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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: peterjedi on Fri, 12 June 2015, 22:35:51

Title: Where to buy white white backlit keycaps?
Post by: peterjedi on Fri, 12 June 2015, 22:35:51

I just purchased a white Royal Kludge 987 keyboard. It comes with white ABS keycaps, but not white white in color. The LED light do not bleed through the whole keycap, just the lettering. I also purchased the Vortex double shot translucent PBT white keycaps. The LED light bleeds through the keycaps pretty badly.

Does anyone know where to buy a good set of 87 (open to custom) white white backlit keycaps that will not have the LED bleed through the keycap? ABS or PBT is fine.

Thanks

Title: Re: Where to buy white white backlit keycaps?
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 12 June 2015, 22:51:53

PBT will let light through. I think you're looking at ABS.

Title: Re: Where to buy white white backlit keycaps?
Post by: Oobly on Sat, 13 June 2015, 06:03:32

White plastic will let the light through, to varying degrees depending on the thickness and material. AFAIK, the Vortex doubleshots are as good as you're going to find. If you want, you can use electrical tape to block the light, but you'll have to cut around each legend to let it shine through, which won't be easy.