What did you get in the mail today?

[iamtootallforthis]

Because Youtube videos are super****ed right now on here

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How I'm feeling right now:

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**** YEAH! Look forward to seeing pictures!

[PunksDead]

Powder blue v2 set

[byker]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Looks like it matches the modifiers pretty well!  :)

[PunksDead]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Looks like it matches the modifiers pretty well!  :)

Im really feeling the powder colors

Im going to end up swapping back to stock grey mods since they go so well with the soft colors.

Addicted to bro sets

[Binge]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Looks like it matches the modifiers pretty well!  :)

Im really feeling the powder colors

Im going to end up swapping back to stock grey mods since they go so well with the soft colors.

Addicted to bro sets

You go well with my... drapes you daft man.

[R1N3]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Looks like it matches the modifiers pretty well!  :)

Im really feeling the powder colors

Im going to end up swapping back to stock grey mods since they go so well with the soft colors.

Addicted to bro sets

mods bro set when?

[trizkut]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Looks like it matches the modifiers pretty well!  :)

Im really feeling the powder colors

Im going to end up swapping back to stock grey mods since they go so well with the soft colors.

Addicted to bro sets

Weather me some mods, PD! 

The board looks great 

[Sed8op8]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

sexy as hell..... :thumb:

[baldgye]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

I love LOVE your board

[azhdar]

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/281476427201?afsrc=1&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true

Plug and play a remapping on the G80-5000.

I picked one of these up from Orihalcon like a month ago for my F AT, loving it! Great converter, and really simple to program.

Yeah, that thing is amazing, the mx5000 was only bugging me because I missed a few bind and the non plug'n play, now it is perfect.

[beehatch]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

I've always loved this board of yours. I wish I could make some modifiers like that :P

[iamtootallforthis]

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Powder blue v2 set :D

Lovely board!

[billnye]

#Beaterboard #Summerofbeater

[Jokrik]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

[beehatch]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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I like the nips.

[Jokrik]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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I like the nips.

I knew you would....  :confused:
this one isn't hairy though, dont you like it hairy?

[greath]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

[sethk_]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

[beehatch]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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I like the nips.

I knew you would....  :confused:
this one isn't hairy though, dont you like it hairy?

I do like my dudes fuzzy. No hair is just as good though, I don't judge. I still like them nips.

[greath]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

[greath]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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I like the nips.

I knew you would....  :confused:
this one isn't hairy though, dont you like it hairy?

I do like my dudes fuzzy. No hair is just as good though, I don't judge. I still like them nips.

[sethk_]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

[beehatch]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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I like the nips.

I knew you would....  :confused:
this one isn't hairy though, dont you like it hairy?

I do like my dudes fuzzy. No hair is just as good though, I don't judge. I still like them nips.

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That's too fuzzy. I can take a hairy ass, but not a super hairy back.

[greath]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

[sethk_]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

[greath]

1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

[sethk_]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

[Evo_Spec]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

Edit: this right? https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=68443.msg1742665#msg1742665
Yeah DON'T cut those out, Kin know's what he's doing and that's why he left them in the plastic.

[sethk_]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

[HPE1000]

Sorry to keep star wars crapping but I can't hold myself to this one

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Awesome picture :)

[Evo_Spec]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

Check my edit, you'll understand.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33130.msg1773226#msg1773226

[greath]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board (evo's pic shows this). I left those alone.

There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

[sethk_]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board. I left those alone. There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

This is what mine looks like:
Untitled by skurela, on Flickr
Untitled by skurela, on Flickr

[greath]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board. I left those alone. There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

This is what mine looks like:

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Untitled by skurela, on Flickr

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Untitled by skurela, on Flickr

Sweet. Thanks for the pic. Yeah I'll have to check but I'm worried mine might be touching each other inside some of the switches.

[Evo_Spec]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board (evo's pic shows this). I left those alone.

There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board. I left those alone. There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

This is what mine looks like:

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Sorry guys, i'm like on tons of crack right now (not literally) and i read this all wrong.

Just continue as you were.....i'll go sleep now....

[sethk_]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board. I left those alone. There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

This is what mine looks like:

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Sweet. Thanks for the pic. Yeah I'll have to check but I'm worried mine might be touching each other inside some of the switches.

Yep! Although touching won't affect them I think unless you solder them together by accident

[Evo_Spec]

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1800 Leeku PCB + plate. Kin's shipping took 3 days from Korea... 

As a side note. The resistors/diodes I'm going to have to solder are the size of fleas. Looks like I have to buy an Optivisor now to put this together.

What solder setup are you using? I soldered mine on with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271171818538?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT on my Hakko FX888D, and it did the job. They are really easy if you have tweezers and the proper sized tip.

