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Title: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: in_place on Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:34:12

Hello everyone,

I am spent the last hour or so looking around for some alternative caps for my new DK9008 Shine 2 (Cherry MX Browns) which have a little more texture as I am finding that the smoothness of the caps are causing my fingers to slip.

Looking at tiger Imports they have the PBT cap sets available for purchase which seem to be textured rather than smooth however I will loose the keylighting obviously as the letters are not transparent?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 03 December 2012, 15:15:15

There are very few full sets of keycaps available that will show backlighting.  A few novelty caps is about all I have found so far, although there are hints that some of the keycap manufacturers are gearing up to produce suitably transparent sets.

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: Tempest790 on Tue, 11 December 2012, 21:20:55

Ask and you shall receive.  Can't wait for these to make it state side:

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/265768_398952010179899_1357137294_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: Kronen on Tue, 11 December 2012, 21:25:31

Oh my frickign god... those show backlighting?!?!?  Those are amazing..

EDIT: durr... I'm dumb.

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 11 December 2012, 21:31:19

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=229

Being sold over here now.

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 11 December 2012, 21:45:45

Will these suit a Ducky Shine version 1?

I only ask because in the pic F9 is CM2, F10 is backlighting, and F11/12 are brightness down/up, and this does not macth mine.  On a Shine version 1 F9 is lighting on/off, and F10/11 are brightness down/up.

Based on the CM2, I would guess these are designed fro Shine II - are there any other differences between Shine 1 and Shine II?

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: Tempest790 on Tue, 11 December 2012, 22:54:11

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 11 December 2012, 21:31:19

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=229

Being sold over here now.

Didn't even know that!  Thanks.  I'll be ordering a set.  I definitely want the gray keycaps if they get those in.

Title: Re: Alternative caps for Ducky DK9008 Shine 2
Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 13 December 2012, 22:23:54

They're all up, as far as I saw. I linked to those, but look around and find the others.