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Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Wed, 13 February 2013, 23:20:36
I have the following NIB RACE's for sale:

 - 1 x MX-Blue - Blue LED ($105 + shipping)
 - 3 x MX-Red - White LED ($115 ea + shipping)
 - 0 x MX-Brown - White LED ($110 + shipping)
 - 0 x MX-Brown - Green LED ($110 + shipping)
 
these are the same costs during the initial group buy)

 - 4 x White RACE keycap sets ($40 ea + shipping)

$15 ea for remaining Poker plates and $15 ea for remaing Poker circuit boards (+ shipping).
Plates going fast!!!  (still have lots of PCBs)

 - 3 x Poker plates
 - 15 x Poker PCBs

Email me at me [at] imav [dot] org and provide your shipping address and Paypal email account.  If the item is still available, I'll send you a PP invoice.
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Gupgup on Wed, 13 February 2013, 23:31:40
Dibs on a poker plate and PCB

Edit: pmd
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Kensy on Wed, 13 February 2013, 23:35:50
emailed you iMav !
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: quake4mhg on Thu, 14 February 2013, 14:41:11
Do you have the white keycap set picture? Are they from the white edition?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Thu, 14 February 2013, 14:46:34
Sorry if I should know this but, can I just solder keys to poker circuit board and have a poker? What else would I need besides a case?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Thu, 14 February 2013, 14:50:32
You'll need key stabilizers and LEDs at least.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Thu, 14 February 2013, 14:56:40
Specifically poker stabilizers? Or are they just cherry mx stabilizers? Just got into mechanical keyboards and still trying to get my first mechanical...
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 14 February 2013, 15:04:06
PCB mount Cherry stabs for PCB Poker, plate mount for the plate iMav has.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Thu, 14 February 2013, 15:27:29
Thanks! One last one, will I need to program the board at all? Noticed the GH60 needs it, but maybe the pokers come pre-flashed?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Thu, 14 February 2013, 15:35:38
No programming will be needed.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Thu, 14 February 2013, 16:05:53
Thanks for all the help!

iMav: I emailed you for a poker pbc and plate!

A poker may soon be mine :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: jksteger on Thu, 14 February 2013, 16:13:07
iMav: email sent on a NIB RACE

Thanks!
JS
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: quake4mhg on Thu, 14 February 2013, 22:46:54
MX-Brown - White LED + White RACE keycap set
email sent thank you :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: mashby on Fri, 15 February 2013, 00:23:11
PM'd for 1 Poker PCB
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Atlas on Fri, 15 February 2013, 00:33:01
Imav email sent for Poker plate

Thanks
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Gupgup on Fri, 15 February 2013, 00:33:43
Waiting on email reply :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Dr. MaRV on Sat, 16 February 2013, 00:21:16
Emailed fo a Poker PCB and plate...
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: sordna on Sat, 16 February 2013, 01:26:59
Do the poker circuit boards come with diodes / controller / usb connector ?  Trying to figure out what they need apart from a case and switches.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: The_Beast on Sat, 16 February 2013, 01:55:08
Waiting on email reply :)

Same here, sent a few days ago
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 16 February 2013, 08:42:04
sordna, the Poker PCBs are complete.  Only requirements for full function are switches (and stabs)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Sat, 16 February 2013, 09:21:56
Still waiting on an email response as well, but in the mean time iMav, is there an order limit on the poker pcb and plates? I may want more then one of each now. Thanks!

*EDIT: fixed typo
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: gnubag on Sat, 16 February 2013, 13:54:41
e-mailed.

also, does anybody know what plate that is?
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Sat, 16 February 2013, 14:25:52
So all we need with the PCB are LEDs, switches, and a case?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: gnubag on Sat, 16 February 2013, 14:28:50
So all we need with the PCB are LEDs, switches, and a case?
don't forget stabilizers.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Michael on Sat, 16 February 2013, 18:08:11
iMav, why you make sell thread and no sell to us?

T_T
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: laden3 on Sun, 17 February 2013, 10:04:04
Just e-mailed about the PCB.
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Sun, 17 February 2013, 10:52:05
I'd like to get a PCB and Plate.
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: fydo on Sun, 17 February 2013, 13:07:54
Just sent an e-mail for a Poker PCB and Plate. Thanks for doing this, iMav!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: G.C.W. on Sun, 17 February 2013, 14:18:25
Do you sell metal plates for Poker? How do they look like?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: gnubag on Sun, 17 February 2013, 14:20:43
did anybody get a reply yet?  :'(
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Gupgup on Sun, 17 February 2013, 15:36:17
Nope
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 17 February 2013, 15:40:58
imav's ridiculously busy right now.

the poker plates are aluminum and anodized black. there's a picture of one of mine in the "post your gh60s" thread in the media forum
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: laden3 on Sun, 17 February 2013, 15:52:48
Just wondering, is the PCB still usable if the DIP switch is removed?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 17 February 2013, 16:22:39
yah, basically. you can replace the dip block with jumpers. there are four switches and 8 conductors, so it's pretty straightforward to wire in permanent settings.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: blackfox on Sun, 17 February 2013, 21:39:51
Emailed.

also is the plate only cherry stabilizers or is it also costar compatible?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Sun, 17 February 2013, 22:14:12
They are for Cherry plate-mount stabilizers.  I believe the plate is steel, FWIW.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: kabro91 on Sun, 17 February 2013, 23:48:02
calling dibs on those white caps....been waiting so long for those
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Mon, 18 February 2013, 06:08:26
I'm off today (President's Day I guess...thanks Intel!).

