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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: TacticalCoder on Sun, 15 May 2011, 06:50:26

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: TacticalCoder on Sun, 15 May 2011, 06:50:26

My first question would be: does any IBM Model M (or Unicomp or Lexmark or Tulip etc. variant) have keys with integrated LED?

And my second question (not related to Model M's): how does it work?  I mean, how does the power get there in the key?

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 15 May 2011, 07:15:42

OMG. The led is not integrated into the keys. The led is integrated into the switch.
Those keycaps have a window.

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 15 May 2011, 07:17:52

(http://webwit.nl/input/misc/poker/13.jpg)

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: RiGS on Sun, 15 May 2011, 07:24:02

As you can see there is a hole in every switch for the led. The led goes through those hole and then soldered to the printed circuit board.

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: TacticalCoder on Sun, 15 May 2011, 07:36:42

Quote from: RiGS;346533

OMG. The led is not integrated into the keys. The led is integrated into the switch.
Those keycaps have a window.

Ah cool.  Of course.  Silly me :)

Thanks for the picture :)

What about Model M and LEDs?

Title: Two questions about "keys with integrated LED"
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 15 May 2011, 15:14:43

Quote from: TacticalCoder;346542

What about Model M and LEDs?

No