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Offline Steve Cosgrove

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Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 03:45:48 »
Please help. I'm confused and now getting desperate

I am in the UK and assembling a KMAC2 keyboard. I have everything I need except stabilizers.
Which type will work on my PCB and which type will work on my plate?
Which ones are the best?
Where in the UK can I get them?
Can someone give me an explanation of the difference between plate and PCB mounted stabilizers in general?
Will Costar stabilizers fit?

Thanks Guys.
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Offline meiosis

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 04:59:52 »
Cherry PCB stabilizers,

I believe people take them off of Leopold or Poker keyboards..

as for 7x spacebar they bend a new wire I believe.
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Offline terran5992

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 05:58:54 »
Why not costar stabalizers?
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Offline Saviant

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 06:44:46 »

Quote from: terran5992 on Tue, 17 December 2013, 05:58:54
Why not costar stabalizers?

As far as I am aware the KMAC do not support Costar only cherry stabs.
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Offline metalliqaz

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 07:05:59 »
Costar stabilizers are plate mount, and the KMAC does not support plate mount stabs.

http://www.gonskeyboardworks.com/stabilizers/18-pcb-mount-stabilizers.html
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Offline IvanIvanovich

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 11:38:19 »
I suggest to grab some cheap G80 1000/3000 winkeyless off German ebay or something. Most of time there is something to find for under 20EUR and you get all the stabs, some switches and nice keycaps. Example.
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Offline metalliqaz

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 17 December 2013, 11:47:20 »
I agree with Ivan.  I also did the same with a Wyse PCE board.
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Offline Wildcard

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Re: Stabilizers for my KMAC2
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 15:50:08 »
All my cherry stabilizers were salvaged from old cherry boards. Costar stabs can be bought from WASDkeyboards.com, however as it was mentioned, the KMAC 2 sadly doesn't accept these.
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