Author Topic: 2x3x4 LED and SIP socket Group Buy - Round 1 Cyan | Pink | Sky Blue (Read 112874 times)

Karura · « **Reply #450 on:** Wed, 08 April 2015, 00:13:29 »

Quote from: Photoelectric on Tue, 07 April 2015, 19:41:29

I'll try this again at some point, as photographing LEDs is usually an exercise in frustration, but here's a rough idea of how these LEDs compare. I'd mostly pay attention to the glow halos around the LED bulbs.

The first is "pink" vs. the standard "purple" (You can also buy UV Purple LEDs, those are even more blue toned):

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And these are: "Sky Blue", my previously owned turquoise ("Ice blue"), and my previously owned "Cyan" (more like jade):

Sky Blue / Cyan / Ice Blue:
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Sky Blue / Ice Blue / Cyan:
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To put this in perspective, Ice Blue already looks very cyan-green when installed in large numbers on a keyboard. So in that respect, Cyan looks a cold shade of VERY green, and I anticipate Sky Blue to look more green than what I currently have on my keyboards and call "turquoise". I was hoping Sky Blue would be less green than my Ice Blue, but it seems to go the other way around. Still a very nice color to experiment with. The Pink LEDs will go great with purple anodized plates and cases, as the normal Purple LEDs are usually too cold toned to match.

Those are really nice LEDs!

You did a great job of capturing the colour and shade

Where did you get those Ice Blues? I actually like it better than the sky blues... lol

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #451 on:** Wed, 08 April 2015, 01:16:39 »

Yea. I'm fond of the ice blues as well

Photoelectric · « **Reply #452 on:** Wed, 08 April 2015, 09:08:33 »

"Ice Blue" were from Taobao with someone's help, as I'd spent a lot of time looking for all shades in the blue-green family to go with my keyboards (my favorite colors). They are still a definite cyan/turquoise on a keyboard when installed in large numbers.

Fnzzy · « **Reply #453 on:** Fri, 10 April 2015, 05:45:19 »

Got my LEDs a few moments ago. Thanks nuclearsandwich & hwood!

nandop · « **Reply #454 on:** Fri, 10 April 2015, 19:54:20 »

Any updates on SIP socket shipments for CONUS?

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #455 on:** Fri, 10 April 2015, 21:49:39 »

Quote from: nandop on Fri, 10 April 2015, 19:54:20

Any updates on SIP socket shipments for CONUS?

+1

nandop · « **Reply #456 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 07:19:23 »

Have you received the SIP sockets from Mouser? Are you still having difficulty with counting them and that's where the main cause of delay?

Sifo · « **Reply #457 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 07:45:57 »

Could someone with extras sell me some sky blue and pink to Canada?

Dreamre · « **Reply #458 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 10:58:45 »

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 14 April 2015, 07:45:57

Could someone with extras sell me some sky blue and pink to Canada?

I'd get them directly from Aliexpress.

tjweir · « **Reply #459 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 11:02:54 »

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 14 April 2015, 07:45:57

Could someone with extras sell me some sky blue and pink to Canada?

How many are you looking for?

xauser · « **Reply #460 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 12:12:02 »

My sockets have arrived, they are great! Thank you nuclearsandwich & hwood34!

MythicalWagyu · « **Reply #461 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 18:14:38 »

All my LEDs showed up, last week I think... totally forgot about this group buy, so opening the package was a nice surprise! Thanks for all your hard work nuclearsandwich!

sethk_ · « **Reply #462 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 19:36:53 »

YGPM nuclear

aaronz8 · « **Reply #463 on:** Tue, 14 April 2015, 20:11:51 »

Quote from: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 10 April 2015, 21:49:39

Quote from: nandop on Fri, 10 April 2015, 19:54:20
Any updates on SIP socket shipments for CONUS?

+1

+2

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #464 on:** Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37 »

Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #465 on:** Wed, 15 April 2015, 01:39:56 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37

Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

Thanks for the update!

Hope things settle down enough to wrap this up and you can catch some time for yourself

Lpwl · « **Reply #466 on:** Wed, 15 April 2015, 07:59:42 »

I just received my SIP sockets !

This is great.

A big thank you to nuclearsandwich, hwood34 and those who helped !

tjweir · « **Reply #467 on:** Wed, 15 April 2015, 18:08:45 »

Mine arrived, thanks nuke and hwood!

00zeRO · « **Reply #468 on:** Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:21:59 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37

Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

Looking forward to it...

Evi1_0ne · « **Reply #469 on:** Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:30:51 »

Quote from: 00zeRO on Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:21:59

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37
Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

Looking forward to it...

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/50204824.jpg

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #470 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 17:58:06 »

Quote from: Evi1_0ne on Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:30:51

Quote from: 00zeRO on Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:21:59
Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37
Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

Looking forward to it...

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/50204824.jpg

😢

As a matter of fact 15 orders shipped today. I also updated the group buy status list for the first time in an age. Since the database isn't part of the Git repository I've not been able to update it on the road. Not reflected is the shipping status of international orders. I need to double check on those with hwood34.

