What sort of LEDs are these???

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IonutZ

17 Oct 2013, 23:49

I've been looking for really small RGB LEDs that can fit a Cherry switch for a while... low and behold this one's using some:
http://www.banggood.com/KEYCOOL-22-Key- ... 83207.html

What sort of LEDs are those? Any idea?

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Muirium
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18 Oct 2013, 00:17

With the key caps on, can't tell. Mtl's working on an RGB LED backlit custom board here, but it takes a little leg bending and switch cutting to get it to work with currently available LEDs.

http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... ml#p127794

The bigger challenge is the TrackPoint he's put right between switches. A most crafty keyboard!

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IonutZ

18 Oct 2013, 00:45

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Muirium
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18 Oct 2013, 01:06

Ah, I obviously didn't look long enough. Not much detail in the pictures, but enough to see that those LEDs are certainly rectangular in shape, quite like Mtl's:
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But I don't see any obvious signs of switch modding, and I really wouldn't expect it either. Keycool would have an easier time getting made to measure LEDs than training people to do Mtl's mod at industrial scale!

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IonutZ

18 Oct 2013, 01:19

mtl's 2x5x5 are way bigger than what these guys are using, wonder if we could get our hands on something like that...

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