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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: TeacherGeek on Sun, 05 May 2019, 05:52:17

Title: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: TeacherGeek on Sun, 05 May 2019, 05:52:17

I was wondering if you can buy clear housing, mainly the top half.

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: Rob27shred on Sun, 05 May 2019, 06:07:48

Yep, not sure where to get them internationally but if you live in the US mechanicalkeyboards.com sells Gateron clear tops by themselves. https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1650 (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1650) Although I would do some searching around before buying through them as mkb.com's pricing is pretty high for just tops. For what they're charging you could buy full Gateron switches from NovelKeys & harvest the top housings.

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 May 2019, 10:50:09

The labor to pry open 90 switch tops,  I'd just buy the switch tops.

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 05 May 2019, 15:10:55

I've never understood the reasoning for wanting clear tops.




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Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 May 2019, 19:34:31

Maybe more even light refraction.  But over all.. Mehhh.....

If anything, You'd buy Silver bottoms + Clear tops.   Clear tops alone, Meh..

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: TeacherGeek on Sun, 05 May 2019, 23:06:40

Oh, I thought that light dispersion from LEDS wouldn't be very good on black housing.

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: TeacherGeek on Mon, 06 May 2019, 05:37:20

Ok, black housing can work if it has the hole at the bottom, but I am assuming that most black housing won't have it.

First with Kailh housing. It has white bottom with clear housing and hole at the bottom.
Second one is Razer Green, no hole at the bottom and completely black case.

(https://i.ibb.co/2PWKvx3/IMG-20190506-222656-01.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zbQfXpV)(https://i.ibb.co/ZTWDHJS/IMG-20190506-222535.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dKGYbct)

Title: Re: Buy clear housing only?
Post by: Dreamre on Mon, 06 May 2019, 16:03:13

I have some new ones for sale if you're interested.