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Original Phantom Group Buy Order threadPhantom soldering instruction wikiPhantom Firmware from PrinsValiumHow to change LED brightness in firmwarePhantom PCB:
Phantom Features:- Supports vintage Cherry double shot, laser, and dye sub keycaps
- 1.5x Ctrl and Alt vintage Cherry keycaps (PHANSI and PHISO plate options)
- With 1.5x modifiers, you can also use Cherry’s 7x spacebars
- Supports centered-stem and offset-stem Capslock (also from vintage Cherry Keyboards)
- Also support modern keyboard layout with 1.25x Ctrl and Alt modifiers (PHANSIWIN and PHISOWIN plate options)
- Supports both Costar and Cherry stabilizers
- Supports in-switch LED at Capslock and Scroll Lock locations, as well as Filco style LED locations between PrintScrn-ScrollLock-Break and Insert-Home-PageUp
- Plate design allows Cherry MX switch top removal without de-soldering the switch first
- Perfect for easy switch lubing, repair, or modding
Excluding switches with in-switch LED
- Supports 5 extra keys between 6-pack and arrow keys (case modification required)
- Supports 6KRO over USB with current Teensy firmware
- potentially NKRO over USB in the future with new Teensy firmware
- All keys can be remapped via firmware source code changes (currently a recompile of source is required)
- LED brightness adjustable in firmware source code
- Fits inside Filco Tenkeyless cases
- PLU cases could also work
- Community support on Geekhack.org and Deskthority.net
Kits include the following:
1 PCB (includes 2 white LEDs and2 resistors)
1 Plate
1 Teensy (includes 1 40-pin pin header)
100 switches
100 diodes
4 2x stabilizers for ANSI or 3 2x stabilizers for ISO or 0 for PH7BIT
1 7x or 1 6.25x stabilizer set for spacebar or 0 for PH7BIT
Interesting locations on PCB to watch out for:
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Here is a video that demostrates how to make a costar stabilizer bar by hand. You need a Du-Bro E/Z Bender (0-90 degrees and Z bend). Wire need to be 3/64 inch music wire that you can find at hobby shops. I found the ones I use at Hobby Town USA. It is called K&S Precision Metals Stock # 502 0.047 Music Wire (1.19mm).
Schematic:
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Removing switches without desoldering:
Future Firmware Feature List:- NKRO over USB while maintaining BIOS boot compatibility
- multiple layers
- media keys
- programmable macros
- reset with key combos without opening up the case to push the reset button on Teensy for easy flashing
- re-program keymaps without loading new firmware like AIKON.