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Offline dman777

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Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« on: Mon, 12 August 2013, 23:53:33 »
Hi,

I wanted to replace my Ducky Shine 3 key caps with some nicer ones and still keep the LED look. I found these. I emailed the person and they said that even though they are ABS plastic, they have a textured surface to them so they don't feel slipery. I am thinking about going for them. Does anyone have any knowledge on these particular keycaps?

http://www.maxkeyboard.com/max-universal-black-translucent-mechanical-keyboard-keycap-set-top-print.html

Offline Photoelectric

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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 12 August 2013, 23:57:39 »
EDIT: scratch that--just looked carefully at the zoomed in photos.  These have been available from a vendor or two on eBay.  Could be too bright in practice.
« Last Edit: Tue, 13 August 2013, 00:02:13 by Photoelectric »
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Offline dman777

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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 13 August 2013, 06:25:06 »
To bright? Please explain :)

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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 13 August 2013, 09:39:08 »
The caps are transparent along the back and far top side.  Will let a lot more light through.  Ducky Shine LEDs are at the far top side--right under the more transparent areas.
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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 15 August 2013, 23:48:27 »
Been eyeing these for my Shine 3 as well. There's just not a lot of good options which I'm aware of, currently.

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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 15 August 2013, 23:59:27 »
SP has clear blank polycarb sets for $40, if you don't want legends.  Personally I prefer the look of these to the Max Keyboard ones.

Or Ducky have a few sets of their own - grey, white, purple.

Aaand someone in Classifieds is selling a set of Ducky pink IIRC.
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Offline Topre

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Re: Max Keyboard Key Caps For LED enjoyment
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 16 August 2013, 00:24:39 »
There's also this similar translucent ABS keycap set that Feng is selling.