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Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: Awful on Fri, 11 May 2012, 22:38:32
Redoing this thread because of rollbacks.

Looking to trade the insides of my MJ2 Yellow Edition (plate/pcb) in MX BLUE for your MJ2 MX BROWN. My warranty sticker is still on, and I've only had this kb for a couple months. I love my yellow caps/case, but want brown switches now. Hopefully this will work for someone looking for blues which arn't exactly easy to come across in the US right now.

Here's the only drawback for you; I would need your parts shipped first because this is my only board. I would then mail these blues back out with something like 3 day shipping, and throw in purple wasd cluster that came with the yellow edition and a pedo bear if you want it. (brand new, never used) I have positive feedback on here and my Ebay account (not looking to **** anyone.) I just don't have anything to use if I mail mine.

Derp. Yeah TKL for TKL
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: precarious on Sat, 12 May 2012, 00:30:15
still TKL? :)
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: captain on Sat, 12 May 2012, 03:39:13
Where are you?
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: Awful on Sat, 12 May 2012, 13:42:22
US, I'm in West Virginia. could meet someone possibly! Didn't even think of that.
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: captain on Sat, 12 May 2012, 16:43:56
Too far from Neptune... Though you got me thinking--I might trade my Black for a Blue one of these days.  GLWT
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: hashbaz on Sun, 13 May 2012, 00:00:35
I'm still up for trading the MJ1 guts.
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: dvdhsu on Sun, 13 May 2012, 02:52:42
I have a Filco with browns that I would love blues in. Not sure if they're MJ1 or 2 though.

I've never gutted a Filco before; how difficult is it?
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 13 May 2012, 07:57:22
You won't be able to change the cord color though.  So if you have the internals from a camo...then you will be stuck with an olive green cord.  Black filco= black cord, white filco=white cord, etc.
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 13 May 2012, 09:30:08
Quote from: AKIMbO;591491
You won't be able to change the cord color though.  So if you have the internals from a camo...then you will be stuck with an olive green cord.  Black filco= black cord, white filco=white cord, etc.


I haven't opened any of my Filcos (yet), but doesn't the USB cable connect to the bottom of the PCB using a plastic connector? I wouldn't think the cable is soldered directly to the PCB. You could just swap the cables there.

In fact, I saw the connector in Feng's picture of the acrylic TKL case (I hope Feng doesn't mind me using his image):

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=48588&d=1334842541)
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 13 May 2012, 09:31:49
Quote from: jdcarpe;591569
I haven't opened any of my Filcos (yet), but doesn't the USB cable connect to the bottom of the PCB using a plastic connector? I wouldn't think the cable is soldered directly to the PCB. You could just swap the cables there.

In fact, I saw the connector in Feng's picture of the acrylic TKL case (I hope Feng doesn't mind me using his image):

Show Image
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=48588&d=1334842541)

My bad.  It is a socket cable, so it isn't directly soldered to the PCB.
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: boost on Sun, 13 May 2012, 12:01:39
If I get my RealForce tomorrow I can trade you the guts from my filco. It's a MJ2.
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: WRXChris on Sun, 13 May 2012, 15:38:33
PM'ed
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: WRXChris on Sun, 13 May 2012, 18:41:53
Dirty work is done, thanks to Ripster's guide!  Here are your Brown MJ2 Filco guts, Awful:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]50188[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]50189[/ATTACH]
Title: Filco guts :D [My BLUE for your BROWN]
Post by: Awful on Sun, 13 May 2012, 21:32:14
Quote from: WRXChris;591947
Dirty work is done, thanks to Ripster's guide!  Here are your Brown MJ2 Filco guts, Awful:

(Attachment) 50188[/ATTACH]
(Attachment) 50189[/ATTACH]

Going to this guy. He's semi-local to me, so it's going to be awesome for both of us. Thanks everyone who stopped by.