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Blue Cat really suits the pink case. Looks great dude!Soooo,
Long time
I came across a shiny pink ID80 en figured I would slap some stuff on it to make it looke pretty. 3 keycap sets later I finally found a set that actually covers the layout properly. it is however somewhat kitten themed
ID80
TECSEE Purple Panda PME switches
Durock V2 modified stabs
Idobao Blue Cat MA PBT keycaps
Coiled cable in wrong shade of pink
I have a few more orders due for some more kit. Just need to sell off all my Ducky stuff first.
Cheers
dude, get a finer soldering tip ;-)Sooooo,
A while back I got a Razer Blackwidow 2013 from a friend because it was "broken" and meant for the bin. It had NAIL CLIPPINGS INSIDE.
Cleaned it with almost every household cleaning product I could find and it still smells like 5-year old Fanta orange. Desoldered every switch and opened them all and cleaned them inside out. (I don't likeCherry MX brownscrunchy blue switches)
I'll spare you the images of what it looked like before it was clean-ish.
I sat around thinking what I could turn it into because nobody likes a keyboard without LEDs and this one happens to be the ONE Razer product without rainbow puke RGB all over it. After a few days of researching and scrolling geekhack trying to find out if it's possible to add LEDs to a non-chroma Blackwidow from 2013, I couldn't find much but a few people telling each other it's not worth it and just to buy a keyboard with LEDs instead.
Turns out, the PCBs on this Blackwidow and the Blackwidow with the green backlighting are identical, minus the LEDs and resistors for each.
Anyways, FFW a few months, I received my order of 1000x LEDs and picked up 200x CHR0805 390R resistors from Communica this morning, so this project can finally start.
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It has Cherry Blues for now, until I find the patience to desolder them all again.
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These resistors are STUPID tiny. Ignore the ugly soldering iron tip, my TS100 is at customs
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RIP to my finger tips after soldering 109x of these
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First white LED is functional (':
The plan after the LEDs are done is to get a keycap set that'll fit the non-standard bottom row and then paint the frame with Rustoleum Color Shift Galaxy Blue
I'll post an update in 3 weeks when I've finished the rest of the LEDs, wish me luck
I've got one on the way, I just couldn't wait to start the project :3
To be 100% honest with you, I failed the blind tests.... 👀
Hmmm, it seem that you have managed to polish a turd! Good work Cujo. Jailhouse blues aren't half bad.
They have a surprisingly decent tactility to them. Not sure if they're worth the trouble with the plethora of tactile options we have today, but they were definitely fun and I would recommend them if you're ballin' on a budget
Can also buy it from their website here:(#OR-0003) Low-Friction O-Ring 2x5x1.5mm (10Pcs) - 0.10kg | bobshop.co.za
Buy (#OR-0003) Low-Friction O-Ring 2x5x1.5mm (10Pcs) - 0.10kg for R64.80www.bidorbuy.co.za
Found a seller on bidorbuy for orings. They should fit nicely around the screws if you want to burger mount a board
Hey. Does anyone here have Outemu switch openers or some for sale? Otherwise please drop a link to an STL file for one, it would be appreciated. I have made my Redragon Kumara a Gucci tier keeb by modding the stabs, putting in foam and new Honey and Milk PBT keycaps. I just want to lube the Outemu Browns as of now, so I need a switch opener of some sorts. I will send images and sound tests later
This keeb feels amazing after some mods btw! Would recommend this for someone on the budget looking for a mod challenge : )
www.thingiverse.com
I am interested in the MW75 depending on the landed priceHas anyone on here bought from Taobao before? There's also a method of buying from superbuy.com where they act as an agent.
The reason I'm asking is because of the MW65 and MW75 on there. It's a super cheap gasket mounted kit. +- R1k
Superbuy link (Taobao is in Chinese):
Superbuy - The Best Taobao Agent Help You Shop,Shipping From China
From what I can see is the shipping costs start to escalate the price rather quickly.
So, to do this, I reckon a group buy would be the best way to go about this. Would there be a few people interested?
From what I can see is that it's reliable, I just haven't done it before.
Can confirm, I used a kailh opener on some outemu blues a while backCherry / Kailh Switch Opener by miragez06
This is a remix of the source opener, with reinforced prongs for the Cherry MX-style switches, along with improved clearance. Should avoid snapping off the legs when cracking open the MX-style switches. Kailh side is unchanged as it was working fine. Tested to work fine with original Cherry MX...
Apparently you can use a Kailh switch opener to open them.
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Thank you so muchCherry / Kailh Switch Opener by miragez06
This is a remix of the source opener, with reinforced prongs for the Cherry MX-style switches, along with improved clearance. Should avoid snapping off the legs when cracking open the MX-style switches. Kailh side is unchanged as it was working fine. Tested to work fine with original Cherry MX...
Apparently you can use a Kailh switch opener to open them.
Sent from my SM-G991B using Tapatalk
Thanks for letting me know as well : )
I used a brass opener, but when I was using 3D printed ones, I found that PLA was fine for temporary use.
Where do I buy one?
@ENDU He can perhaps help you out.
Thanks man
He is busy with V2 of the opener but might still be a while.
Ok thanks, but I would like to buy them locally haha. I do not want to wait 2 months for something to arrive
Amazon orders aren't slow.
Oh yeah did not read the amazon part haha. Yeah they are fast, but expensive if you get express shipping haha.
