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ABunchOfNumbers:

--- Quote from: nico.psd on Tue, 08 July 2025, 08:27:57 ---Hi everyone
I'm returning to the community after a couple years away. It's nice to be back  :)
I am currently looking for switch recommendations. My main board and my fave switches of all time are the NK Blueberries - I love a heavier tactile! I would like to try some similar switches, so if anyone has recommendations (especially if easy to get in the UK) I would like to know!
Have a good day all! o/

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I’ve had good experiences with Prototypist.net, Mechmods.co.uk and Mechboards.co.uk for UK based orders.

They currently have some variants of the U4Ts and JWK T1s in stock. The U4T has a strong tactile bump but is more rounded and less sharp than the NK Blueberry. If you’re after something with a crisper bump, the T1s might be a closer match.

Prototypist has a few other tactile switches but I cannot comment as I haven't tried any of them.

There aren’t many other UK vendors I’m aware of, but if you’re looking to try other switches, importing could be worth considering. Most switch orders fall below the £130 VAT/import duty threshold, so the only extra cost is usually shipping.

cheater:

--- Quote from: Melvang on Thu, 17 October 2024, 08:37:55 ---Couple quick questions regarding QMK on Xwhatsit controller for an original Kishy. 

I have an original Kishsaver with a 2014 Rev2 Xwhatsit controller that I purchased years ago.  Would this be the correct setup to use QMK for it?  Will it flash over the top of the original firmware or will I have other steps to do to convert from using the original IBM_Capsense_Utility?

Also, can anyone confirm if the solenoid and drivers listed at ModelFKeyboards[.]com will work with that controller and physically fit in the original Kishsaver case without modifications?

I did send a PM to Pandrew over at DT but have not received a reply?  Any other sources I could post these questions?

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Hi there, I've been trying to get in touch with pandrew as well - were you able to get in touch with him in the end?

Thanks

Kerim1te:
Q: Any idea how to change a keyboards Menu/App key to the FN key? New board came with this by default instead of an FN button and I'm not familiar with how to change it with VIA for example.

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