So, I will reply to all emails and get PP invoices out to folks.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Kensy on Mon, 18 February 2013, 07:24:56
Great ! Looking forward ! =D
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Michael on Mon, 18 February 2013, 07:29:47
Sweet!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:21:10
They are for Cherry plate-mount stabilizers.  I believe the plate is steel, FWIW.
without trying to measure specific density, i'll just say that the plates feel plenty solid to me and that the machining is clean
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:22:33
Just received my PP invoice and paid it. Thanks, iMav!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Grimey on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:44:37
papal is payed.  Thanks iMav, looking forward to messing around with the PCB/Plates
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Atlas on Mon, 18 February 2013, 10:42:21
Invoice paid.  Can't wait to add a plate to my Poker.  Thanks.
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Mon, 18 February 2013, 10:59:10
I think I sent the order to the right email..

imav [at] imav [dot] org

Right? Or is it "me" instead of imav?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: Jocelyn on Mon, 18 February 2013, 11:00:51
It's "me" :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: quake4mhg on Mon, 18 February 2013, 11:55:18
Payment sent. Thanks alot, iMav  :D
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:03:09
It's "me" :)

D'oh. Resent then.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: gnubag on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:24:23
nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:30:51
Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: mashby on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:49:14
Paid. Thank you iMav.  :-*
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:10:05
Paid. Now to make my own poker case
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: gnubag on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:15:46
Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?

WASDkeyboards only have costar stabilizers, and for the leds i hoped to get the information here :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:18:05
Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?

WASDkeyboards only have costar stabilizers, and for the leds i hoped to get the information here :)

Will costar not fit, or is that just a preference? I thought I read they will fit somewhere.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:20:34
3 PCBs please!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:20:48
Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?

WASDkeyboards only have costar stabilizers, and for the leds i hoped to get the information here :)

Will costar not fit, or is that just a preference? I thought I read they will fit somewhere.

From the pictures I've seen I think these plates only support PCB mount cherry stabilizers. NOT costar or plate mount cherrys.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:42:11
They are for Cherry plate-mount stabilizers.  I believe the plate is steel, FWIW.

I think you were referring to the poker plates for sale here?

Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?

WASDkeyboards only have costar stabilizers, and for the leds i hoped to get the information here :)

Will costar not fit, or is that just a preference? I thought I read they will fit somewhere.

From the pictures I've seen I think these plates only support PCB mount cherry stabilizers. NOT costar or plate mount cherrys.

Based on these two quotes, can we get confirmation on which stabs we need? Thanks!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:44:16
One could have a plate made that would hold Costar plate-mounted stabilizers for you.  The Costar design does not depend on the PCB in any meaningful way.  The Cherry stabilizers are a different story.  The PCB-mount version won't work with a plate, but the plate-mount version will work with or without a plate.

This plate does not have the holes needed to mount Costar stabilizers.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:45:54
One could have a plate made that would hold Costar plate-mounted stabilizers for you.  The Costar design does not depend on the PCB in any meaningful way.  The Cherry stabilizers are a different story.  The PCB-mount version won't work with a plate, but the plate-mount version will work with or without a plate.

This plate does not have the holes needed to mount Costar stabilizers.

PCB mounts work with a plate. The plates I made for the poker last November allowed you to use PCB mount stabilizers with a plate.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:52:58
One could have a plate made that would hold Costar plate-mounted stabilizers for you.  The Costar design does not depend on the PCB in any meaningful way.  The Cherry stabilizers are a different story.  The PCB-mount version won't work with a plate, but the plate-mount version will work with or without a plate.

This plate does not have the holes needed to mount Costar stabilizers.

PCB mounts work with a plate. The plates I made for the poker last November allowed you to use PCB mount stabilizers with a plate.

...but will they work with the Vortex plate from this GB?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:57:29
One could have a plate made that would hold Costar plate-mounted stabilizers for you.  The Costar design does not depend on the PCB in any meaningful way.  The Cherry stabilizers are a different story.  The PCB-mount version won't work with a plate, but the plate-mount version will work with or without a plate.

This plate does not have the holes needed to mount Costar stabilizers.

PCB mounts work with a plate. The plates I made for the poker last November allowed you to use PCB mount stabilizers with a plate.

...but will they work with the Vortex plate from this GB?

No :(

I was just saying your rule isn't absolute, but in this case it is
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:59:41
Ah...yes you are right.  Sorry I wasn't more clear.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: matt1986 on Mon, 18 February 2013, 18:22:30
Email sent re: Poker plate
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Tue, 19 February 2013, 10:41:57
Invoice received and paid!

