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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: ruiner17 on Wed, 19 October 2011, 17:57:46

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: ruiner17 on Wed, 19 October 2011, 17:57:46

Hey guys, just got some new white PBT keycaps (http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/pbt-key-caps/104-pbt-white-side-printed-key/lid=19686618). They look great, but the D key has some dis-colored blemishes in the plastic. All of the other keys are flawless. I'm curious, has anyone seen this before?

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/110120/pbt_keycap/IMG_5207.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/110120/pbt_keycap/IMG_5209.jpg)

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: ruiner17 on Wed, 19 October 2011, 18:13:15

Thanks ripster, those do look great. I'll give it a shot. It almost looks like it is part of the plastic though.

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 19 October 2011, 18:46:32

that looks like the roach poo i had to deal with on vintage model m, denture cleaner tabs got rid of em (still used a clorox wipe just in case)

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: ruiner17 on Wed, 19 October 2011, 18:58:08

Thanks Lanx! geekhack is #1 when searching google for "denture cleaner tabs"...looks like that may work!

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 19 October 2011, 19:32:22

yea just cuz those are new keycaps, doesn't mean the warehouse was roach free!

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: c0rbin on Wed, 19 October 2011, 19:42:34

Does anybody know what form factor those PBT keys from E-Sports Entertainment are? Like... whether they are Filco/DAS/Leopold ones, or Cherry, or Model M, etc. The reason I'm asking is because I want to replace the F and J from one of those engraved sets with red keys and I can only do that if I know what the form factor of the keys are so that I can get an exact match. Would KBC PBT's work as replacement? Doubleshots?

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: Quarzac on Wed, 19 October 2011, 19:51:30

Quote from: c0rbin;434883

Does anybody know what form factor those PBT keys from E-Sports Entertainment are? Like... whether they are Filco/DAS/Leopold ones, or Cherry, or Model M, etc. The reason I'm asking is because I want to replace the F and J from one of those engraved sets with red keys and I can only do that if I know what the form factor of the keys are so that I can get an exact match. Would KBC PBT's work as replacement? Doubleshots?

They're Cherry MX caps. Any Cherry MX compatible keycaps can replace the F and J keys. Filco, Leopold, and Das all use Cherry MX caps. They're called that because they fit on Cherry MX switches.

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: c0rbin on Wed, 19 October 2011, 19:54:52

Well that makes things easy... thanks. Threadjack over, carry on about your poopy keys.

Title: PBT Keycap Belmishes
Post by: asassdsd on Mon, 24 October 2011, 22:39:52

Quote from: ripster;434837

Mine had a few blemishes but I used a magic scrub pad that Awry gave me and some Simple Green to scrub it out.

Looks great now!
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Hey Ripster i like ur WASD! Where can i buy a set of those, i dont care about the color but what i must have the classic small filco font and the side-print.