Hardest build I ever did. The carbon fiber plate had very tight tolerances for my switches. I somehow forgot to solder my F5 key. One plate screw was missing from the 6. And 1 of my 2 PCB’s had a diode pop off and another wasn’t soldered correctly (minor fixes). Other than that, very happy with how things turned out. The sound profile is off the chain. Here are some pics with GMK Honeywell. I’ll figure out how to program her tomorrow. I am exhausted.
https://imgur.com/a/mfWoh2Q
Sorry, let me know if you have trouble replacing the diode and the plate screw. The size of the plate screw is m2.5*4mm.
I just tested the plate with tealios, it seems impossible to push it in.
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Hi Yuktsi, no apologies needed. I am 100% satisfied with my Jane and the experience! I’ll need to send you some pics after I return home and work on fixing my F5 key - there are some other questions I have regarding flex of the PCB - I’ll explain with detailed pictures at that time because it would be easier. (I also added a short sound test in my imgur link - I’ll need to upload the full vid, but sound wise, everything sounds great. The iphone mic doesn’t capture the full sound as it is a much deeper sound in person. I am also typing the keys very hard in the vid.) There’s an issue with flex in the PCB towards the center of the board, but that might be due to some alignment of the switches (due to the low tolerances probably) that I discovered that I’ll need to fine-tune. Also, both the gasket and the plat mounting screws are used as the same time, correct?
There are a few pics of the diode issues - but they are easy and I can fix myself (I think) - this was the PCB that was in the case, so I think it was just due to being shaken up during shipping or whatever against that small foam piece.
https://imgur.com/a/tcN9g4KIn terms of the tolerance of the tealios (I also filmed them, so not sure if that changes the dimensions for fit into the plate) - about 75% of the switches popped in with a click and a little pressure. The other 25% had to be worked in, but they still fit. I never felt like I was going to break the plate or “force” the switch in, but with pressure applied evenly, I did get the switches in. There are a few that need to be seated better - I’ve identified about 5 or 10 from an overhead view that need some fine tuning.
Sorry if this is a big run-on post, but pretty busy in the office this morning and wanted to get this out early.