Building a Unified Retro Keyboard
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Re: Building a Unified Retro Keyboard
Yes, the LED mounts onto the switch. Most keycaps (including the custom set) don't have an LED window, but the white inner layer of the double-shot keycaps reflects the LED back to the PCB, so you can see a glow around the key. You could also consider drilling a hole in the keyca, filling with a translucent plastic resin or a light pipe, and polishing flush, if you are good at that sort of thing.
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Re: Building a Unified Retro Keyboard
Yes, you learn something new every day. Didn't know that an LED can be feed through these cherry switches.
I changed out the reset capacitor again for a 1uf and now I feel the reset timing is more realistic for my needs.
Just waiting for some more keyswitches, and keycaps to arrive from AliExpress.
The last thing I need to do now is sort out my video sync issue. Will start a new thread for that one if I can't figure it out easily.
Thanks again for everyones help.
I changed out the reset capacitor again for a 1uf and now I feel the reset timing is more realistic for my needs.
Just waiting for some more keyswitches, and keycaps to arrive from AliExpress.
The last thing I need to do now is sort out my video sync issue. Will start a new thread for that one if I can't figure it out easily.
Thanks again for everyones help.
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