An Edysn 951sxe. The standard ("medium") tip. Mkawa was saying it should be a good tip for the small SMD soldering. I've just never done SMD soldering before and I'm nervous.

I never did before either, and I thought it would be really hard, but if you take your time you should get the hang of it fast. What I did was put solder on the SMD pads, get the component in tweezers, hold it on the cold solder joints, and then heat up one side, and then onto the next side. Then it should be set in place.

Thanks for the tips

I'm planning on buying and optivisor for the job to reduce eye strain if nothing else. Nervously excited but not going to start until next week.

BTW: The sip sockets I got from kin don't have any plastic to separate them. Do you think this will be a problem?

You actually need to take the SIP sockets out of the plastic when using them in the switches. I left the plastic on for the CSN LEDs, but that is all. I can take some pictures.

That's fine then. I was just worried that they might touch and short something without the plastic.

Nope! When you are about to solder them in though, make sure you have an LED in them so they are properly aligned though.

noooo, don't cut them out!!!! those 3 sets of SIP sockets are for the indicator lights! keep them in the plastic and just solder them onto the PCB!!!

If these are SIP sockets that are going into switches than yeah, cut them out of the plastic.

All of his are separated AFAIK

There where a couple not-seperated sip sockets in a bag with the LED board. I left those alone. There was also a bag of a couple hundred sip sockets without plastic that I've been slowly putting into switches.

This is what mine looks like:

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Untitled by skurela, on Flickr

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Untitled by skurela, on Flickr

Sweet. Thanks for the pic. Yeah I'll have to check but I'm worried mine might be touching each other inside some of the switches.

Yep! Although touching won't affect them I think unless you solder them together by accident

Yeah, just do what Pwn said and install the LED in the sockets before soldering, it'll separate the SIP sockets and prevent them from touching.

Edit: Also for the SMD components there's 2 methods you can use.

This

or this (i don't have a wide tip so this is what i do)
http://www.gonskeyboardworks.com/manuals/129-nerd-side-ledsmd-led-soldering.html

[exitfire401]

It's finally here!




Purple slider goodness.

It's evident within 10 minutes of typing that I need to swap the domes to 55g in this thing. REALLY can't stand 45g Topre myself. and the 30 barely feels like it returns with the silenced slider.

[strict]

It's finally here!

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Purple slider goodness.

It's evident within 10 minutes of typing that I need to swap the domes to 55g in this thing. REALLY can't stand 45g Topre myself. and the 30 barely feels like it returns with the silenced slider.

55g silenced AE is as good as it will ever get, I've sincerely debated picking up both boards from widebasket to do this same swap. If I didnt think my wife would divorce me for spending $800 on keyboards I probably would have done it already. Though I guess I could sell off the non-silenced variable AE that would be created ...

[exitfire401]

It's finally here!

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Purple slider goodness.

It's evident within 10 minutes of typing that I need to swap the domes to 55g in this thing. REALLY can't stand 45g Topre myself. and the 30 barely feels like it returns with the silenced slider.

55g silenced AE is as good as it will ever get, I've sincerely debated picking up both boards from widebasket to do this same swap. If I didnt think my wife would divorce me for spending $800 on keyboards I probably would have done it already. Though I guess I could sell off the non-silenced variable AE that would be created ...

Well, all you have to do is purchase a 55g off of EK (what I'll be doing). It's $200 cheaper haha. But yeah, the only reason I was allowed to get this by the wife was that I sold the HHKB/23u.

[Axollott]

This.

[missalaire]

My DXRacer is here

http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/product/1/pc_gaming_chair/formula_series/oh-fe08-nw/

[katushkin]

My DXRacer is here

http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/product/1/pc_gaming_chair/formula_series/oh-fe08-nw/

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GOD THAT'S AWESOME.

[Binge]

My DXRacer is here

http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/product/1/pc_gaming_chair/formula_series/oh-fe08-nw/

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Does it get you better benchmarks?

[missalaire]

My DXRacer is here

http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/product/1/pc_gaming_chair/formula_series/oh-fe08-nw/

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Does it get you better benchmarks?

Better benchmarks, framerates, KDA... you name it. I think I'm gonna go pro and start streaming for a living

[Binge]

My DXRacer is here

http://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/product/1/pc_gaming_chair/formula_series/oh-fe08-nw/

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Does it get you better benchmarks?

Better benchmarks, framerates, KDA... you name it. I think I'm gonna go pro and start streaming for a living

BENCHmarks xD  <3  Looks rad.

[demik]

plates for my car

[smeckledorfed]

A pretty awesome tabletop game and my first keycap puller...

[Jokrik]

plates for my car

Registration plate? You are going legal now?

[demik]

plates for my car

Registration plate? You are going legal now?

i got 6 months to go plate less, going to see how long after the 6 till i get pulled over.