. Thanks!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #228 on: Tue, 21 August 2018, 12:52:46 »
Hi Beamingrobot, are you the one who’s answering the email? I’ve email you guys (again) on Aug 18th about my order (the last reply I got from you was so far off since Aug 4-5th)
I’ve even offered to come directly to your local address in Singapore (or send the kit locally to my friend’s address in Singapore as needed if it bothers you), but you’ve been silent for quite a long while now. What should I expect?
It’s unfortunate that you guys (or the factory???) messed up my order, but please at least dont keep me in the dark. Do some communication for god sake!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #229 on: Wed, 22 August 2018, 09:52:49 »
Hi Beamingrobot, are you the one who’s answering the email? I’ve email you guys (again) on Aug 18th about my order (the last reply I got from you was so far off since Aug 4-5th)
I’ve even offered to come directly to your local address in Singapore (or send the kit locally to my friend’s address in Singapore as needed if it bothers you), but you’ve been silent for quite a long while now. What should I expect?
It’s unfortunate that you guys (or the factory???) messed up my order, but please at least dont keep me in the dark. Do some communication for god sake!

Not sure what you have discussed with beamingrobot, but please be patient. He is most likely busy with other stuff at the moment and I'm sure he will get back to you as soon as he can.


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #230 on: Wed, 22 August 2018, 20:23:38 »
Did anyone receive an extra PCB? I ordered an extra but it wasn’t included in my package—perhaps it landed in the wrong parcel. Thanks!

Beaming, being the amazing guy he is, sent me the extra PCB separately. Couldn’t be more pleased with this keyboard! Absolutely stunning.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #231 on: Wed, 22 August 2018, 21:27:32 »
I had an idea for using wood for the spacer. Could the file for that piece be uploaded so people could experiment with different materials there? Having different materials would be a nice detail.

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #232 on: Thu, 23 August 2018, 14:51:39 »
Got mine yesterday morning and put it together. This is my first custom board and its awesome, I love the weight and typing on it is so excellent! Forgive me if this is a stupid question but how can I customize the keys, can I use QMK? What layout should I pick from the dropdown? TIA!

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« Reply #233 on: Fri, 24 August 2018, 00:00:13 »
I had an idea for using wood for the spacer. Could the file for that piece be uploaded so people could experiment with different materials there? Having different materials would be a nice detail.

I'll upload the file.

Got mine yesterday morning and put it together. This is my first custom board and its awesome, I love the weight and typing on it is so excellent! Forgive me if this is a stupid question but how can I customize the keys, can I use QMK? What layout should I pick from the dropdown? TIA!

It's ps2avrgb, so you'll have to use bootmapper client. There are people working on qmk compatibility I think, buy I'm not very familiar with the project.


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #234 on: Tue, 28 August 2018, 21:07:38 »
There is no answer from beamingrobot.
How do you handle a problem PCBs?

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #235 on: Fri, 31 August 2018, 09:10:09 »
There is no answer from beamingrobot.
How do you handle a problem PCBs?

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #236 on: Mon, 03 September 2018, 18:15:07 »
I had an idea for using wood for the spacer. Could the file for that piece be uploaded so people could experiment with different materials there? Having different materials would be a nice detail.

Hi, as promised I'm uploading the spacer file.


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #237 on: Tue, 04 September 2018, 16:57:22 »
thank you!

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« Reply #238 on: Wed, 03 October 2018, 19:26:42 »
Any updates?

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« Reply #239 on: Thu, 04 October 2018, 06:41:52 »
Updates?

Group buy is finished
« Last Edit: Thu, 04 October 2018, 07:24:50 by mudcakehoney »

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #240 on: Thu, 04 October 2018, 09:53:37 »
I mean about the PCBs with issues

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #241 on: Tue, 09 October 2018, 20:36:47 »
Hi does anyone know the width of the gap between the bottom of the case and the PCB? I'm planning to put some butyl rubber on the bottom and don't want to run into any clearance issues

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Shipping
« Reply #242 on: Sun, 07 April 2019, 02:39:26 »
I have a purple spacer for sale if anyone is interested. Pm me for details


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Complete
« Reply #243 on: Thu, 06 June 2019, 16:52:08 »
I’m looking into getting a new PCB designer for this project, a PCB that fits this case and a new one (that I haven’t started working on).


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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Complete
« Reply #244 on: Fri, 07 June 2019, 09:09:02 »
I’m looking into getting a new PCB designer for this project, a PCB that fits this case and a new one (that I haven’t started working on).

That would be amazing 🙏
            

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« Reply #245 on: Fri, 07 June 2019, 09:26:15 »
Wish we got another round of this, or a similar board.

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« Reply #246 on: Fri, 07 June 2019, 11:35:55 »
Wish we got another round of this, or a similar board.

There's another 1800 coming out

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« Reply #247 on: Fri, 25 October 2019, 14:04:20 »
I’m looking into getting a new PCB designer for this project, a PCB that fits this case and a new one (that I haven’t started working on).

Any updates on a new PCB for EXS? Worried I'm going to miss it!

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Re: [GB] KIRA EXS - Complete
« Reply #248 on: Fri, 29 November 2019, 03:17:33 »
Hi I would like to experiment with plate materials. Could I get the plate file?

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« Reply #249 on: Tue, 23 June 2020, 00:25:24 »
I’m looking into getting a new PCB designer for this project, a PCB that fits this case and a new one (that I haven’t started working on).

Any updates on a new PCB for EXS? Worried I'm going to miss it!

Sorry about the lack of update, I'd like to know how many people are interested and then I will ask for a quote from DZ and divide the cost among potential participants.

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