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Offline climbalima

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Hot swappable keyboard
« on: Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:44:57 »
I have an idea to build a 60% keyboard with a detachable numpad, function row, and macro pad. I plan to use usb breakout boards to connect all the matrices together. The main issue I have in this conceptual phase is how I will secure the sections together.
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Offline FlukeNukem

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Re: Hot swappable keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16 »
Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism
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Offline climbalima

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Re: Hot swappable keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 26 March 2016, 22:00:03 »
Quote from: FlukeNukem on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16
Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism
That does sewm like a possible solution. Thanks!
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Offline Kompanion

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Re: Hot swappable keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 27 March 2016, 20:49:07 »
Quote from: climbalima on Sat, 26 March 2016, 22:00:03
Quote from: FlukeNukem on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16
Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism
That does sewm like a possible solution. Thanks!

Be careful with strength. There's a strong possibility to break smaller components if go full strength and let them "slam" together.
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