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #471 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 17:58:38 »

Oh and tracking numbers went out to the fifteen folks who shipped today via PM

hwood34 · « **Reply #472 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:16:59 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Sat, 18 April 2015, 17:58:06

Quote from: Evi1_0ne on Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:30:51
Quote from: 00zeRO on Fri, 17 April 2015, 15:21:59
Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 15 April 2015, 00:17:37
Apologies for the temporary death. Work is unrelenting. While the DDoS has calmed I'm still deeply mired in a lot of projects that are preventing me from wrapping this up. For most of March and so far April, if I'm awake, I'm working.

The last of the US orders need shipping labels and packing before they can go out. I worked from home yesterday and today in the hope that I could make that happen but so far no dice. Tomorrow I'll be in the office and Thursday is still up in the air. I'm going to try my damnedest to get these out before Saturday.

It feels like the home stretch, it *is* the home stretch, but I'm barely afloat. Those of you with PMs. I've not forgotten you but it'll take me some more days to get to them. <3

Looking forward to it...

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/50204824.jpg

😢

As a matter of fact 15 orders shipped today. I also updated the group buy status list for the first time in an age. Since the database isn't part of the Git repository I've not been able to update it on the road. Not reflected is the shipping status of international orders. I need to double check on those with hwood34.

all the orders have been sent out

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #473 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:31:15 »

Quote from: hwood34 on Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:16:59

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Sat, 18 April 2015, 17:58:06
Not reflected is the shipping status of international orders. I need to double check on those with hwood34.
all the orders have been sent out

💥! Updated the order list for that.

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #474 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:36:42 »

Out of curiosity: who is using the 2nd post updates to follow progress and who is just reading all the posts?

cjhard · « **Reply #475 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:40:17 »

I'm reading all the things! I haven't looked at the first page since Page 2 came out, really forgot every page previous existed.

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #476 on:** Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:58:36 »

At this point I've responded to all relevant PMs that I could find about this GB. If I didn't respond to yours, send it again unlessitsaboutextrasinwhichcasereadbelow

Extras. As you might have noticed: I'm mad busy lately. I'm not in a place where I feel good taking on extra orders right now and I don't anticipate being in a good place until June at the earliest. Our vendor participant should be getting their LEDs Wedesday or Thursday after which point they'll have a good stock. When extras are available, they will not be at the original group buy price. Since was my first group buy there were a number of costs I didn't anticipate, nothing major, but it all adds up with ~80 participants. When ordering relaunches, there will be an actual webzone rather than a google form for orders.

That's all for today. Thanks err'one!

JaccoW · « **Reply #477 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 04:24:34 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Sat, 18 April 2015, 18:58:36

At this point I've responded to all relevant PMs that I could find about this GB. If I didn't respond to yours, send it again unlessitsaboutextrasinwhichcasereadbelow

Extras. As you might have noticed: I'm mad busy lately. I'm not in a place where I feel good taking on extra orders right now and I don't anticipate being in a good place until June at the earliest. Our vendor participant should be getting their LEDs Wedesday or Thursday after which point they'll have a good stock. When extras are available, they will not be at the original group buy price. Since was my first group buy there were a number of costs I didn't anticipate, nothing major, but it all adds up with ~80 participants. When ordering relaunches, there will be an actual webzone rather than a google form for orders.

That's all for today. Thanks err'one!

Thanks Nuclear Sandwich. I wasn't in this GB but I certainly will keep an eye on the extras. I need them.

Make sure you take your time for life outside of keyboards and learn from this for your next GB.

minh278 · « **Reply #478 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 09:42:32 »

All i have to do now is wait for the redscarf III to come in...

exitfire401 · « **Reply #479 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 15:50:57 »

Got my package today. Tonight will be spent removing sockets and getting them soldered into my sprit board. Thanks again for running this NS. Much appreciated!

nandop · « **Reply #480 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 16:40:28 »

Received. Thank you very much. Looks like to be of very high quality. In the end, it was worth the wait.

A much needed exercise of patience for myself in such a stressful world.

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #481 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 16:57:08 »

I'm sorting the last five orders! As long as I get these all boxed and to the post office with the rest today will be a good day.

tjweir · « **Reply #482 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 18:46:29 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Mon, 20 April 2015, 16:57:08

I'm sorting the last five orders! As long as I get these all boxed and to the post office with the rest today will be a good day.

Nice work, thanks for all your effort!

blackkat · « **Reply #483 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 19:02:18 »

Still have not recieved my order in Canada...

kolashnikov · « **Reply #484 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 19:23:33 »

Got my order today, right on time. I don't care at all about the wait, but I just cannot believe I ordered these almost 6 months ago! Time flies.

BTW, nuclear, to answer your question about the status updates; I've been checking the 2nd post to find the important info, then browsing the end of the thread for related discussion. Thanks for the time you put into this, and especially for trying to make us a priority during your busy work schedule.

