deskthority

Razerban wrote: ↑

05 Jun 2020, 17:06

John Doe wrote: ↑

05 Jun 2020, 16:56

Quite Siemens style keycaps, 30€ still okay.

30€ is the price for the Desko keyboard. Do you have an opinion on that one ?

If its cherry MX black, then definitely worth it...

In my experience different ps/2 cables use different colors for the wires Yes, but I put the conector picture with the cable attached to it and the signal name. Connectors (PCB end) are not universal. Each board manufacturer may have the PCB connector pins assigned differently. Or did you mean, tha...

I guess i should have linked the reddit thread. ginjake mentioned he was using varmillo capacitive switches. If you inspect the pcb you'll see there's no switch diodes anywhere. https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/gv8jkx/electrocapacitive_helix_keyboard/ There's nothing with capac...

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

04 Jun 2020, 14:52

I believe it was nos

still doesn't justify the price

A few answers: -the original xwhatsit DAC is an SMD package and we had to find a cheap through hole component -pro micro uses a different chip than xwhatsit. The pins are different. -when the initial components were drawn up we checked mouser, digikey and Farnell. They had all the components. - rega...

Oh this is painful to see. It's so difficult to insulate these bricks from their own weight, especially the way shipping companies handle them. I had a Multistation board that got crunched like this. The PCB should be sturdy since it's flush mounted to the brass plate, but I could see it cracking i...

The relay is truly the cheapest way to get a solenoid to work. These cost 1 or 2 euros and even have a built in solenoid within them. If you need a bit of extra oomph, then a solenoid can be bought off ebay/AliExpress/adafruit for just a few euros. As long as you buy a solenoid that runs off 5V, a r...

What are you talking about? The RALT key (Alt or AltGr) is in the correct position and is of the correct size (1.5u). They had every opportunity to fix the bottom row and managed to fail spectacularly. 5.75u space and 1.25u useless key? Come on now. Just ship a 7u space bar option. What they did: 1...

Yes, and a pcb compatible with the new keycaps. I don't know if it was in your review, or if I saw it elsewhere. I'm interested by the fact that switches are lighter than older model m, and that they are very similar to the old model f, can you confirm it? There’s no PCB in a model M. These use a m...

is it possible to switch to ISO layout simply by replacing keycaps and stabilizers? After cracking it open to move pivot plates and springs into the proper positions, that's what you meant, isn't it? Yes, and a pcb compatible with the new keycaps. I don't know if it was in your review, or if I saw ...

Here's a much anticipated review of the new model M. Saw this posted on reddit.

https://m.imgur.com/a/Ple1PHU

Final bump, if I don't get enough interest by this weekend. I will abandon this group buy.

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

25 May 2020, 15:01

Holy shit... that guy has a landline

In Germany, almost all home internet connections (30 mn out of 40 mn households) are delivered by DSL phone lines, that explains the landline....

Just a quick heads up, this is definitely not dead and WILL be coming back at some point in time, hopefully very soon....

You set your layout, generate the hex here and download and flash with AVRdude

http://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/editor/

I'm working on porting QMK to xwhatsit boards. If there's a keyboard assembled with this board, and you'd like to help me by running some test code on it, please PM me. Also, is there anyone around here who would like to help me by testing my code on a Beamspring rev.3 or rev.4 original xwhatsit bo...

Ellipse wrote: ↑

17 May 2020, 21:38

kmnov2017 has anyone gotten that workaround working with the xwhatsit controller?

I don't know, but its so straightforward I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

...A few people were asking about solenoids - a Deskthority user has added a solenoid to his Brand New Model F Classic Case Keyboard. The challenge is to find a good solenoid and a solenoid driver board. ... If you buy a 5/6 V solenoid, you dont even need a solenoid driver, just a cheap relay or a ...

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caiko wrote: ↑

13 May 2020, 11:19

Just to make sure.. this is the little ring that is around the screw inside the keyboard?

Edit: found some info on this - let me check!

Thats not the only thing to be grounded. The metal back plate - the shiny brass shade - MUST be connected to ground as well.

Have you ground the metal chassis ?

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https://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G81-3077 These NCR keyboards are sought after for both their keycaps, and their grey industrial cases. The fact that they are G81 matters not. In fact, that goes for most G81s that have redeeming qualities. Like their keycaps, see : G81-3000SAA, G81-3004SAT, G81-...

... maybe you need to be taught a thing or two then Care to enlighten us? https://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G81-3077 These NCR keyboards are sought after for both their keycaps, and their grey industrial cases. The fact that they are G81 matters not. In fact, that goes for most G81s that have red...

Myoth wrote: ↑

07 May 2020, 15:32

kmnov2017 wrote: ↑

07 May 2020, 14:00

I don't see anything of interest in there.

... maybe you need to be taught a thing or two then

Care to enlighten us?

I don't see anything of interest in there. The NCR is a G81 with MY switches - which is one of the worst sounding switches of all time. Plus they are scratchy as hell....

Thesaltyoubreathe wrote: ↑

05 May 2020, 01:09

Pics available!

Where?

Japanese key set added

For me it started way back in 1996 when my dad had an Acer clicky keyboard at work. We bought out first computer for home the same year, being price conscious we bought a rubber dome for how quiet it was (we called them Membrane back then without even knowing what they were) . Despite having a super...

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