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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: findingthelimit on Tue, 28 October 2014, 14:37:16
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Hey all, I've been into keyboards for a long while now, and i have finally raised enough money to buy myself a GON keyboard. The only problem is I have never built a keyboard before, and have a ton of questions. I understand that there are a lot of resources online, so if anyone can just point me to the right direction, i would really, really appreciate it.
Also, I would really like to build my first board, so i would rather not have GON assemble it for me.
Here are some questions:
What is the advantage of buying the NerD 60 PCB over getting any other pcb? All i want is one custom function layer, and i don't care about macros. What does it mean when they say the PCB supports "Full LED"?
What are resistors? How do i solder in LEDs and diodes? What are bolts?
How are the side LEDs done? Do they come with the case, and all I have to do is put on the pcb, or do i need to tune it a little further?
Finally, how come the GON NS NerD 60 package does not seem to come with a back plate? I thought most keyboards have back plate to support the switches.
Thanks in advance for answering my newbie questions!