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Title: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Mon, 18 February 2013, 02:35:58

Hi all,

Finally found an Allen key to pull apart my Cheat since getting my hands on it a month or two ago.

Its a full plate R/R/R with 60g blacks and a coiled PS2 connector!
Its capless in the photos below but is currently sporting the Valentines Set, which looks alright I guess but will be better with the upcoming Klaxon GB.

I had a good clean and gotten rid of all the dust I could see and took a few normal looking photos for those who want to know its construction.

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3319_zps73017a0e.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3319_zps73017a0e.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3322_zpscedafd21.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3322_zpscedafd21.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3327_zps9f4d1d12.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3327_zps9f4d1d12.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3330_zps2fe12583.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3330_zps2fe12583.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3334_zps4bf8a565.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3334_zps4bf8a565.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3338_zps6fd7a2a5.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3338_zps6fd7a2a5.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3341_zps0a444eba.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3341_zps0a444eba.jpg.html)
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3343_zps22e23e65.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3343_zps22e23e65.jpg.html)

Enjoy.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: gnubag on Mon, 18 February 2013, 03:54:51

god damn, looks so good.

I still like sharp corners, but whatever I would still take it. :3

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: rurushu on Mon, 18 February 2013, 07:47:13

this just makes more people want Le Cheat ever more....
beautiful piece..... me drooling in jealousy

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: metalliqaz on Mon, 18 February 2013, 07:58:10

I think the valentine looks nice on the red. Nice 'board

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:03:55

Certainly better than the unicorn vomit that Rayuki put that beauty through. Nice board. :)

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: boost on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:17:39

Very nice keyboard...Welcome to the korean keyboard club!

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: akuJIWA on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:53:30

Have you fixed the spacebar?

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: eth0s on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:28:29

Quote from: okooko on Mon, 18 February 2013, 02:35:58

Show Image
(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/Keyboards%20and%20related/IMG_3111_zps4efe71d0.jpg)

I think this is my favorite layout of any keyboard available today. ANSI layout, 86 keys, with 1.5x modifier keys in the bottom row, and a stepped Caps Lock key. This is a world beater if you ask me.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:31:42

That was my original draw to the Cheat, until I realized that the Phantom can accomplish the same result. :D

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: Jmneuv on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:54:47

Is the cheat programmable?
pretty, btw.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: Acetrak on Mon, 18 February 2013, 14:08:34

Quote from: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 13:31:42

That was my original draw to the Cheat, until I realized that the Phantom can accomplish the same result. :D

But the PS/2 is cool

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: Internetlad on Mon, 18 February 2013, 14:29:36

that is a physically beautiful board.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 15:42:36

The board is PS/2 or USB, programmable via the AIKON client. If someone were to want to, the Phantom could be PS/2 also.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Mon, 18 February 2013, 15:58:47

Quote from: akuJIWA on Mon, 18 February 2013, 12:53:30

Have you fixed the spacebar?

Yep. I was informed by Rayuki that the spacebar would stick sometimes but as he hits the space on the right, it was not effecting the performance/feel.

When I receieved it, the space was working fine, not once did it stick however I pressed it. But I could see the stabiliser not being in the right place, so I just picked up a credit card and effectively pushed the stabiliser into the right spot and it clicked as it went in.

Works like a charm. Plus he was nice enough to supply me with another stab wire, incase a simple solution was not possible

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 18 February 2013, 16:55:48

Ooooo Valentine's on red so pretty

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Tue, 23 April 2013, 06:22:11

Photos relinked for those who didn't know where the heck they went =P

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: jcrouse on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:42:20

That looks very nice okooko. Enjoy using it, she's a beauty.

John

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:48:28

Thanks John,

Infrequent usage on the Cheat, a couple of hours a week. I avoid typing for prolonged periods on MX Blacks.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:55:51

Just to put this out there, I hated typing on my Cheat until I added a landing pad behind the PCB to snug everything up.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: boost on Tue, 23 April 2013, 08:07:48

Quote from: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:55:51

Just to put this out there, I hated typing on my Cheat until I added a landing pad behind the PCB to snug everything up.

maybe it's the half plate?

