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[[File:PhantomLogo.png|320px|thumb|right|Phantom Logo]]
 
[[File:PhantomLogo.png|320px|thumb|right|Phantom Logo]]
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[[File:phantom.png|320px|thumb|right|Phantom PCB]]
 
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[[File:Phantom_PCB-Small.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Phantom PCB]]
 
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The Phantom is a keyboard designed by [[PrinsValium]] following the original idea of [[HaveANiceDay]].
 
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Please read [[Phantom Instruction]] to know what to do with all those parts you can order.
 
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=Plate Layouts=
 
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Layout variants of the upcomming Phantom keyboard:
 
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==ANSI Layout==
 
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[[File:Phantom_ANSI.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom ANSI]]
 
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==ANSIWIN Layout==
 
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[[File:Phantom_ANSIWIN.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom ANSIWIN]]
 
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==ISO Layout==
 
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[[File:Phantom_ISO.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom ISO]]
 
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==ISOWIN Layout==
 
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[[File:Phantom_ISOWIN.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom ISOWIN]]
 
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==7BIT Layout==
 
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[[File:Phantom_7BITa.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom 7BIT]]
 
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[[File:Phantom_7BIT_002.png|541px|thumb|left|Phantom 7BIT with spherical key caps from [[Round 4]]]]
 
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==Pricelist==
 
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Prices are not fixed and might change!
 
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{|class="wikitable"
 
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|Kit Name ||#pcs||Price(USD)||Description
 
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|TEENSY          ||  1||  18||Teensy controller
 
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|PHANTOM          ||  1||  35||Phantom PCB
 
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|PHANSI          ||  1||  15||mount plate ANSI
 
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|PHANSIWIN        ||  1||  15||mount plate ANSI with WIN keys
 
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|PHISO            ||  1||  15||mount plate ISO
 
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|PHISOWIN        ||  1||  15||mount plate ISO  with WIN keys
 
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|PH7BIT          ||  1||  15||mount plate 7BIT
 
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|MXRED            ||  1||  0.6||MX red  plate mount switch (0.45 EUR)
 
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|MXBLUE          ||  1||  0.6||MX blue  plate mount switch (0.45  EUR)
 
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|MXBROWN          ||  1||  0.6||MX brown plate mount switch (0.45 EUR)
 
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|MXCLEAR          ||  1||  0.6||MX clear plate mount switch (0.45 EUR)
 
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|MXBLACK          ||  1||  0.8||MX black plate mount switch (0.6  EUR)
 
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|MXGREEN          ||  1||  0.8||MX green plate mount switch (0.6  EUR)
 
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|MXGREY          ||  1||  0.8||MX grey  plate mount switch (0.6  EUR)
 
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|DIODE            ||  1|| 0.01||n-key rollover diode
 
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|RESISTOR        ||  2||  0.1||Resistor
 
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|STAB200          ||  1||  2.5||Costar 2    units stabiliser
 
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|STAB625          ||  1|| 2.75||Costar 6.25 units stabiliser
 
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|STAB700          ||  1||    3||Costar 7    units stabiliser
 
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|PHANTOMFUN      ||  1||    2||Phantom function key
 
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|PHANTOMMOD100    ||  1||    2||Phantom 1    unit  modifier key
 
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|PHANTOMMOD125    ||  1||    2||Phantom 1.25 units modifier key
 
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|PHANSIREDKIT    ||  1||  142||Teensy/PCB/ANSI plate/MX red  with stabs
 
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|PHANSICLEARKIT  ||  1||  142||Teensy/PCB/ANSI plate/MX clear with stabs
 
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|PHANSIBLACKKIT  ||  1||  162||Teensy/PCB/ANSI plate/MX black with stabs
 
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|PHANSIBLUEKIT    ||  1||  162||Teensy/PCB/ANSI plate/MX blue  with stabs
 
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|PHANSIBROWNKIT  ||  1||  142||Teensy/PCB/ANSI plate/MX brown with stabs
 
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|PHISOREDKIT      ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  plate/MX red  with stabs
 
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|PHISOCLEARKIT    ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  plate/MX clear with stabs
 
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|PHISOBLACKKIT    ||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ISO  plate/MX black with stabs
 
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|PHISOBLUEKIT    ||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ISO  plate/MX blue  with stabs
 
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|PHISOBROWNKIT    ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  plate/MX brown with stabs
 
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|PHANSIWINREDKIT  ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ANSI Win plate/MX red  with stabs
 
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|PHANSIWINCLEARKIT||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ANSI Win plate/MX clear with stabs
 
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|PHANSIWINBLACKKIT||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ANSI Win plate/MX black with stabs
 
