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【IC】Custom staggerable split ergo plates|PCBs

类型: IC
作者: suicidal_orange
发布时间: 2015-06-14 07:09:11
更新时间: 2015-06-14 07:09:11
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=72829.0


I’ve been thinking about this for a while but don’t want to put too much time/effort into it unless people are interested, so here’s a vague IC.
Ergonomic column staggered keyboards are supposedly great but they’re not a one size fits all solution as everyone’s hands are different. The solution to this seems clear - people should be able to make their own stagger to fit their hands.
Thus I propose using a slotted plate

and Enabler inspired PCB strips to keep the switches properly spaced and reduce the need for handwiring to the rows.

The PCB allows for a 90° rotation of the switch so either you can put it in the normal way and have a top or bottom LED and Bro Cap compatibility, or you can put them in sideways which combined with the slotted plate means you can open them for cleaning or modding.
Thumb clusters need to be considered and I’m not entirely sold on making it in two halves but I’m still not convinced this isn’t a completely crazy idea - what do you think?

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