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【GB】Plexus75 PCB and Plates - available at checkerboards.xyz

类型: GB
作者: nasp
发布时间: 2020-10-14 06:32:44
更新时间: 2021-04-01 13:20:46
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109057.0


**TLDR:
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  • 60% PCB for tray mount cases and some custom 60% boards (JST connector)
  • two long flex cuts
  • ortho layout with three bottom row options
  • compatible with HHKB or WKL boards
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  • FR4 XD60 Plates Update*
    Please fill out THIS FORM if you’d like to purchase.
    Reason for creating this PCB:
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Early on into the hobby I developed an affinity for the ortho layout. Unfortunately there were not many options outside split ortho boards. For non-split boards it was primarily down to the OLKB Planck and Preonic. Then the Boardwalk PCB came along and suddenly there was some flexibility with larger boards in an ortho layout but keyset compatibility was largely an issue. Especially with GMK, Ergo kits were quite rare. This is my attempt to alleviate that problem with a 60% ortho PCB that has wide keyset compatibility. After all, 1u mod keys are much easier to come across than 1.5u ones. Yes, the XD75 exists, but it is full grid. Sure you can add spacebars larger than 1u to it, but without stab support you have to rely on very limited profiles and colors. The Plexus75 PCB includes 3 bottom row options: 2x2u, 2x3u, and 7u (layout pic below).
Design(design credit to Dasherby)

**Layout
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PCB Specs:

  • QMK Compatible
  • ESD protection
  • JST connector for compatibility with ai03 universal daughterboard
  • two large horizontal flex cutouts
  • connections for adding LED strips
  • Alps compatibility if using an Alps plate
  • mounting points for 60% tray mount boards
  • *Glamour Shots:
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  • *Please note: You Will Need To Modify Your Tray Mount Case
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    Please be advised that if you use a 60% tray case with the Plexus75 that you will have to Dremel out 3 of the mounting points. It’ll take only 5 minutes and is rather painless. It also allows for a better typing experience since the middle of the board is free to flex in the center.
    The ones that need to be removed are circled in red:
  • *Top Mount Cases
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    Plexus75 can be used with top mount cases provided that you create a custom plate for your particular case - and that your case works with Universal 60% PCBs or has a ai03 Universal Daughterboard. For $10, I can make you a custom Plexus75 plate for your top mount case as long as the original plate file is available. From there, you can have it cut at SendcutSend, Laserboost, or other plate fabricator.
    Thanks for reading, and here is the purchase link again: https://forms.gle/iMEV6cFkZgPFKLck8
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