Author Topic: POST Your GON(s)!!!! ;) (Read 324798 times)

Puddsy · « **Reply #300 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 20:59:48 »

i neeeeeed a GON

Latin00032 · « **Reply #301 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:17:20 »

I thought gon boards don't have a hhkb type version where the 2 "ctrl" keys are removed?

dustinhxc · « **Reply #302 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:20:36 »

Quote from: codyeatworld on Sat, 23 August 2014, 20:49:07

Breathing led mode.

Orange leds

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Beautiful!!!!

Quote from: Latin00032 on Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:17:20

I thought gon boards don't have a hhkb type version where the 2 "ctrl" keys are removed?

GON Happy.

Puddsy · « **Reply #303 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:18:44 »

Quote from: Latin00032 on Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:17:20

I thought gon boards don't have a hhkb type version where the 2 "ctrl" keys are removed?

they do

he makes a case for it

Lastpilot · « **Reply #304 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17 »

Some night pictures of my GON in it's natural habitat!

dustinhxc · « **Reply #305 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:42:16 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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Damn... Gorgeous photos...

codyeatworld · « **Reply #306 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:45:12 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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Looks right at home!

Awesome photos!

Vibex · « **Reply #307 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:49:40 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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Really sleek photos. Nice!

Latin00032 · « **Reply #308 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:52:20 »

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:18:44

Quote from: Latin00032 on Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:17:20
I thought gon boards don't have a hhkb type version where the 2 "ctrl" keys are removed?

they do

he makes a case for it

I didn't see it on his website. Hmm?

dustinhxc · « **Reply #309 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:55:10 »

Quote from: Latin00032 on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:52:20

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:18:44
Quote from: Latin00032 on Sat, 23 August 2014, 21:17:20
I thought gon boards don't have a hhkb type version where the 2 "ctrl" keys are removed?

they do

he makes a case for it
I didn't see it on his website. Hmm?

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=60159.0

http://www.gonskeyboardworks.com/housingscases/97-gon-ns-nerd-60-hhkb-housing-only.html

Lastpilot · « **Reply #310 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 23:06:40 »

Thanks guys! So happy to take pictures of the first board that I built. :]

Zeal · « **Reply #311 on:** Sat, 23 August 2014, 23:17:28 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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Nice pictures, matches the mouse as well!

Puddsy · « **Reply #312 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 11:45:41 »

I just need to sort out some paypal things and then I'll be (almost) ready to buy a GON.

This is suddenly very exciting.

dustinhxc · « **Reply #313 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 12:28:11 »

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sun, 24 August 2014, 11:45:41

I just need to sort out some paypal things and then I'll be (almost) ready to buy a GON.

This is suddenly very exciting.

good choice dude!

Puddsy · « **Reply #314 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 12:34:07 »

I've been meaning to do it since I first saw a GON, but now I actually get to do it. So hype.

EDIT: and I'm only a little worried I'll screw up the soldering

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whentheclouds · « **Reply #315 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:10:45 »

Zeal, what is that red underneath the spacebar?

codyeatworld · « **Reply #316 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:30:51 »

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sun, 24 August 2014, 12:34:07

I've been meaning to do it since I first saw a GON, but now I actually get to do it. So hype.

EDIT: and I'm only a little worried I'll screw up the soldering )

His pcbs are pretty forgiving, just take your time and you'll be fine.

A gon 38gt was my first build. (I ended up putting way to many leds on it though)

Quote from: whentheclouds on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:10:45

Zeal, what is that red underneath the spacebar?

It's the 38gt pcb, the leds are making it glow.

Puddsy · « **Reply #317 on:** Sun, 24 August 2014, 15:47:40 »

That's good to hear. I've got access to good soldering equipment at school, but I'm cursed so that every 3rd solder joint I do is awful. Maybe I'm just going too fast.

qwack · « **Reply #318 on:** Mon, 25 August 2014, 06:57:14 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

Some night pictures of my GON in it's natural habitat!

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Beautiful ! One thing I'm wondering, how is it possible for the GON case to be so thin? Is the PCB right against the bottom plate of the case?

Lastpilot · « **Reply #319 on:** Mon, 25 August 2014, 08:37:37 »

Quote from: qwack on Mon, 25 August 2014, 06:57:14

Beautiful ! One thing I'm wondering, how is it possible for the GON case to be so thin? Is the PCB right against the bottom plate of the case?

Thank you. Actually the PCB is just like other boards where it is attached to the top plate of the case. You can see the PCB causing a shadow within the glowing part of the keyboard in the pictures.

qwack · « **Reply #320 on:** Mon, 25 August 2014, 08:56:21 »

Oh, that's right. I was confused because of the perceived thinness of the case. How thin is it actually, by the way?

