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Keyboard blog
Planning to post semi-regularly on Saturdays either about my builds or other keeb topics like my collection of switches.

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Leopold FC980m
Custom PCB (source)
Aflion Melody and Runner switches
Deadline Studio AirR PC keycaps
Lightblue painted stock aluminium plate
Stock plate-mounted clip-in stabilizers
More under the cut.
The Leopold build is fixed and nearly finished
Expect a post on Saturday.
Nevermind, I'm sleepy. Expect the post in 8-48 hours instead.
The Leopold build is fixed and nearly finished
Expect a post on Saturday.

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Quick update
After a lot of work, that leopold project is almost done. The only problem:
All of these keys fire at the same tame when it's fully assembled. If the top part of the case is off it functions normally, but applying pressure to the lower left quarter of the plate and PCB seems to trigger this issue. I am yet to find the cause of the issue. I don't see any potential for shorting caused by metal in the case because the case is plastic and the daughterboard is covered in tape. With that I disappear to work on projects and play games again.
Still alive, been working on that Leopold FC980m build on and off, will post once that's complete.
I have this old Leopold FC980m, which is an 1800 layout board, that's been sitting here de-soldered and taken apart for quite some time now. The plan was (and is) to replace the PCB with a custom one that I can flash QMK/Via onto by following the process in this Keebtalk thread, as well as Millmaxing the new PCB and changing the switches because stock Cherry Browns just aren't that great once you get used to better objectively better switches. Unfortunately JLCPCB has not had either of the fitting MCUs in stock for quite a long time now, or rather every time I check they're not in stock. This means I've had this project sitting here taken apart collecting dust for nearly a year at this point.
Well, turns out the MCUs I need are back in stock, so I just HAD to order. Guess this build is getting finished this year after all.
I have this old Leopold FC980m, which is an 1800 layout board, that's been sitting here de-soldered and taken apart for quite some time now. The plan was (and is) to replace the PCB with a custom one that I can flash QMK/Via onto by following the process in this Keebtalk thread, as well as Millmaxing the new PCB and changing the switches because stock Cherry Browns just aren't that great once you get used to better objectively better switches. Unfortunately JLCPCB has not had either of the fitting MCUs in stock for quite a long time now, or rather every time I check they're not in stock. This means I've had this project sitting here taken apart collecting dust for nearly a year at this point.
I think there is a certain charm to having a keyboard with a very uneven sound profile. Not in an insane way like alternating between clicky and tactile switches, mind, but rather in a way where every keystroke sounds slightly different than the next. It's like a mechanical melody played on a non-musical instrument.
Very even sound profiles are also nice, but I feel like they can often sound boring and bland after a while if they are too flat.
sorry about missing another weekend post

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Another short-ish post this week, just about something I've noticed with some factory lubed switches.
Some switches like WS reds and the old V1 of the Aflion Tropical Waters switches seem to have their lube become... off, at least if left alone for long enough and in an environment that is a bit warmer than usual, like being left in the sun or a really warm room.
That particular brand of lube starts to have some of it (or a broken down oil?) liquefy and leak out of the switches. I noticed it on my Tropical Waters V1s a few months ago, being surprised to find small drops of oily lube on the bottom of their plastic container. The same thing happened to my WS reds a few days ago when I checked them to see what switches I want to talk about next.
One sign of switches that seem to have this issue is a rather unpleasant smell when keeping them in mostly sealed plastic containers and taking a sniff after opening the lid a few hours or days later. The Aflion switches didn't have this at first but developed the smell after a couple months.
An unfortunate side effect this seems to have is a degraded quality of the lube when this happens, at least on the WS reds, making them a bit scratchy and unfit for a review or similar, which is a bit unfortunate.
Small post this week.
I actually got a chance to take a picture in the dark of the luciola switches when they've charged up with enough light.
There is no backlighting here, these are glow in the dark switches!
Aflion Melody & Runner Switches
These rather colorful tactile switches I got in a pack of 90 from Keygem in Germany for 0.65 euro a pop and they are for sure the type of switch you look at and cry that it's not edible by most people's standards.
Let's kick it off with the basics:
Medium/strong tactility
60g/70g two-stage spring
Polycarbonate top housing
Nylon bottom housing
POM long-pole stem
3.5mm travel
Manufactured by Aflion
BBN (BuiltByNim) Linear Switch x Ciel65
Because I missed last Saturdays post and was being a bit lazy until now y'all get a twofer from me today with both a build and a switch post in one!
I'll get into the meat of the switch below the cut, but I got a 90 pack of these curious fellas as part of mykeyboard.eu's surprise switches round 5 offering for just 17 euro, which is a steal compared to the normal 6.81 euro price tag on a pack of 10.
Before I start rambling on any longer, here's the specifics on the Ciel65 Build you're seeing in the picture at the top:
Stock BBN Linear switches
No stabs (build is mostly for show and testing on alphas)
CannonCaps Earl Grey Lavender PBT keycaps
Aluminium plate
Didn't get to write something up this week. Hopefully gonna post something on Wednesday to make up for it.

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Parallel Limited Snake 60%
Lubed JWK Snake, Gateron Cap Yellow V2 and a few other switches.
Owlstabs stabilizers (space uses a TX r3 wire).
NovelKeys Cherry Sage keycaps and RAMA x Delftware artisan.
Forgot to add this but: Aluminium plate
Off-schedule bonus post/reblog:
Because I decided to do some light peripheral cleaning (dust, hair, etc.) today you actually get a picture of how the switches are arranged!
Owlab Voice Mini macropad.
Aflion Runner switches.
NovelKeys Sage keycaps.
TX R3 Stabilizer.
Case, plate and encoder wheel are all aluminium.