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 08:54:43

Quote from: boost on Tue, 23 April 2013, 08:07:48

Quote from: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:55:51
Just to put this out there, I hated typing on my Cheat until I added a landing pad behind the PCB to snug everything up.

maybe it's the half plate?

I think it was two things. One was probably that the half-plate setup had too much give. The other is that the plate is not screwed in to the base. That gave it a few millimeters of play in the slots that are supposed to hold it. It could move around and didn't feel stable at all. I put enough of a pad in there to prevent movement.

Title: Re: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: rayuki on Tue, 23 April 2013, 10:00:26

Show Image

Quote from: okooko on Mon, 18 February 2013, 02:35:58

Hi all,

Finally found an Allen key to pull apart my Cheat since getting my hands on it a month or two ago.

Its a full plate R/R/R with 60g blacks and a coiled PS2 connector!
Its capless in the photos below but is currently sporting the Valentines Set, which looks alright I guess but will be better with the upcoming Klaxon GB.

I had a good clean and gotten rid of all the dust I could see and took a few normal looking photos for those who want to know its construction.

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3319_zps73017a0e.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3319_zps73017a0e.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3322_zpscedafd21.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3322_zpscedafd21.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3327_zps9f4d1d12.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3327_zps9f4d1d12.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3330_zps2fe12583.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3330_zps2fe12583.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3334_zps4bf8a565.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3334_zps4bf8a565.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3338_zps6fd7a2a5.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3338_zps6fd7a2a5.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3341_zps0a444eba.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3341_zps0a444eba.jpg.html)

(http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/okooko_PB/The%20Cheat/IMG_3343_zps22e23e65.jpg) (http://s1358.photobucket.com/user/okooko_PB/media/The%20Cheat/IMG_3343_zps22e23e65.jpg.html)

Enjoy.

My precious.... how I miss thee... glad someone who owned this got around to pulling it apart I really wanted to and give it a nice USB cable but never got around to it :(

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2

Title: Re: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: rayuki on Tue, 23 April 2013, 10:01:34

Quote from: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:03:55

Certainly better than the unicorn vomit that Rayuki put that beauty through. Nice board. :)

I only did that as a joke it actually had dolch on it for most of the time I had it lol. And the valentines set was going to go on it which looks awesome on it btw.

Just glad its getting the love it deserves! I still miss typing on it my favourite switch by far

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2

Title: Re: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Tue, 23 April 2013, 10:06:41

Quote from: rayuki on Tue, 23 April 2013, 10:01:34

Quote from: SmallFry on Mon, 18 February 2013, 08:03:55
Certainly better than the unicorn vomit that Rayuki put that beauty through. Nice board. :)

I only did that as a joke it actually had dolch on it for most of the time I had it lol. And the valentines set was going to go on it which looks awesome on it btw.

Just glad its getting the love it deserves! I still miss typing on it my favourite switch by far

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2

Hi! There's a name Ivn't seen in a while? How are you going mate?

Yeah I pulled it apart for the photos and gave it a good clean, although it was pretty much spotless anyway. Still has the PS2 cable, but will be getting a USB adapter from a GB on here. Its waiting the Klaxon as it is in the trusty hands of USPS for now.

So many posts on TJ's GB thread gives much inspiration to how I'd key it up but still staying slightly unique.

Title: Re: Yet another Ch-ch-cheat!
Post by: okooko on Tue, 23 April 2013, 10:08:57

Quote from: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 08:54:43

Quote from: boost on Tue, 23 April 2013, 08:07:48
Quote from: metalliqaz on Tue, 23 April 2013, 07:55:51
Just to put this out there, I hated typing on my Cheat until I added a landing pad behind the PCB to snug everything up.

maybe it's the half plate?

I think it was two things. One was probably that the half-plate setup had too much give. The other is that the plate is not screwed in to the base. That gave it a few millimeters of play in the slots that are supposed to hold it. It could move around and didn't feel stable at all. I put enough of a pad in there to prevent movement.

Yeah you might be able to see a bit of that foam on this one I have. It gives it a nice snug feel and didn't notice any movement, not that I've typed on it without the pad.