类型: IC
作者: PigeonsLikeBread
发布时间:
2021-06-27 11:05:51
更新时间: 2022-09-01 10:43:31
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=113525.0
GB is live now, please refer here for finalized kitting
and renders, as well as information on where to buy:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118246
Hello everyone,
This is an interest check for
DCS Alps White-on-Black keycaps from Signature Plastics. As
some of you may recall, this was previously an interest
check by hineybush. He is no longer able to continue with
the project and was nice enough to let me take over.
The
purpose of this IC is to flush out some kitting, as well as
throw out some ideas I had about making an Alps starter
pack.
One of the biggest hassles with making a custom
Alps build is having to source a compatible PCB and plate,
switches, keycaps, and stabilizers. Unlike MX parts which
are generally standardized, Alps parts do vary and can cause
compatibility issues.
Finding aftermarket
Alps-compatible PCBs has become easier with so many boards
supporting h87a, h88a, and 60% w/ JST. Signature
Plastics Alps keycaps use MX stabilizers, so that part is
easy too. That leaves keycaps (which this GB covers),
plates, and switches.
So along with this group buy, I
would like to offer forged carbon fiber plates for many
different boards, as well as genuine Alps switches. The
latter is a little hard since Alps are no longer made, but I
am doing some work to source them.
If this is something
of interest to you, please let me know what board(s) you
would be interested in getting plates for. Please make sure
the board has an Alps compatible PCB already, because that
will not be offered.
Now onto kitting:
I reworked
some of the kitting. Most notably, I added Alice layout
support in the base kit. F13 is TBD since I will need to
confirm that it is possible to add at a reasonable price. I
also made some changes to the spacebar kit and 40s kit. The
ISO kit remains the same. See below.
Note: Legends will be in the style of DCS Midnight,
not how they appear in the kits picture
Id also like to
offer relegendables and maybe a macro kit (for boards with a
KMAC Mini style left cluster). Any preferences on a
relegendable vs macro kit?
I am very open to
suggestions for kitting, so please, if you have any, let me
know!
My partner and main vendor for this GB is Bear
Cable Co. (
https://www.bearcables.com/). He will be the US vendor, and possibly, depending on
demand, the global vendor. If there is enough interest,
regional vendors could be added.
Interest Check Form:
https://forms.gle/EpSoCeHza4sZ8MS69
Link to my Discord!
https://discord.gg/dTTbRd5rTT
Any and all constructive feedback is great! Thank
you.