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Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: The Solutor on Mon, 11 April 2011, 11:59:05

I'm sure ripster already tried

So how it looks ?

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: HaveANiceDay on Mon, 11 April 2011, 12:38:16

Don't know if PBT changes much, but it would probably look like a PLU ML-87 seen here: http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=277467&postcount=7

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: The Solutor on Mon, 11 April 2011, 12:46:50

Quote from: HaveANiceDay;328655

Don't know if PBT changes much, but it would probably look like a PLU ML-87 seen here: http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=277467&postcount=7

Thanks, although the linked photo seem taken with a lot of direct light, so I think that don't give the right idea.

I'm sure that some other shots are "hidden" in this forum.

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: HaveANiceDay on Mon, 11 April 2011, 16:54:24

I found this pic in a Poker review by Sixty at deskthority.net
(http://i.imgur.com/kFoKn.jpg)
That should be a Cherry Corp PBT key. Those are really thick, so a thinner white one(like those you can get from imsto) should be more see-through.

Source: http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=125

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: The Solutor on Mon, 11 April 2011, 16:58:46

Quote from: HaveANiceDay;328773

I found this pic in a Poker review by Sixty at deskthority.net

Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/kFoKn.jpg)

That should be a Cherry Corp PBT key. Those are really thick, so a thinner white one(like those you can get from imsto) should be more see-through.

Source: http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=125

Thanks again, very helpful

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 11 April 2011, 17:15:59

That's a thin Signature Plastic ABS key.

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: digitalleftovers on Mon, 11 April 2011, 17:20:39

My white ABS Ducky scroll lock key has a glow pattern identical to that SP key pictured above.  Not sure about the PBT, though.

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: sixty on Mon, 11 April 2011, 17:54:52

Quote from: RiGS;328783

That's a thin Signature Plastic ABS key.

Its PBT.

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 11 April 2011, 18:07:51

Hey, don't mess with my photographic memory! :)
http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295118&postcount=30 (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295118&postcount=30)

Title: Bright LED behind a white PBT keycap ?
Post by: sixty on Mon, 11 April 2011, 18:16:09

Quote from: RiGS;328804

Hey, don't mess with my photographic memory! :)
http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295118&postcount=30 (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295118&postcount=30)

Yes, I later corrected it a few posts later though... or maybe in some other topic.. or I should have... either that or I told laden by PM. Anyway, key is PBT, sublimation dyed. Does not matter though on this topic. The ABS ones are the same results with LEDs :D