The width of the wire.
It seems the ideal range is 0.5-1.0mm is it ?
That's what I read from other forum

Is there anyone selling key caps locally?

There's more to that than just the solder wire.
Remember to get a good quality solder sucker. Try to buy one from element14, edsyn brand. Also get the Flux pens. Don't buy the no clean ones. You can't clean them off easily. Get the Rosin flux type.

Iron wise, you can try with RM15 first.
If not, get Hakko FX888 from Taobao, pretty cheap.
Need a good set of tweezers, flush cutters.

Go to your local chemical store and get 99% isopropyl alcohol for cleaning.

Pretty much a brief summary. As to the soldering job, you need lots and lots of practice.

Otherwise just ask kai do it for you.

Thanks for the advice. I am also finding other things and you listed them all down.
Now just need some time to prepare all these and do practice.

Solder station like the one you mentioned is kinda professional.

Just add a few LED and go through all the hassles, time and money is inconvenient

Unless building whole keyboard lah

Better be safe than sorry!


Once you learn next time can ask you liao. : p

Ducky with those thick PBT keycaps has been released in Australia.

119$, shipping excluded. Let's see what's Malaysia offering!

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...oducts_id=23394

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...oducts_id=23398

RM409 ish according to Cyntrix

I can do it too lol, but after this month.. Plus, we're so near..

Those are not for professional. More for hobbyist.
My workplace has multiple OKI Metcal or Ersa branded stuff. You can go look up how much they are.

Becareful with LEDs, especially if you want to do multicolor.
Some PCB are wiring 2 LEDs in parallel for the whole board, so if you mix, you might get one bright and one dim LED.
No problem with same color, but remember to check the voltage drop and add resistors as necessary. Normally these resistors are within few hundred Ohms range.

Yeah but to me newbie in these things I dont know anything
I guess i will get them in next time soon.

Filco reached Malaysia yesterday
Price < RM350 now.

This post has been edited by Edifier: May 16 2013, 12:45 PM


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Only one tkl model?

yeah it's only have Camo version only for TKL

This post has been edited by Sup2Nic: May 16 2013, 01:23 PM

My friend said "You want to buy that counter-strike keyboard?"

Sorry to all te bro,

I will try to import more TKL on next shipment.

This post has been edited by Edifier: May 16 2013, 01:27 PM

more like COD

Ppl can consider other option too. CHECK MY SIG LOL.
Negotiation welcomed

Good marketing strategy , sell me at the xxx price and u will have peace of mind alr