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|PHANSIWINBLUEKIT ||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ANSI Win plate/MX blue  with stabs
 
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|PHANSIWINBROWNKIT||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ANSI Win plate/MX brown with stabs
 
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|PHISOWINREDKIT  ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  Win plate/MX red  with stabs
 
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|PHISOWINCLEARKIT ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  Win plate/MX clear with stabs
 
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|PHISOWINBLACKKIT ||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ISO  Win plate/MX black with stabs
 
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|PHISOWINBLUEKIT  ||  1||  160||Teensy/PCB/ISO  Win plate/MX blue  with stabs
 
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|PHISOWINBROWNKIT ||  1||  140||Teensy/PCB/ISO  Win plate/MX brown with stabs
 
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|SHIPUS          ||  1||  25||Shipping costs within US
 
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|SHIPEU          ||  1||  22||Shipping costs within EU (17 EUR)
 
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|SHIPDE          ||  1||    9||Shipping costs within DE  (7 EUR)
 
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|SHIPNO          ||  1||  39||Shipping costs to NO, CH (30 EUR)
 
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|SHIPIL          ||  1||  47||Shipping costs to Israel (36 EUR)
 
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|SHIPKO          ||  1||  55||Shipping costs to Korea  (42 EUR)
 
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|SHIPUNINSURED    ||  1||    9||Shipping costs un-insured (<1kg) (7 EUR)
 
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==FAQ==
 
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===How do I order?===
 
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Just write a message to the user Phantom at GeekHack or Deskthority.
 
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Take the order-IDs from the pricelist and add the quantity wou whish behind, separated by a blank.
 
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Please add your e-mail address in a single line (only your address, nothing like "email: my@address")!!!
 
  
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Example 1:
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<b>Note:</b> To learn how to build a Phantom, please look at the [[Phantom instruction guide]].
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PHANTOM 1{{-}}
 
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TEENSY 1{{-}}
 
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PHANSI 1{{-}}
 
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MXRED 100{{-}}
 
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DIODE 100{{-}}
 
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STAB200 4{{-}}
 
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STAB700 1{{-}}
 
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your email address{{-}}
 
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Example 2:
 
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PHANTOM 1{{-}}
 
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TEENSY 1{{-}}
 
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PH7BIT 1{{-}}
 
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MXCLEAR 105{{-}}
 
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DIODE 105{{-}}
 
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your email address{{-}}
 
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===What kind of switches do you sell?===
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All are for plate mounting (without the 2 nubs on the underside). The product codes are:
 
  
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==Introduction==
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|Order-ID ||Cherry product code
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The Phantom is a community-developed design for a [[tenkeyless]] keyboard with plate-mounted [[Cherry MX]] switches, intended to fit inside the case of a [[Filco Majestouch]] keyboard. Parts were produced/procured and sold together in a [[Phantom Group Buy]] during 2012, which did not include any case. The keyboard was engineered by bpiphany (formerly "PrinsValium") following the original idea of [[User:HaveANiceDay|HaveANiceDay]]. Bpiphany owns the copyright of the PCB. Text on the circuit board says: "All rights reserved, but just ask I won't charge anything", meaning that bpiphany will help set up an order for a batch of boards. Individual boards are available from online retailers. The controller is a [[Teensy 2.0]], mounted under the main PCB between the rows for function and numeric keys. Unfortunately, not all third party cases that can hold the innards of a Filco have room for this controller board.
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|MXRED || MX1A-L1NN
 
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|MXBLUE || MX1A-E1NN
 
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|MXBROWN || MX1A-G1NN
 
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|MXCLEAR || MX1A-C1NN
 
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|MXBLACK || MX1A-11NN
 
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|MXGREEN || MX1A-F1NN
 
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|MXGREY || MX1A-D1NN
 
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|MXDARKGREY || MX1A-21NN
 
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Features pioneered by the Phantom were:
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* Different layouts with the same PCB. Plates were made for ISO and ANSI, with and without Windows keys (and for a special "7bit layout"). The PCB supported more layout options than the official plates, including a 6u space bar.
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* Fully programmable controller.
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* Custom-designed mounting holes in the switch plates, allowing Cherry MX switches to be opened without desoldering.  One purpose of this is to allow changing of switch innards easily, to in effect change the type of Cherry MX switch.
  
