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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: thealeinman on Thu, 02 August 2018, 10:30:25

Title: Aircraft carrier parts on a IBM model M
Post by: thealeinman on Thu, 02 August 2018, 10:30:25

I kept hearing people call the 122 key the carrier model, so not sure if this is original or not but I took some spare parts off a aircraft carrier I was stationed on to redo my caps lock and num lock.  The switch is just extra for running a script.(http://)  Curious what other things people are using instead of just basic LED's.

Title: Re: Aircraft carrier parts on a IBM model M
Post by: Techno Trousers on Thu, 02 August 2018, 20:26:57

Ha! That's pretty good. I hope they won't need those indicator lights and switch during some future conflict. Just kidding.

Title: Re: Aircraft carrier parts on a IBM model M
Post by: thealeinman on Mon, 06 August 2018, 10:51:42

Even the little lamp covers like these have to be water tight and these have gaskets that dry rotted luckily my boss said to toss them.  So I did what any good tinkerer does and tossed them right into my pocket.  Couldnt just do a basic LED but couldnt find many custom options that would work off 5v.

Title: Re: Aircraft carrier parts on a IBM model M
Post by: masilver on Wed, 08 August 2018, 01:46:02

Love it!  Those are great keyboards to mod.

...Michael...

Title: Re: Aircraft carrier parts on a IBM model M
Post by: Meowsaur on Fri, 10 August 2018, 23:18:33

NO and OFF.
Such is life.

I like it; sweet mod.