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Title: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Sun, 13 April 2014, 13:53:38
Hi want this, i am talking about KBT Pure, not pro, comes with MX-red and in White LED only
I am based in Europe, asking as priority to my continental people for shipping fees of course
If you have this, i would happy to trade with you ;)
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Tue, 15 April 2014, 13:03:09
bump
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: yicaoyimu on Tue, 15 April 2014, 13:18:18
AFAIK, there is no KBT Pure with stock white LED. You may have a better chance if you get one with any LED and mod yourself.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Tue, 15 April 2014, 16:24:20
I had one, but it seems whole KBT Pure have been out of stock
Modding myself? is it hard?
my DIY skills are near to zero lol
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: yicaoyimu on Tue, 15 April 2014, 16:33:00
I had one, but it seems whole KBT Pure have been out of stock
Modding myself? is it hard?
my DIY skills are near to zero lol

KBT Pure is discontinued for a long time. Modding is not hard but if you won't do any mod in the future, you may as well have someone add LED for you instead of buying a whole set of equipments. There's a post of professional mod service somewhere on GH.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Tue, 15 April 2014, 16:40:48
Thanks you, does stock KBT Pure work with LEDs? (its the only available one i can get as purchase)
Might PBT be too thick to light through LEDS?
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 15 April 2014, 16:53:11
Thanks you, does stock KBT Pure work with LEDs? (its the only available one i can get as purchase)
Might PBT be too thick to light through LEDS?
Only the Pure pro comes with PBT I think. The regular pure supports LEDs (comes with backlight ABS caps
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: yicaoyimu on Tue, 15 April 2014, 17:32:36
Thanks you, does stock KBT Pure work with LEDs? (its the only available one i can get as purchase)
Might PBT be too thick to light through LEDS?

What do you mean by "work with LEDs"? There are two versions of Pure, Pure and Pure Pro. Pure has backlight version with ABS caps and no backlight version with ABS or PBT caps. I don't think Pure Pro has backlight version but both Pure and Pure Pro PCB has LED holes and resistors soldered. So all you need to do is to solder the LEDs.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Tue, 15 April 2014, 18:54:16
Normally backlit does require special backlit keycaps right?
anyway thinks i found stock non backlit pure for sell
now need to find someone in Europe who can add leds for me
last question, Pure is PCB mounted, any chance to mount switches onto plate?

Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 15 April 2014, 19:12:05
Normally backlit does require special backlit keycaps right?
anyway thinks i found stock non backlit pure for sell
now need to find someone in Europe who can add leds for me
last question, Pure is PCB mounted, any chance to mount switches onto plate?
Don't really see why you'd want to put a plate on it. Also don't know exactly where you are in euro but Margo does stuff like that in the UK
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: exitfire401 on Tue, 15 April 2014, 19:15:29
Normally backlit does require special backlit keycaps right?
anyway thinks i found stock non backlit pure for sell
now need to find someone in Europe who can add leds for me
last question, Pure is PCB mounted, any chance to mount switches onto plate?

You'll have to get a plate made in the Pure layout, then have whoever you're going to have solder in the LEDs de-solder all of the switches and put them on the plate then re-solder all of the switches.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: okwchin on Tue, 15 April 2014, 20:52:45
Thanks you, does stock KBT Pure work with LEDs? (its the only available one i can get as purchase)
Might PBT be too thick to light through LEDS?

AFAIK, the pure PCB 'should' be compatible with LEDs, the non-backlit PBT and ABS ones should work with LEDs, but are just without the LEDs.

This is based on what I have read, but no personal experience.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Wed, 16 April 2014, 03:16:03
Thanks, by the way, anyone has real pictures from Pure keyboard with non backlit ABS keys?
I remember PBT Pure keycaps are rather dark grey than full black, stock backlit ABS keycaps are barely visible without backliting
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: exitfire401 on Wed, 16 April 2014, 03:18:53
Thanks, by the way, anyone has real pictures from Pure keyboard with non backlit ABS keys?
I remember PBT Pure keycaps are rather dark grey than full black, stock backlit ABS keycaps are barely visible without backliting

Check out my classifieds thread. I have a picture without the LEDs on. That's 100% accurate to typical room lighting as to what the abs caps look like with no backlighting on.
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Wed, 16 April 2014, 03:27:03
Thanks, from what i have seen, Vortex did not have special backlit ABS keycaps, just some basic ABS keycaps right?
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: exitfire401 on Wed, 16 April 2014, 03:29:46
Thanks, from what i have seen, Vortex did not have special backlit ABS keycaps, just some basic ABS keycaps right?

Those are the backlit caps. I don't believe they had ABS caps that were not backlit for the pure. Just the backlit ABS and Grey PBT
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Wed, 16 April 2014, 03:34:54
thanks it s very helpful
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: okwchin on Wed, 16 April 2014, 07:20:43

Those are the backlit caps. I don't believe they had ABS caps that were not backlit for the pure. Just the backlit ABS and Grey PBT

I was under the understanding there were three, a pbt, abs, and abs backlit. I remember seeing listings for abs. Have a look at mechanicalkeybard shop. I think they have the abs normal key caps? Don't remember if that's where it was, but might have been there
Title: Re: [WTB]KBT Pure white LED with MX-Red [ANSI]
Post by: ajx on Wed, 16 April 2014, 13:16:34
Usually special backlit keycaps have lettering light through LEDs

Non ABS backlit Pure

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jiKcFbI2L.jpg)


ABS backlit Pure

(http://i.imgur.com/ulTZM.jpg)