Glod · « **Reply #321 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 01:08:08 »

I could not wait any longer, i still need to solder in the resistors and in switch LEDs but i wanted to use this keyboard NOW

i love it, the NerdyGUI is fantastic and i love the feel of these stock clears on here, its actually makes a unique "thock" sound, not the same as topre but its really unique and ping free

though i can complain that the rear LEDs shine through the green Nerd60 PCB. almost forcing my hand to do white in switch LEDs.

layout is loyal to the HHKBpro2 layout except for the \|, Backspace, ESC, and ~ for better keycap compatibility but i didn't put in a stabilizer for the backspace so if i wanted to go 100% to HHKB layout i could just desolder one switch and solder in two in place, which is probably what i am going to do because i keep typing in \ when i want to backspace, which is odd because i don't do that on any other keyboard, my mind actually sees this as a real HHKB

bottom layout is 1.25, 1.5, 7, 1.5. 1.25. problem?

damn-it, as im typing im noticing my 1 key is skipping keys and is totally not working somewhat., i probably have a bad joint but that sucks, now i have to take it apart again.....

oh well here we gooooooo

in switch LEDs will either be Orange or White and i can use color changers, some switches have sip sockets like WASD as well

is it bad i want to use this keyboard instead of my ErgoDox just because it is totally cool. :O

Glod · « **Reply #322 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 02:38:27 »

ok, full on HHKB layout

and i soldered in some resistors on the switches that have sip sockets

my work will suffer tomorrow

GON · « **Reply #323 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 03:14:46 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 01:08:08

I could not wait any longer, i still need to solder in the resistors and in switch LEDs but i wanted to use this keyboard NOW

i love it, the NerdyGUI is fantastic and i love the feel of these stock clears on here, its actually makes a unique "thock" sound, not the same as topre but its really unique and ping free

though i can complain that the rear LEDs shine through the green Nerd60 PCB. almost forcing my hand to do white in switch LEDs.

layout is loyal to the HHKBpro2 layout except for the \|, Backspace, ESC, and ~ for better keycap compatibility but i didn't put in a stabilizer for the backspace so if i wanted to go 100% to HHKB layout i could just desolder one switch and solder in two in place, which is probably what i am going to do because i keep typing in \ when i want to backspace, which is odd because i don't do that on any other keyboard, my mind actually sees this as a real HHKB

bottom layout is 1.25, 1.5, 7, 1.5. 1.25. problem?

damn-it, as im typing im noticing my 1 key is skipping keys and is totally not working somewhat., i probably have a bad joint but that sucks, now i have to take it apart again.....

oh well here we gooooooo

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in switch LEDs will either be Orange or White and i can use color changers, some switches have sip sockets like WASD as well

is it bad i want to use this keyboard instead of my ErgoDox just because it is totally cool. :O

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 02:38:27

ok, full on HHKB layout

and i soldered in some resistors on the switches that have sip sockets

my work will suffer tomorrow

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Oh... Great Work! Glod!

I think NerD has the most powerful H/W Macro in the world. Make good use of them too,.

cseng · « **Reply #324 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 03:27:08 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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is that an icemat in the background? O_O

whentheclouds · « **Reply #325 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 05:49:26 »

Quote from: codyeatworld on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:30:51

It's the 38gt pcb, the leds are making it glow.

that's really cool! and sorry, this should have been directed at lastpilot :embarrassed:

feizor · « **Reply #326 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 05:55:36 »

Quote from: Lastpilot on Sat, 23 August 2014, 22:41:17

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What color LEDs are those? White or teal?

dustinhxc · « **Reply #327 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 06:54:44 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 02:38:27

ok, full on HHKB layout

and i soldered in some resistors on the switches that have sip sockets

my work will suffer tomorrow

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Beautiful! Did everyone pick orange? Hehe love it! :D

codyeatworld · « **Reply #328 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 07:17:24 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 01:08:08

i love it, the NerdyGUI is fantastic and i love the feel of these stock clears on here, its actually makes a unique "thock" sound, not the same as topre but its really unique and ping free

though i can complain that the rear LEDs shine through the green Nerd60 PCB. almost forcing my hand to do white in switch LEDs.

bottom layout is 1.25, 1.5, 7, 1.5. 1.25. problem?

damn-it, as im typing im noticing my 1 key is skipping keys and is totally not working somewhat., i probably have a bad joint but that sucks, now i have to take it apart again.....

Wow that is bright! Looks amazing though.

I'm not sure if it supports 1.25 + 1.5 + 7. Check the switch positioning on the pcb.
I think it does 1.5 + 1 + 7 on both sides.

If it is skipping keys or a key stop registering make sure you install all the diodes, I forgot one and a key stopped working after a remap.
The one I forgot was just beneath the 2X backspace, there should be a diode in horizontal direction. Between ]} and ANSI \

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Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 02:38:27
ok, full on HHKB layout

and i soldered in some resistors on the switches that have sip sockets

my work will suffer tomorrow

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Beautiful! Did everyone pick orange? Hehe love it! :D

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mashby · « **Reply #329 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 08:18:21 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 02:38:27

ok, full on HHKB layout

and i soldered in some resistors on the switches that have sip sockets

my work will suffer tomorrow

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What color LED are you using under the WASD and Caps Lock?

