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Title: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Fri, 24 January 2014, 05:33:55

Hello Guys!

I am a new guy here:) I want to build my own mechanical keyboard with blacklit, i tried to find topics about this, but i don't found.

So i write here some of my questions:

Phantom got PCB for blacklit keyboard?
Where can i buy blacklit capable keycaps?
Where i have to order for parts?

Thanks, Dod!

Sorry if you have topic about this.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Rayne on Fri, 24 January 2014, 06:03:06

to answers your first question, the phantom PCB is NOT backlit compatible :(
for the other questions, im sure there are much more knowledgeable people than myself who can give you better answers than i could.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Fri, 24 January 2014, 06:05:00

Oh:( thanks you, then i try to search for a blaclit capable:)

But thanks your answer :)

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 24 January 2014, 23:28:04

Is your aim to save money, or to gain experience?

If to save money - it will cost you a lot more to buy the parts and build a keyboard from scratch than it would to buy one ready-made.

If to gain experience, you might start looking in to the GH60, a 60% keyboard designed right here on GH.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Sat, 25 January 2014, 05:39:55

i want to do it for experience!

thanks your help:)

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Chau on Sat, 25 January 2014, 07:13:22

There is also the sprit group buy which has everything to build your own. Check it out.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 25 January 2014, 07:29:02

btw, it is called "backlighting", as in the letters on the keycaps being lit from the back as opposed from the front.
Keys don't have to be black. ;)
"Blacklight" is when you have a lamp that radiates just outside the visible spectrum. Some fluorescent material emits visible light when lit by "blacklight". I don't know of any such keyboard. Be aware that even though some of these wavelengths can not be seen and cause the iris to close, they can hurt the eyes. UV lamps often emit also a visible light as an indicator that it is lit.

I know there has been at least one group order of parts for a custom backlit keyboard, but I am not too interested in backlit keyboards so I don't know the specifics.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Sat, 25 January 2014, 07:33:00

Thanks guys! i read everything :D  sorry for the wrong word, just when i searched for keyboards , then i found only with "backlit" keyword :)

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 25 January 2014, 07:38:25

Egdx... backlit is for n00bs..(http://www.emotasia.com/wp-content/uploads/furball-panda-emoticon-3.gif)

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Britney Spears on Sat, 25 January 2014, 08:23:00

Quote from: dodzylla on Fri, 24 January 2014, 05:33:55

Where can i buy blacklit capable keycaps?

What layout do you need? ANSI or ISO?

Either way, search for Ducky Shine keycaps.

You can get ISO ones from Teraset (https://www.teraset.net/ducky.php) (Finland) which have a great customer service but high shipping rates.
qtan (http://stores.ebay.com/esportsgamingequipments/) (China) has ANSI ones in store (although the store is currently closed).

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Sat, 25 January 2014, 10:44:31

ISO, i will do hungarian layout:)

thanks for your help.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Megaweapon on Sat, 25 January 2014, 10:54:01

Blacklit?

(http://i.imgur.com/8KFL2AN.jpg)

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: dodzylla on Sat, 25 January 2014, 10:58:14

Yea , that was a mistake :) sorry.

Title: Re: Building a blacklit mechanical keyboard!
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 25 January 2014, 16:25:44

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 25 January 2014, 07:38:25

Egdx... backlit is for n00bs..

Show Image

(http://www.emotasia.com/wp-content/uploads/furball-panda-emoticon-3.gif)

Yet, there are a couple of guys that have modified their ErgoDox'es to be backlit. I wouldn't call them n00bs. ;)