now near to RM 500. Last year I bought, during 11/11. The legit seller even increase the price.
Irony, we buying Made in Malaysia product from Taobao.

Cause its abit troublesome for me to bring it back from Singapore as I bought in JB. And I will be one week without keyboard to use @_@.

Just thinking whether anyone has this kind of issue or not.

cant afford hakko.
im back w my RM15.

thanx for the suggestion thou.

Damn, did not expect soldering iron can be that expensive LOL, guess i wasn't paying much attention in KH class during secondary school.

Rm500 is just entry level 1.
You should see the ones they have at my workplace.

Few k per set, including the tips and solder fume filtration system.


Same la like keyboard, some people happy with cheapo Logitech and I am happy with RealForce

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: Feb 17 2017, 04:41 PM

Cheap things no good.
Good things no cheap

Mmmhmm, i'm not looking into investing so much into this project, is something around RM150 sufficient for the solder/desoldering job?

If you want el cheapo, just buy like your secondary school.

Cheapo iron
Desoldering pump
desoldering wick/braid. optional, unless you are working on LEDs
cheapo flux, mostly for desoldering
Rubbing alcohol + brush to clean off the residual flux
Tweezers
Long nose pliers (optional)
Snipping tool (something like this http://my.element14.com/plato/170/shear-cu...-me-pd-mi-acce)
SnPb solder
Some sponge/cloth


Safety Goggles (MUST)

That's about it I think.
And make sure you do it in a well ventilated area, or you'll get sick from breathing solder/flux fumes.

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: Feb 17 2017, 05:27 PM

+1

i did mine for around that. including buying the solvent used to clean PCB. this cost me RM50(postage not included).
drop by this link/shop, http://www.lelong.com.my/merchant/vmart126.htm
im not their reprensentative or anything but its my personal AIO shop regarding soldering stuff.
sit at home, goyang2 kaki, item sampai.

Great link to that Lelong soldering supply shop...thanks!

I used to be active in the RC planes & quads hobby..and in that hobby, a lot of soldering skill is needed. I regretted not buying a good quality solder when I started out. Go for a Hakko if you can afford it. If not, go for a decent looking 'clone' with variable temperature control/power output. It will save you a lot of heartache. Oh, and look up soldering tutorials on Youtube, there are lots.

Thanks for the input guys! I was thinking that i can be better off with solder iron and desoldering pump, didn't know so many tools to get as well.

I finally decided to get a ikbc f87. Loving it. Click Click Click. Feels better than Ducky One. Heavier and sturdier too. But that's just my opinion.

Awesome thread! Thanks for the advice.

Enjoy! What switch?

Blue. Always blue.

damn really itchy to get a 55g topre. anyone willing to trade their 55g topre with my white 104 variable + me top up?

May I know what sort of mods can we do to the mx black to make it amazing?

I don't have a 55 g, only 45 g. It's up for grab though.

I only got 55g domes, 60 units domes enough for hhkb modding.

MX Blacks not amazing as is?

guys my razer mechanical keyboard
face some issue
sometime the s button i type it no appear
does it have any software test is the keyboard s button got any input lag ?