Glod · « **Reply #330 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 10:18:17 »

Quote from: codyeatworld on Tue, 26 August 2014, 07:17:24

Wow that is bright! Looks amazing though.

I'm not sure if it supports 1.25 + 1.5 + 7. Check the switch positioning on the pcb.
I think it does 1.5 + 1 + 7 on both sides.

If it is skipping keys or a key stop registering make sure you install all the diodes, I forgot one and a key stopped working after a remap.
The one I forgot was just beneath the 2X backspace, there should be a diode in horizontal direction. Between ]} and ANSI \

Thankfully there is a brightness setting in nerdy ui for the leds, i was just taking a photo of the side ones on full blast.

no 1.25, 1.5, 7, 1.5., 1.25 works and in my opinion looks better due to the light bleed. i said "problem" like i was trolling some diehards. when i posted this thing last night i had everything soldered in

the skipping keys was a bad solder joint on the switch, its fixed and tested now

Quote from: mashby on Tue, 26 August 2014, 08:18:21

What color LED are you using under the WASD and Caps Lock?

i put sip sockets in esc,q,w,e,a,s,d,f,and space and currently there is orange LEDs in there.

Lastpilot · « **Reply #331 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 12:24:42 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 01:08:08

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Whoa, Glod that is an awesome board, much brighter than my NS 38GT. Did not know the SMD LED + Brightness control made such a huge difference. Looks amazing!

Quote from: feizor on Tue, 26 August 2014, 05:55:36

What color LEDs are those? White or teal?

They are white, but they are reflecting off the inside of the sky-blue casing so that may have some effect on the result color. LED's are done through the cherry holes, so they aren't right up against the edge like the SMD's are, so that might also increase the effect of the case color.

Quote from: cseng on Tue, 26 August 2014, 03:27:08

is that an icemat in the background? O_O

It's a Maxtill G2-PAD :] I may write a review of it on Geekhack, I really enjoy it a lot so far.

Quote from: qwack on Mon, 25 August 2014, 08:56:21

Oh, that's right. I was confused because of the perceived thinness of the case. How thin is it actually, by the way?

I'm afraid I don't know the actual dimensions of it, sorry. It must be posted somewhere, but I couldn't find them on the website.

Glod · « **Reply #332 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 13:47:00 »

Is it bad i am liking this keyboard more than my ErgoDox? Does "Cool Factor" win over Ergo? hmmmm

Damn you keyboards, damn you to hell!

I have a full metal ergodox and the GON feels more solid than that to type on than that

Puddsy · « **Reply #333 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 16:17:23 »

cool factor always wins bro

Glod · « **Reply #334 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:18:08 »

so i am going to continue to post in here until i get it right

so i am an idiot for only doing sip sockets on certain switches because i was lazy, i need to get the color right before i go soldering in the LEDs

so geekhack, which looks good so far?

orange

blue

or blue AND orange mix oh snap

there is also the color change things and i could put in white.....

Puddsy · « **Reply #335 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:19:26 »

orange is the clear winner

blue looks weird

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #336 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:20:31 »

Quote from: Glod on Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:18:08

so i am going to continue to post in here until i get it right

so i am an idiot for only doing sip sockets on certain switches because i was lazy, i need to get the color right before i go soldering in the LEDs

so geekhack, which looks good so far?

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there is also the color change things and i could put in white.....

I like the bottom one a lot as well as the middle. But really they're all perfectly fine. :P

Glod · « **Reply #337 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:22:52 »

forgot to turn the bottom led on

i think the blue looks better with the white on

THE PATRIOT

i dunno, i know people like the orange alot

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #338 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:29:07 »

Quote from: TacticalStache on Tue, 26 August 2014, 21:19:26

orange is the clear winner

blue looks weird

Why you gotta insult my opinions, man?!

Seriously though, they all look great.

Glod · « **Reply #339 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 22:57:47 »

wont`'t stop, can't stop

white i think wins, brings out the color of case and i can use color changers i bought from massdrop

Sent · « **Reply #340 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 23:00:15 »

Either all white or patriot.

demik · « **Reply #341 on:** Tue, 26 August 2014, 23:00:42 »

i want a board like that, it's so nice. especially with that keyset. nice and simple

qwack · « **Reply #342 on:** Wed, 27 August 2014, 04:29:50 »

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white i think wins, brings out the color of case and i can use color changers i bought from massdrop

You can never go wrong with white LEDs. Color changers lessen the brightness, which makes the backlight uneven, so using sockets is a better choice if changing LED colors is important, but they're a bigger hassle. Your GON looks perfect as-is, though!