Thanks iMav, you have been very helpful!

nice, I just paid.
now I need some cherry plate stabilizers and leds.

Let me know if you find any better prices than what is on wasdkeyboards :) Know the specs on the leds?

WASDkeyboards only have costar stabilizers, and for the leds i hoped to get the information here :)


Found this: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35152.msg801318#msg801318

It says T-1 3mm leds will work. Can anyone confirm?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Tue, 19 February 2013, 11:13:18
Yes, they are 3mm LEDs.  The resistors on the PCB are setup for typical blue LEDs.  I have installed white LEDs that have a slightly lower Vf with some success.  I ended up adding a parallel resistor for the Nav key indicators, since there are 4 of them and they ended up dimmer than I liked.  If you go with another color, you may have to tweak the chip resistors accordingly.  There are 3 of them, IIRC.  That said, Vortex is not driving the stock blue LEDs at full power, so they may work OK for other LEDs with lower Vf for a given current.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Tue, 19 February 2013, 11:24:07
Yes, they are 3mm LEDs.  The resistors on the PCB are setup for typical blue LEDs.  I have installed white LEDs that have a slightly lower Vf with some success.  I ended up adding a parallel resistor for the Nav key indicators, since there are 4 of them and they ended up dimmer than I liked.  If you go with another color, you may have to tweak the chip resistors accordingly.  There are 3 of them, IIRC.  That said, Vortex is not driving the stock blue LEDs at full power, so they may work OK for other LEDs with lower Vf for a given current.

Perfect! Thank you for all the info. I'll probably end up getting blues and some other color just in case I can't get the brightness just right.

Would it be possible to add a dimmer to these leds? Or are they way too interconnected to the pcb and its electronics?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Tue, 19 February 2013, 11:40:39
If you are comfortable working with SMD components, you can do whatever you like.  I suppose if you wanted full control, you could remove the series resistors and build a separate circuit to control the LED brightness using the raw 5V from the USB cable.  The controller on the PCB doesn't provide any means to change how it drives the LEDs, if that is what you are asking.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Tue, 19 February 2013, 11:48:27
I was just thinking of adding a dumb pot to control the brightness, but now you got me thinking that I want Ctrl+Fn+{up,down} to control the brightness. I could just add my own control like you said off of the usb too (I'll probably do this).

Maybe I'll just wait for a GH60...
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Tue, 19 February 2013, 12:52:07
GH60 will only have one LED: caps lock.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: eon on Tue, 19 February 2013, 15:20:22
Sent you an email... Hope there is some plates left :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: whelmingbytes on Tue, 19 February 2013, 15:49:21
GH60 will only have one LED: caps lock.

Ah ok. I can ask this over on the GH60 boards, but will the GH60's ATMega have any leftover gpio?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Tue, 19 February 2013, 23:10:38
is this the plate with the poker suits on it?
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: rknize on Tue, 19 February 2013, 23:56:54
No.  It's just a black painted steel plate.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: cobraj on Wed, 20 February 2013, 02:31:54
PM'd =D
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Wed, 20 February 2013, 10:40:00
Poker plates going fast!  Didn't realize how fast.  I have 5 left (but still have LOTS of Poker PCBs left).

4 NIB RACE keyboards left (1 MX-Blue and 3 MX-Red). 

Please EMAIL me (as per the first post), if interested.  don't PM!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Wed, 20 February 2013, 10:51:25
3 plates left.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Wed, 20 February 2013, 12:46:00
15 PCBs left.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: remedyhalopc on Wed, 20 February 2013, 12:52:44
paid!
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: cobraj on Wed, 20 February 2013, 14:40:46
How much would shipping for 1 x Plate + 1 x PCB be to Australia?
If it's around ~$10 or so, I would like some please =D
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: cobraj on Wed, 20 February 2013, 15:15:27
Please EMAIL me (as per the first post), if interested.  don't PM!

Sorry :(
Emailed =D
Title: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 20 February 2013, 15:29:44
How much would shipping for 1 x Plate + 1 x PCB be to Australia?
If it's around ~$10 or so, I would like some please =D

From what I have seen, iMav always uses USPS Medium Flat Rate Box for shipping these. That would be like $40 to Oz.
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: cobraj on Wed, 20 February 2013, 18:33:18
How much would shipping for 1 x Plate + 1 x PCB be to Australia?
If it's around ~$10 or so, I would like some please =D

From what I have seen, iMav always uses USPS Medium Flat Rate Box for shipping these. That would be like $40 to Oz.

Wowsers. That is heaps :O
Thanks for the response :)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Thu, 21 February 2013, 07:38:17
Yep.  I've resigned myself to using USPS exclusively...it's the only thing I have time for.  (they provide the boxes and are only a couple blocks away)
Title: Re: Last few RACE's for sale
Post by: iMav on Thu, 21 February 2013, 13:17:07
Locking this and starting two new threads from remaining items.