Will these fit the Macigforce 108 Crystal keyboard?
Also, just an opinion: should I opt for blue or white LEDs on the keyboard?
If I go for blue LEDs, would the blue or pink set of keycaps look best? If I got white LEDs, blue or pink keycaps?
FabliauI've tried normal blue LED's under the blue keycaps, imho they didn't look good at all, and they kind of turn purple under the pink keycaps from the reflection (sorry, I dont have pics and have since changed that setup). White looked ok I guess, nothing fancy, but I opted for some sky blue LED's off AliExpress and used them under the blue keycaps. The sky blue really accents them well and it looks much better and brighter than a standard blue LED. You can judge for yourself in these old pics of it, the color representation is pretty accurate in the photos:
http://imgur.com/a/irmWN
FabliauThank you.
Yes I put them in myself, I bought this keyboard off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LTNDM98/), just intending to use the all aluminum case it has for another build.
But when I opened it up, I found the PCB was already set up for lighting, just needed resistors. So I ordered some Gateron's from Massdrop, put dip sockets in them so I can quick change out the LED lighting to another color whenever I want, added resistors, modded the top plate to use Cherry stabalizers, and those pics are the finished product. It even works off a PS/2 connection if you use one of those little passive purple USB to PS/2 adapters. Overall, one of the best purchases I've made in a keyboard. It's built like a tank too because of the all metal case.
I have two of these builds now also, the other I made red and black, nice little hidden gem on amazon that not many know about :)
FabliauMostly, it's just basic electronics which I have been messing around with for years. Spotting the missing resistors was just common sense when looking at the traces on the PCB leading to the LED solder pads. The DIP sockets in the switches themselves in order to hot swap LED's is a common mod also. Do a Google search for "Cherry MX LED DIP Sockets", and most of the popular threads at Reddit and Geekhack will come up showing how to do it.
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Misfit138Thanks anyway, I'll dig into this, maybe get some local samples.