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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Blazestorm on Sat, 18 March 2017, 14:34:25

Title: Difference between legends on AEK I and AEK II dye-sub caps
Post by: Blazestorm on Sat, 18 March 2017, 14:34:25

I bought a custom keyboard that came w/ AEK caps, I don't know what generation, but the legends are a bit thick.

Then I found an old AEK I in my family's garage. Turns out these legends are much sharper.

Anyone else notice this before?

Custom (AEK II?)
(http://imgur.com/Z93o3z1.jpg)

AEK I
(http://imgur.com/Wme72Ag.jpg)

I can take better pictures now that I got some sunlight.

Title: Re: Difference between legends on AEK I and AEK II dye-sub caps
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 18 March 2017, 15:55:47

dyesub legends /do/ fade with use and age, that might have something to do with it

Title: Re: Difference between legends on AEK I and AEK II dye-sub caps
Post by: Blazestorm on Sat, 18 March 2017, 16:42:36

All of the legends are like this, even on keys that shouldn't have been used often (i.e. Scroll Lock), and AEK I would be older than AEK II... so it would have faded more