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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: sleepysheep on Mon, 31 October 2016, 15:46:03
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So I'm wondering if anyone has pictures of a fully disassembled EnduraPro. In particular I'm wondering if there'll be any issue just folding back and/or cutting out the circuit to make an 87-key mod of the EnduraPro. The goal is to essentially make a modern day SSK with TrackPoint, and I'd like to see if anyone's gone down that path before...
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I'm of the opinion this forum has a lack of Unicomp-related information. Fully supporting a request for a Unicomp Model M disassembly.
Good heavens, there's more information about beamsprings than Unicomp.
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Well I just feel like it would be a shame for me to source an M13 and hack it up, so an EnduraPro would probably be the reasonable alternative. Just wanted to know before I blow $100 on one to disassemble.
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I'm of the opinion this forum has a lack of Unicomp-related information.
I think that most people who are looking to expend the time and energy for a modification project will want to start with a "classic"
Also, if you have a problem with a Unicomp, even out of warranty, they will completely refurbish it for only about $30.
But to answer the underlying question, folding under is a legitimate and easy thing to do, but unfortunately my experience was that the modern-style controller has a "difficult" connection methodology and a position that is hard to work around.
And also, my 2 attempts at case-cutting were both "fails" to be sure.
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I have a mid 90s m13 that I will be bolt modding soon, I can share pics then. Im sure theres not that much different between a late m13 and a endurapro.
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I've done just this recently with a 0131. I was thinking about doing it for the Endura, but the shipping prices put me off. I did a fold over for my board, and I can't imagine that the Unicomp boards are any different. You get a bit less head room up top, but that's about it. If you're really worried, at the same time pick up an extra membrane from them, so you can have one to screw around with.
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and I can't imagine that the Unicomp boards are any different.
"Last generation" Model Ms have the controller at the far right with a stupid weak connection system.
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and I can't imagine that the Unicomp boards are any different.
"Last generation" Model Ms have the controller at the far right with a stupid weak connection system.
Do you think a 96 m13 would have the new style controller?
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How well do the fold overs do over time? are the traces going to break at the fold over point?
Also what do people do about cases for mods like these? custom wood cabinet? Or grafting it onto something sacrificial of a similar size?
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Mine is folded over, but I'm banking on it being a temporary solution. It puts pressure on the rest of the case, and doesn't let it all sit properly on its supports. A bad fold can result in random presses and all number of bad things.
The only good solution there is to do the copper-tape fix. I have no idea, however, how to expose the traces on a membrane without ripping them.
and I can't imagine that the Unicomp boards are any different.
"Last generation" Model Ms have the controller at the far right with a stupid weak connection system.
That's disappointing. However, if the membranes of the new style boards are poorly placed, you can always order an old membrane from Unicomp- I asked about the 1401 I was doing, and they said they still had stock. Then, all you'd need to do is reroute where the output hole is, right? If you're cutting, just make a hole at the seam of the cut for the cable.
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Hmm, don't the endurapros have no metal backplate?