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Title: BK keycaps
Post by: wheelspk on Mon, 03 September 2012, 12:14:24
hello every one

i have just bought keycaps for my Black widow from Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Cherry-MX-Laser-Etched-Keycaps-104-Set-Keyboard-Key-Caps-/110936940512?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item19d45b5fe0#ht_1657wt_1271

and now i find that the , spacebar alt , ctrl and the function key will not fit  :mad:

where can i find ctrl, alt, and function keys from??

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Razer makes such low low quality products, most key comes off while typing or play games, they just pop off....

any one knows what size i should buy to fit the clt, SB and FN keys , and any example of the BQ with with keycaps??

thanks
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: Zehkul on Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:24:09
Right now there is NO ONE at all who makes such a spacebar. The other keys do exist, but usually aren’t included in sets/are hard to come by. (You can order fitting 1unit keys, but WASD doesn’t offer 1.5 ones)

This might change though with further spread of iOne boards.
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:36:11
SP make 6units space. The Tg3/Deck BL82 use them. I actually am selling backlight set from that board here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=28549.0). Also can be found on Cherry 11900 and 1800model with 1x bottom row keys, Cherry is a good source for 1.5 modifiers as well. Going vintage Cherry is always my recommendation, though you only get the underglow effect since the keycaps are thick and totally opaque.
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: Alessandro on Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:36:27
Your best bet would be to put the money from caps towards a better board first. :) The BWs are known for hit and miss build quality!
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: Zehkul on Mon, 03 September 2012, 15:58:58
SP make 6units space.

Wrong stems, afaik.
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 03 September 2012, 16:32:58
Sure? Looks like same + + + stem spacing to me... should be able to put spacebar over 5 single space alpha key switch and it will line up with the 2 on the ends and one in center. It's the same as Cherry 6 unit.
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: Zehkul on Mon, 03 September 2012, 16:42:25
The cherry 1800 spacebar doesn’t fit on a blackwidow.
Title: Re: BK keycaps
Post by: wheelspk on Tue, 04 September 2012, 12:22:26
Your best bet would be to put the money from caps towards a better board first. :) The BWs are known for hit and miss build quality!

ya i think so too, but the BW has been good to me :S replaced the key-caps from my CM QRF  :eek:, as it was MX balck and was really really bad for typing, i seriously hated it

the original keycaps of the BW kept pooping off although its only 2 weeks old so i replaced em.

im thinking of getting the Ducky 9008 G2 with Red MX Switches  now, are they any good??

any any one has a picture of the key-caps color ones of the BW?