类型: IC
作者: senryo
发布时间: 2020-08-01 05:49:12
更新时间:
2021-04-23 03:38:59
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107845.0
Hi! On behalf of 43 Studio, I’m helping them to present
Radiance to you all.
[I’ve noticed that a lot of people
are mistaking me as the designer of the kit, 43 Studio
should be the one who’s taking full credit for the kit
design, I’m just helping them to handle the IC, GB and
logistic side]
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Discord
| Product Page (pending) |
Interest Check form:
https://forms.gle/kV5ZMdrTXgqtcR1C6
Message from 43
Greetings! I’m 43 from 43
Studio, a designer from China. Radiance is my second kit
design, there is a lot of good fellows in the community, and
it’s only because of you all, I could be able to know more
and indulge myself into this hobby. Thank you all in advance
for coming in.
Without further ado, please allow me to
introduce to you all the Radiance. Should you have any
questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment.
[Jeff will help collect all the questions, concerns and
feedback, I will answer them all]
Background
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Radiance, as the name suggests it means radiating light, it
is a 80% TKL, adopting the common top mount design with a
typing angle of 7 degree. Despite the it looks complex, the
ability to customize your board is very high.
First
off, the design language. We adopt the blunt, pronounce
style instead of a sleek and seamless thin bezel design. A
lot of customizable modules were added to the design, as
well as RGB elements, which will be introduced in the
following. In Oct of 2019, an early prototype was made, but
I felt like there was something missing, after half year of
daily use, I kept on amending the design and placing orders
for rounds of prototypes; accumulating a total of 5 both the
kit and PCB prototypes. Now it is finally in a shape where I
wanted it to be at. The group buy for China has concluded on
1st July this year, and I would like to take the opportunity
here to thank you those who joined the group buy.
Kit
design
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The internal structure, we adopt the common top mount
system, which provides stability to holding the parts
together in a robust manner, as well as providing a typing
experience that we all are familiar with. By offering
transparent 3mm custom rubber pad in between internals and
bottom case, it not only could serve as a tool to neutralize
one of the most common problems in top mount cases - the
hollow sound when bottoming out switches, but also it could
serve as a light diffuser, elegantly radiating the light in
a softer and soothing fashion.
As for the surface
finish, we are offering anodized and e-coat surface finish.
I would also like to especially point out that Radiance’s
E-White will be undergoing a MAO procedures before e-coating
it, making the surface silky smooth, and the white will also
be brighter than ordinary E-White. Other than these 2 common
surface finish, we also provide PVD mirror polished surface
finish; all of which will be undergone in a well experienced
factory and I will also be checking in personally from time
to time to make sure the quality of work is up on par.
Dissection
of Radiance
The 4 accent bars on the top left corner are all
independent, you could purchase extra accent bars, or
exchange yours with your friends to customize the board to
suit your own taste. Given the options available for pick
up, the possibilities are endless. Imagine the ability to
swap the accent bar to accommodate to your keyset, matching
the theme as a whole board, that’s the crux of custom
board!
Rear of the Radiance, there comes the backplate;
at the edge of the backplate, those are taillight of
Radiance, also where the RGB light shines through. The
design philosophy of it goes without saying, the pieces just
perfectly blend into the case, integrating, complimenting
each other in a nice, subtle way and that’s what the
Radiance is about.
Top case of the Radiance, there are
3 holes sitting aside the “Up Arrow”, which can be used as a
light accents or you could fill it up with a block of metal
accent; the choice is yours. Both of the light diffuser and
metal accent (brass clear PVD mirror polished) will be
provided in the kit.
TLDR spec sheet + surface finish
options
Supported bottom layout
WK
1.5/1/1.5/7/1.5/1/1.5
1.25/1.25/1.25/6.25/1.25/1.25/1.25/1.25
S-WKL
1.25/1.25/1.25/6.25/1.25/1.25/1.25
WKL
1.5/1.5/7/1.5/1.5
IRL
pictures
Render
thank you render-man Kingk22 for these amazing
renders
| Red PVD Mirror Polished | GMK Red Classic | S-WKL
|
| Black Ano | GMK Monochrome | WKL |
| PC | GMK Serika | WK |
Typing Demo
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12A411v7Hc
| Stock Obsidian switch w/ film | JWK Stabilizers
|
Packaging
Big carrying case cancelled due to
unrealistically topped shipping fee, it will be replaced
with keyboard box.
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- Initiate IC
- Collect feedbacks
- GB details finalization
-
Start of GB
Update Progress:
1st Aug: Initiate IC
2nd Aug: Amend Spec sheet — no ISO/Split Backspace support | Add prototype | Add bottom layout support
10th Aug: Amend Spec sheet — yes ISO support | Add Typing Demo | Add Packaging pics
22nd Aug: Amend Spec sheet — yes QMK PCB | Add potential NA/CA vendor | Add FAQ section
21st Apr: Finalized GB details | GB initiating soon | Added IRL pics
23rd Apr: Updated on details
FAQ:
Quote Will there be dyed-color PC case?
No.
Quote Will there be PVD mirror polished case?
No.