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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: blizzardcraft on Tue, 03 September 2013, 10:15:28

Title: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: blizzardcraft on Tue, 03 September 2013, 10:15:28

Hi guys, was wondering about the circuitry of vortex.,.. anybody mod-ed their ONI KBT with LED?

would like to see a picture of it , how it turned out :)

does multi-colour works? ( eg : F1~F9 yellow, alphabets white )

I'm afraid about i'm not able to achieve equal brightness if I'm going for multi-colour LED modding.

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: laffindude on Tue, 03 September 2013, 21:15:55

The LED-less version cannot be modded. It is missing the LED controller.

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: terran5992 on Tue, 03 September 2013, 21:57:16

Does the pcb have the led holes?

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: gnubag on Tue, 03 September 2013, 22:09:13

Quote from: terran5992 on Tue, 03 September 2013, 21:57:16

Does the pcb have the led holes?

yes

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: blizzardcraft on Wed, 04 September 2013, 05:13:43

Quote from: laffindude on Tue, 03 September 2013, 21:15:55

The LED-less version cannot be modded. It is missing the LED controller.

there's LED hole there... whats LED controller? to control the brightness?
what if Im willing to settle down with a constant brightness?

 forgive me, i'm new to MKBs , just joined the community :)

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: elttaboi on Wed, 04 September 2013, 17:52:24

Maybe if you figure out the circuit, you could possibly just give the leds power, but they'd always be on.

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: laffindude on Thu, 05 September 2013, 04:30:25

LED controller is just an IC that controls the LEDs. Unlikely you'll be able to get enough brightness if you wired it up and constant current to power the LEDs. You will be limited to 500mA @ 5v from USB.

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 05 September 2013, 04:32:54

handwired with resistor,cable,etc

Title: Re: LED Modding my Vortex KBT Oni TKL 87
Post by: blizzardcraft on Fri, 06 September 2013, 00:40:51

will that voltage limit results in a bad lighting appearance? o_o
would like to see a mod-ed ONI KBT.. any knowledge about anyone already mod-ed theirs? :)