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==Layouts==
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<gallery widths=400px heights=200px>
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File:Phantom_ANSI.png      | Phantom [[ANSI]]
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File:Phantom_ANSIWIN.png    | Phantom ANSIWIN
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File:Phantom_ISO.png        | Phantom [[ISO]]
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File:Phantom_ISOWIN.png    | Phantom ISOWIN
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File:Phantom_7BITa.png      | Phantom 7BIT
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File:Phantom_7BIT_002.png  | Phantom 7BIT with [[Spherical keycap|spherical keycaps]] from [[Round 4]]
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</gallery>
  
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===What do I need for a complete keyboard?===
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==Gallery==
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*TEENSY controller
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<gallery widths=400x heights=200px>
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*PHANTOM PCB including 2 white LEDs
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File:phantom.png            | Phantom PCB (design)
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*PH* any of the mount-plates (PHANSI, PHISO, PH7BIT etc.)
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File:Phantom_PCB-Small.jpg  | Phantom PCB
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*MX* any of the switches (MXRED, MXCLEAR etc.) For a normal keyboard 95-100 should be sufficient. 7BIT layout requires 101 switches!
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File:PhantomKeyboard002.jpg | A Phantom-based keyboard with a wooden case
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*DIODE you need the n-key rollover diodes (one per switch)
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</gallery>
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*STAB* You don't need stablisers for 7BIT layout but you will need them for the conventional layouts.
 
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For  ISO you need 3x STAB200 and for ANSI 4x STAB200, plus STAB625 or STAB700 depending on your space bar.
 
  
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You can also order complete kits (except for 7BIT layout), they conmtain all you need.
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==Availability==
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The [[Phantom Group Buy|original group buy]] was conducted during 2012.
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A few group orders for specific parts have been organised since.
  
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===Why do I not need any stabilisers (STAB*) along with PH7BIT ?===
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The [[Teensy 2.0]] microcontroller is supposed to be available from [https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy.html PJRC] until at least September 2021.
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PH7BIT is a highly innovative ergonomic layout, following scientific research.
 
  
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Contrary to anachronistic ANSI or ISO layouts it does not require flimsy, easy to rip off stabilisers, because the key sizes are limited to 1.75 units.
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* MechanicalKeyboards.com has sold [https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=536 circuit boards] and [https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2551 plates].
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===What else would I need?===
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==See also==
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Not part of this group buy is a case, soldering iron, cables (to connect the keyboard) and key caps.
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* [[Phantom instruction guide]]
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===Where do I get key caps from?===
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==External links==
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[[Doubleshot Replacements Round 4]]!
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* [http://deskthority.net/resources/file/1507 Mounting plate CAD drawings] (direct download, ~120kB ZIP archive)
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[[Category:Keyboards]]
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[[Category:Phantom keyboards]]
 
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]
 
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]
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[[Category:Tenkeyless Keyboards]]
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[[Category:Tenkeyless keyboards]]
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[[Category:Ergonomic Keyboards]]
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[[Category:Gamer keyboards]]
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[[Category:Gamer Keyboards]]
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[[Category:Kit keyboards]]
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[[Category:Hacker Keyboards]]
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[[Category:List of all keyboards]]

Latest revision as of 04:19, 25 April 2024

Template icon--Illustration.png This article requires additional photographic illustration — would be nice to have some photos of completed keyboards
Phantom Logo

Note: To learn how to build a Phantom, please look at the Phantom instruction guide.

Introduction

The Phantom is a community-developed design for a tenkeyless keyboard with plate-mounted Cherry MX switches, intended to fit inside the case of a Filco Majestouch keyboard. Parts were produced/procured and sold together in a Phantom Group Buy during 2012, which did not include any case. The keyboard was engineered by bpiphany (formerly "PrinsValium") following the original idea of HaveANiceDay. Bpiphany owns the copyright of the PCB. Text on the circuit board says: "All rights reserved, but just ask I won't charge anything", meaning that bpiphany will help set up an order for a batch of boards. Individual boards are available from online retailers. The controller is a Teensy 2.0, mounted under the main PCB between the rows for function and numeric keys. Unfortunately, not all third party cases that can hold the innards of a Filco have room for this controller board.

Features pioneered by the Phantom were:

  • Different layouts with the same PCB. Plates were made for ISO and ANSI, with and without Windows keys (and for a special "7bit layout"). The PCB supported more layout options than the official plates, including a 6u space bar.
  • Fully programmable controller.
  • Custom-designed mounting holes in the switch plates, allowing Cherry MX switches to be opened without desoldering. One purpose of this is to allow changing of switch innards easily, to in effect change the type of Cherry MX switch.

Layouts

Gallery

  • Phantom PCB (design)

  • Phantom PCB

  • A Phantom-based keyboard with a wooden case

Availability

The original group buy was conducted during 2012. A few group orders for specific parts have been organised since.

The Teensy 2.0 microcontroller is supposed to be available from PJRC until at least September 2021.

See also

External links

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