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Offline Zackarak

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New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 05:43:17 »
Hi,

Got a Filco TKL and noticed 2 switches are upside down. The board itself works. Just curious if it's intended? Keyboardco told me it's reversed on some cause the solder pins are offset. It's only the switches for left win and alt key.
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Offline Icarium

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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 06:01:23 »
You can get more contact points in the same space this way, potentially allowing the same PCB to be used with different layouts hence making it cheaper.
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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 07:16:31 »
i cant see the pic at work, but its normal for mj-2's to have the bottom left mod switches upside down
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Offline stingrae

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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 07:22:50 »
Yup seems to be normal even my quick fire rapid has the exact same switch orientation
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Offline RiGS

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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 08:04:59 »
It is normal, and intended design implementation.
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Offline Zackarak

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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 10:00:22 »
Thanks for the quick answers :)
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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 10:06:06 »
It reminds me of that movie, "the omen" w/ the 666 hidden on the devil child's head.

Except this is the keyboard version of it with reversed switches.

Now I'm picturing someone typing on a keyboard backwards. Wow. That's actually kinda cool. Hmmm...
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Offline Zackarak

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Re: New Filco TKL - 2 Switches upside down. Is it normal? (pic included)
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 04 September 2012, 12:38:51 »
would probably take a long time (for me) to learn touch typing backwards
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