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #485 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 19:38:13 »

Got my order today
Woohoo!

Will eventually have some time to get working on my 60% and put my LEDs on it.

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #486 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 20:50:34 »

Good news and bad news

Bad news: I lost track of time printing shipping labels when usps.com decided to mess up my order and thus didn't make it to the post office in time.

The good news is that everything has been sorted out and will go to the post office tomorrow!

tokkystyle · « **Reply #487 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 22:07:53 »

How to track my international order?
Can u tell me which site is searchable?

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #488 on:** Mon, 20 April 2015, 22:13:40 »

Quote from: tokkystyle on Mon, 20 April 2015, 22:07:53

How to track my international order?
Can u tell me which site is searchable?

I didn't ship the international orders, but I can say that depending on the origin and destination countries tracking can be a totally crapshoot. I've had things that never appeared in tracking *arrive* with the tracking still saying "waiting for origin scan" or whatever.

Photoelectric · « **Reply #489 on:** Tue, 21 April 2015, 11:13:42 »

If anyone got extra SIP sockets and would like to offload a couple or more sets, please let me know!

Ripudio · « **Reply #490 on:** Tue, 21 April 2015, 12:48:07 »

The cyan LEDs are gorgeous, thanks so much Nuclear!

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #491 on:** Tue, 21 April 2015, 18:39:13 »

All but 2.5 orders have been dropped off at the post office. I may do tracking numbers now or I may just drink some ice water and watch cartoons.

The remaining orders are

- 0.5 incomplete shipment (my bad, I'll fix it)
- 1 hand delivery to be done later this week
- 1 international order that selected checked the US box. -_- I'll figure this out

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #492 on:** Tue, 21 April 2015, 18:51:06 »

What to do if there's a mistake with your order

I did my best to make sure that all orders are complete and correct, but mistakes happen. If possible, please at least spot check your order to make sure it's more or less correct when you receive it. As you can see from the thread history I'm traveling quite a bit. Which means that if an order found to be mistaken after end of May it could be a while before I can do anything about it.

My order never showed up

That's a bummer! PM me!

My order is incomplete

I'll bet I screwed up. Double check the rest of your counts and send me a full list of what's missing via PM, as well as your order ID. I'll verify that I invoiced you for the additional items and send them your way.

Some dingus sent me ageekhacker's order instead of my own

I don't think this happened but it's easily the thing I'm most paranoid about. Most (all?) orders have a little paper slip in them that says who they're for and what amount of everything is in the order. If you got an order meant for someone else... well.. dang. PM me and we'll figure it out. I'll likely just ship folks the difference rather than have people re-ship out orders.

Other problems I didn't even think of

PM me. Are you sensing a theme?

exitfire401 · « **Reply #493 on:** Tue, 21 April 2015, 19:01:39 »

Didn't notice any count errors in my order...then again, I was counting fairly fast. It was at least within the margin of error of being +- 5 leds and sockets, so I'm not worried about if anything actually is missing.

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #494 on:** Fri, 24 April 2015, 22:43:59 »

Finally had time to even take a look at my package

All my SIPs are here. Have 2 extra Pink LEDs, and missing 8 sky blues

Not a big deal for me since I rounded up to have extras.

slickmamba · « **Reply #495 on:** Fri, 24 April 2015, 22:48:19 »

Received! Honestly do not remember how many I ordered, but yay!

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #496 on:** Sat, 25 April 2015, 10:21:36 »

Quote from: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 24 April 2015, 22:43:59

Finally had time to even take a look at my package

All my SIPs are here. Have 2 extra Pink LEDs, and missing 8 sky blues

Not a big deal for me since I rounded up to have extras.

Bums me out that I shorted you. If you order extras make sure to note that and you'll get a discount on your future order.

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #497 on:** Sat, 25 April 2015, 11:10:37 »

Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Sat, 25 April 2015, 10:21:36

Quote from: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 24 April 2015, 22:43:59
Finally had time to even take a look at my package

All my SIPs are here. Have 2 extra Pink LEDs, and missing 8 sky blues

Not a big deal for me since I rounded up to have extras.

Bums me out that I shorted you. If you order extras make sure to note that and you'll get a discount on your future order.

Don't feel bad!

Like I said, I round up in case anything happens and I lose them myself, or break them. It's not a big deal.

It's a lot of work to sort these all by hand so I appreciate the work you put into this.

JaccoW · « **Reply #498 on:** Sat, 25 April 2015, 12:38:15 »

Who are the resellers of these btw? You told us some vendors picked these up?

nuclearsandwich · « **Reply #499 on:** Sat, 25 April 2015, 12:45:11 »

Quote from: JaccoW on Sat, 25 April 2015, 12:38:15

Who are the resellers of these btw? You told us some vendors picked these up?

Per my policy of keeping orders anonymous I have specifically not mentioned the vendor name. However this post ought to be very informative.

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Author Topic: 2x3x4 LED and SIP socket Group Buy - Round 1 Cyan | Pink | Sky Blue (Read 112874 times)