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Seriously, did you use a V80 with aluminum case or something else?
yeah it's a little wonky - i need to find another cap!scottc wrote: ↑Your caps lock looks a little bit wonky! Is it all the way on, or is there maybe something wrong with the switch?
Looks like a cool board, congrats.
This is the TIME TKL: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=92349.0Blaise170 wrote: ↑I recognize those caps. Which poor NEC MK II died for this build?
Seriously, did you use a V80 with aluminum case or something else?
Green alps are just pingy switches. I used to have a new z-150 and was till extremely pingy. If you don't like the ping, yellow alps aren't as smooth, but less pingy and sound better.idlethock wrote: ↑Just got my Zenith Z-150 from clickityClackity. Board looks nice and feels very solid. Question though, is it supposed to be a very pingy board or are green alps themselves very pingy switches?
Are they responsible for most of the ping and the metal case merely adds onto it? Or does it really depend on the case/condition of the switches? I saw this video and it really does sound like the pinging from the switches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWut880tep8Brett MacK wrote: ↑ Green alps are just pingy switches. I used to have a new z-150 and was till extremely pingy. If you don't like the ping, yellow alps aren't as smooth, but less pingy and sound better.
This is a ZKB-7. It has an AT plug, but the eaZy pc was an XT clone.//gainsborough wrote: ↑Go for genuine complicated alps instead of matias!
Also the z150 is, unfortunate, notorious for being a stubborn protocol. I think only a few people have succeeded in converting it, but both the guys I’ve talked to about never got back to me =/
Is this just the plug in the picture? It looks like an ordinary cable that does the same thing as a PS/2 converter.Blaise170 wrote: ↑As for Matias Click switches, you can get them directly from Matias, but I have bought mine from mechanicalkeyboards.com in the past. For IBM XT to USB, you'll need a protocol converter such as Soarer's. Orihalcon sells premade Soarer's cables (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200 ... =824&kw=lg) but they are a bit more expensive than doing it yourself. I am not 100% certain the Zenith uses IBM XT though so you may still have to reflash it with a Zenith XT compatible firmware if that's the case.
Your typical AT to PS2 adapter just takes the pins and changes the form factor. The one I linked is a converter which actually changes the protocol from XT to USB.green-squid wrote: ↑
Is this just the plug in the picture? It looks like an ordinary cable that does the same thing as a PS/2 converter.
Aye, XT boards often times have the same DIN connector that AT boards have. Like the IBM model F XT, for example. Z150 is the same way, and it seems the ZKB-7 is like that as well.green-squid wrote: ↑ Is this just the plug in the picture? It looks like an ordinary cable that does the same thing as a PS/2 converter.
But is this just a cable?//gainsborough wrote: ↑Aye, XT boards often times have the same DIN connector that AT boards have. Like the IBM model F XT, for example. Z150 is the same way, and it seems the ZKB-7 is like that as well.green-squid wrote: ↑ Is this just the plug in the picture? It looks like an ordinary cable that does the same thing as a PS/2 converter.
But complicated ones are very very expensive! And they don't last as long.//gainsborough wrote: ↑Go for genuine complicated alps instead of matias!
I am not so sure about that. I would bet that they got a bit more... generous... with their rating when they simplified. It is a good way to convince people buying the switches it is an 'improvement' instead of an obvious cost cutting measure.green-squid wrote: ↑
But complicated ones are very very expensive! And they don't last as long.
Assuming it's like the protocol on the z150 - I don't know of but a few cases where anyone was successful at converting them in the first place. I could be entirely wrong though. If anyone actually does know of a working converter for the z150 or this zkb-7 I would love to know where to get one as well!green-squid wrote: ↑Okay, I get it now. But Matias ones are easier to get for me, so that's what I'll go with.
What is the CHEAPEST and easiest way to convert this to PS/2 or USB?
Check out this legend though! He said he converted it! Looks easy, but is the flashing easy? And could I do it without tuining one of my AT motherboards for a female AT socket??//gainsborough wrote: ↑Assuming it's like the protocol on the z150 - I don't know of but a few cases where anyone was successful at converting them in the first place. I could be entirely wrong though. If anyone actually does know of a working converter for the z150 or this zkb-7 I would love to know where to get one as well!green-squid wrote: ↑Okay, I get it now. But Matias ones are easier to get for me, so that's what I'll go with.
What is the CHEAPEST and easiest way to convert this to PS/2 or USB?
But is there a soarer firmware you can flash on that microcontroller with a couple of clicks?Blaise170 wrote: ↑Like I said it really comes down to how well you know electrical concepts. You can buy an AT socket for a few dollars on eBay, though I dont know which part number you would need to look for.